I remember randomly finding this game in my ROM list years ago and just playing it for 30 minutes and thought it was really cool. It took me till now to actually sit down and play it all the way through.
This is a fun 2D action game where you can climb walls, kick and punch enemies, use special powers, and face many obstacles. You have some good control here but sadly there's some issues with the movement occasionally when you land. It's also a little too easy to stick to walls at times. Otherwise it's pretty good stuff.
There's also some bosses that aren't too challenging especially when you know the strategies but they'll give you cool powers that will help you throughout the adventure. It also is good about letting you use most of the game. I do wish you didn't start with only half though when a new life happens.
I honestly would love to say this is a really good hidden gem but it comes with one issue. The game is way too short. This is the saddest part of the game for me. I wish there was more of it but it just feels unfinished because of it. Even some of the gimmicks in levels while fun outside of the water, get reused sometimes even with how little there is. There's even a boss rush, why!
The game does look nice and they even got that mode 7 I think everyone likes for the bonus stages and credits. The sprites for the game got a unique style for the era though they remind me of something, idk what. The music doesn't really captivate me but it's not bad.
I really want to love this game more but it's just missing the things to make it great. I hear this one is kind of a spiritual successor to a licensed game called Hook but I've never played it. It's worth a quick playthrough if you're curious as it's still very good, but I can't help but wish I could play more. I'll miss it.
This is a fun 2D action game where you can climb walls, kick and punch enemies, use special powers, and face many obstacles. You have some good control here but sadly there's some issues with the movement occasionally when you land. It's also a little too easy to stick to walls at times. Otherwise it's pretty good stuff.
There's also some bosses that aren't too challenging especially when you know the strategies but they'll give you cool powers that will help you throughout the adventure. It also is good about letting you use most of the game. I do wish you didn't start with only half though when a new life happens.
I honestly would love to say this is a really good hidden gem but it comes with one issue. The game is way too short. This is the saddest part of the game for me. I wish there was more of it but it just feels unfinished because of it. Even some of the gimmicks in levels while fun outside of the water, get reused sometimes even with how little there is. There's even a boss rush, why!
The game does look nice and they even got that mode 7 I think everyone likes for the bonus stages and credits. The sprites for the game got a unique style for the era though they remind me of something, idk what. The music doesn't really captivate me but it's not bad.
I really want to love this game more but it's just missing the things to make it great. I hear this one is kind of a spiritual successor to a licensed game called Hook but I've never played it. It's worth a quick playthrough if you're curious as it's still very good, but I can't help but wish I could play more. I'll miss it.
Reviewed on Nov 19, 2022