Genesis
American Gladiators
| Graphics: Sound: Gameplay: Overall: |
5.25 4.50 4.50 5.00 |
| Votes: | 4 |
| Reviews: | 1 |
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| Reviewer: Wolfgang Frost | Date: Oct 24, 2008 |
| I enjoyed American Gladiators for the NES, it wasn't the best game but it had a certain charm that made it worth playing. I figured Genesis does what Nintendon't, the Genesis one is probably even better! Unfortunately instead of getting a superior 16-bit port of a game I already enjoyed I just found frustration and disappointment.
Graphics: 4 Well, it's definitely better than the NES but overall I was expecting a little more. The events that feature close-ups look good but the detail is lacking everywhere else Sound: 1 Now I may be wrong on this but as far as I can tell there's pretty much just one song from the time you start the game until you shut it off in frustration. The sound effects are typical 16-bit fare. I'd recommend muting your TV. Gameplay: 2 You have basically zero instruction as to what you're supposed to be trying to accomplish in each stage. I know how all the events in the NES one work but this is totally different. I assume the manual explains it but I usually only end up with the cartridge so unless the game is mostly self-explanatory I usually give up on it. On top of that the controls just feel stiff and they're different for every event so you wind up losing quite a bit just trying to figure what buttons even do anything. I initially tried to play this game with a six button pad but they expect you to navigate the menus using the XYZ and mode buttons. Now either this is just a really strange glitch or the people that designed this game were just trying to make it unplayable. In fact, this is the only Genesis game out of the 182 I own and the countless more I've played that makes use of the mode button during the actual game. Overall: 3 I can't honestly say this is the worst game I've ever played but I certainly didn't enjoy it at all. Confusing gameplay, highly irregular controls and irritating audio all add up to one awful game. If you're a huge fan of this game and are upset at me bashing it like this; please know I really wanted to like it, I just couldn't understand it! |
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