The HyperStone Heist is a bit of a weird game to me. It's pretty obviously it's own version of Turtles in Time with distinct changes to try and differentiate it from the game it's based on but feels like a watered down version. It's still a fun game to play through but at the end of the day if you're going to play a Turtles beat 'em up from the 90's, it's going to be Turtles in Time not HyperStone Heist.
The combat is as simple as all the games were then, jump, attack, special. That's pretty much it, no real combos at least knowingly, no AOE attacks etc. It's simple fun to just beat through enemies I recognize from my childhood to great music. The visuals are fine and have deeper vibrant colours but at the same time the Mega Drive can do better. A lot of the backgrounds are a little bland.
On the flipside the game is extremely short, maybe 5 levels? and one of those is essentially an awful boss rush of the last four bosses including the one you only beat 5 minutes prior at the end of the last level. This game just feels rushed in how short it is, the filler, the rough visuals, lack of modes and bland bosses. Not too surprised as it came out only a few months after Turtles in Time and frankly it shows.
To be honest I don't have much to add to this. It's a fun little game but in this day and age where all these retro games are easy to play, then just play the SNES Turtles in Time instead or for a more modern version of Turtles in beat 'em ups play Shredders Revenge.
+ Simple easy to play combat.
+ Some good music.
- Very short.
- The Gauntlet level is just terrible filler.
- Feels rushed.
The combat is as simple as all the games were then, jump, attack, special. That's pretty much it, no real combos at least knowingly, no AOE attacks etc. It's simple fun to just beat through enemies I recognize from my childhood to great music. The visuals are fine and have deeper vibrant colours but at the same time the Mega Drive can do better. A lot of the backgrounds are a little bland.
On the flipside the game is extremely short, maybe 5 levels? and one of those is essentially an awful boss rush of the last four bosses including the one you only beat 5 minutes prior at the end of the last level. This game just feels rushed in how short it is, the filler, the rough visuals, lack of modes and bland bosses. Not too surprised as it came out only a few months after Turtles in Time and frankly it shows.
To be honest I don't have much to add to this. It's a fun little game but in this day and age where all these retro games are easy to play, then just play the SNES Turtles in Time instead or for a more modern version of Turtles in beat 'em ups play Shredders Revenge.
+ Simple easy to play combat.
+ Some good music.
- Very short.
- The Gauntlet level is just terrible filler.
- Feels rushed.
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I think I'd have loved it at the time as a Mega Drive kid and Turtles fan. Its existence completely passed me by somehow though. I spent all my beat 'em up time on Streets of Rage 2.
Weatherby
1 year ago