I love me some puzzles. Especially ones you can get in and out of quickly and enjoy in your spare minutes. Mole Mania is about as good as it gets in that department. Especially when it comes to Game Boy.
The big flaw that keeps this from being a perfect game is the lull/plateau of the puzzles that happens through a large swath of Worlds 6 and 7. You've seen it all at that point. They don't bring in any new folds. And the World maps are too big for their own good at that point. I'll also note that the bonus events are more annoying than anything else but obviously are just there for the 100%.
Other than that the game is amazing. The puzzle build up and variety before the plateau is great. The game being compartmentalized into single screens means you can play for 2mins or 2hrs at a time and walk away feeling like progress was made. The bosses are actually really fun action as opposed to the bonus stages. And the little story told and tiny cutscenes are funny n' cute.
Mole Mania is exactly what I want out of a handheld game on my handheld emulator. Loved it.
[Emulated/played on Miyoo Mini v2]
The big flaw that keeps this from being a perfect game is the lull/plateau of the puzzles that happens through a large swath of Worlds 6 and 7. You've seen it all at that point. They don't bring in any new folds. And the World maps are too big for their own good at that point. I'll also note that the bonus events are more annoying than anything else but obviously are just there for the 100%.
Other than that the game is amazing. The puzzle build up and variety before the plateau is great. The game being compartmentalized into single screens means you can play for 2mins or 2hrs at a time and walk away feeling like progress was made. The bosses are actually really fun action as opposed to the bonus stages. And the little story told and tiny cutscenes are funny n' cute.
Mole Mania is exactly what I want out of a handheld game on my handheld emulator. Loved it.
[Emulated/played on Miyoo Mini v2]