Score: 8
"I enjoyed playing this game immensely."
date: June 16, 2007
I had an awesome fun time playing this game. I especially enjoyed the very apt musical numbers, and the inclusion of some secrets to collect. I also especially loved the way that some barriers fell away from in front of you as you attained abilities from later in the game.
Now, at the risk of sounding nitpicky, there were two things about this game that rubbed me the wrong way.
First: The levels were very long. Most particularily since the game was clearly designed around re-doing them to hunt for secrets and there was no way to exit a level you had already completed unless you fight your way to and defeat the boss(es) again. I would perhaps suggest implementing six (or maybe even nine) smaller levels instead of the three huge ones you went with.
Second: The controls seemed rather choppy at times. I really noticed this when I stopped horizontally mid jump when firing my weapon, and when I tried to double jump when not at the absolute peak of my jump. I also found the rotating platforms in level 1 a smidge annoying due to the fact that they kept rotating (i.e. letting you fall through) if you hit them with your weapon, which combined with the cone shaped firing pattern led to a few nasty falls.
One last smal tidbit: The music was spectacular, but the sound effects definitly could have used work.
All in all, a very enjoyable experience. Thank you for sharing it with me.
Author's Response:
Thanks for taking the time to review. I'll certainly spend more than one hungover morning on sound effects in future :P