You play as bat Aero, who have to stop the mad scientist Edgar Ektor, who is trying to rid the world of amusement and fun. So you jump through the circus-style levels, using different kinds of machines such as catapults, cannons, bubble machines, platforms, etc., collecting various power-ups such as cheese, soda, keys, clocks, etc. and avoiding lethal obstacles.
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Aero the Acro-Bat is a colorful but frustrating platformer. You play as a cute circus bat with some tricky, dive-bomb inspired moves. The levels are creative, the music is super catchy, and it has an old-school charm...but it's brutally difficult. Hit detection is wonky, levels are filled with instant-death traps, and it just gets unfair at times. Unless you're a masochistic retro game fan, this one might be better left in the past.
...well at least unlike Bubsy, Aero isn't an annoying little shit.
Otherwise, yeah no this is ass. Cheap enemy placement, cheap one hit death traps, meh music, and slippery controls that don't feel good. The momentum especially is terrible and just doesn't fit the level design.
Honestly this, mostly from the graphics, gives me vibes of a british game that would've been released on the Amiga or something.
Otherwise, yeah no this is ass. Cheap enemy placement, cheap one hit death traps, meh music, and slippery controls that don't feel good. The momentum especially is terrible and just doesn't fit the level design.
Honestly this, mostly from the graphics, gives me vibes of a british game that would've been released on the Amiga or something.
this game has the funny circus song
I hate this character. Right from the opening Sunsoft logo and the stupid little bat's moonwalk across it I let loose a pained sigh, yet another lame animal themed console crapfest trying to appeal to the common denominator . And then the music hits, it's too loud, too bloody annoying and oh so repetitive. Circus themed platformers are never going to scream "play me" I'm sorry and this game made me want to commit violent acts against small woodland creatures, Sonic it ain't.
Aero is Bubsy's cousin.
In terms of mascot platformers in the wake of Sonic the Hedgehog, this one has a little more staying power than most. There's at least a concept here with the circus theming and Aero's verbset having personality even if neither is great. The music is pretty great, especially the level 1 theme.