Moot_Geeza wrote:38. Hook - Arcade (45mins)
It's been decades since I saw the film, which from memory was panned by pretty much everyone other than the kids it was aimed at, who mostly seemed to love it. The were a few movie tie-ins on various consoles, so fans had plenty to play after their cinema trips. Over the years I've tried Hook platformers (SNES, MS), a point & click adventure (Amiga - still bugs me that I got completely stuck fairly early on) and now a scrolling beat 'em up that I didn't know existed until I bought a hardback guide to the genre. It's....okay. A run move is nigh-on essential for me to fully enjoy random old school belt scrollers, and there isn't one, so it wasn't exactly an auspicious start. It didn't really get much better or worse either. A full 'meh' [2 out of 6] that doesn't feel like the devs were ever aiming for more than 3 out of 5 in the first place. Doubtlessly better with four players bangaranging through the stages, but the combat didn't hook me :eyes: It did make me think about how good a Prince of Thieves scrolling beat 'em up could have been though. Imagine a four to six player romp with proper bosses - bearded scimitar weilding jailer, Guy of Gisborne, Celtic Chieftain, Gobby executioner, the priest (who throws bags of coins and must be shepherded towards a window for a finisher), Mortianna (who can fly/see through walls), followed by the final battle against an ironically spoon-weilding sheriff (first phase weapon ofc - he then grabs a longsword as his entire health bar recharges, and tries to stab you with a dagger just before he dies). Now picture a playable roster of the following characters: Robin (all-rounder!), Marian (nippy!), Azeem (highest jump or something!) Little John (power!), Wulf (really nippy!), Friar Tuck (moar power!), then maybe Will Scarlet (backstabber extraordinaire!) and an unlockable Big Head mode Bryan Adams. Plus assist characters for team-up specials: Duncan (fires paintballs!), Brian Blessed (shouts GOD AND KING RICHARD while bulldozing through the screen banging coconuts together!) Marian's Lady-in-waiting (spearheads a hazardous conga line!), Bull (wallops enemies from downtown with an unexpected range attack!), Much Fanny (...he's on her shoulders?) and King Richard (tells women they look radiant before unapologetically slapping them in the face while smirking!*). Would pay all the monies and pledge to cover all the stretch goals.
*Removed from PAL release.
Yeah had the NES cart originally. It's great apart from the odd stupidly hard boss. Probably in the top 5 NES games. MD Batman was one YouTube threw up as worth looking at. Might give that a go.retroking1981 wrote:I never got the love for Die Hard Trilogy. The second game is a Virtua Cop style shooter, and the third the Taxi level you mentioned. The latter was a challenge on Gamesmaster which hyped it up somewhat.
You ever played Batman on NES? Was my favourite right up until Arkham Asylum. The Mega Drive game is meant to be decent too.
Yeah done that. Great game if you've got cyborg reflexes.Moot_Geeza wrote:MD Adventures of Batman & Robin is worth a look too, if only to marvel at the technical wowness. It's almost a really good game too, just stupidly hard.
Moot_Geeza wrote:MD Adventures of Batman & Robin is worth a look too, if only to marvel at the technical wowness. It's almost a really good game too, just stupidly hard.
afgavinstan wrote:Chucked on the MD True Lies.
Deary me.
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