Comix Zone epitomizes Genesis style with its macho 90s comic aesthetic, hard rock soundtrack, and challenging action-packed gameplay. The combat feels very good thanks to strong animations, and the puzzles are simple but satisfying. The makings of a truly great game are there, but unfortunately Comix Zone is also really short and compensates for it by not giving you any lives or checkpoints, making health items scarce, and throwing some harsh beginner's traps at you. I'm never gonna be able to beat this but I still admire it quite a bit.

Incredibly cool atmosphere for the time wasted on that awful platforming. I was really excited to see what this edgy ass Genesis game had in store for me. You watch the opening crawl, realize you have a double jump and can slash in any direction, and read the introductory text to the levels thinking this shit is about to be so cool. Then you experience having to use the double jump to make it to platforms. Trudging through the water level makes it hard to believe this game was ever playtested. I love this game's aesthetic so its low quality in practice just breaks my heart.

Unbelievably hard and manic game, but it has infinite continues and an easy password system so you can surely see every level if you're dedicated enough. The level 20 boss rush was as much as I could handle. I really admire how this game has an absurd amount of moves for a 16-bit action game. If you're a hardcore fan of run and gun games then this is probably a masterpiece. This is also a pretty excellent display of the Genesis's visual prowess, with lots of fast, smooth animation and a lot of stuff onscreen for a game that's virtually lag free.