NICE.
Throwman should try out for the MLB, he's wasting his talent!
Pros:
- Despite looking like it was made on MS Paint, the visuals are actually pretty cool and quite detailed.
- Awesome feeling of motion in moving levels.
- Impressively nuanced with a bunch of clever little things snuck in, like moonwalking on the moon.
- GREAT switch-ups in gameplay, kept it from feeling old or boring. Level 4 felt awesome, drew the similarity to Sonic 2 , and then Level 5 made me wish that Sonic 2 had a similar segment when Sonic jumps onto that rocket. VERY cool idea. Those moments were a nice.. homage, for want of a better word.
- Voice was worth a snicker or two, particularly the way he says 'PAUSE'.
- Enjoyed how the requirements and falling things evolved as the stages did, getting a spacesuit as the rocket visibly got faster and closer to the atmosphere was thoughtful and cool, as was getting a jetpack after you get as high as you can go with a ladder.
- Brilliant feeling of progression due to the connectivity between levels and the detail of their design.
Cons:
- I liked the stormy sound effects on Level 3, but it felt kind of like the game lost tempo for a moment without the music. Minor minor nitpick.
- Sometimes it looks like you're clear of an enemy but some invisible pixels will still hit you. Rare issue, but that could use some refining. Happens the most after something disappears offscreen and you move to where it just fell past, then suddenly bam! It's a bit frustrating when that happens at the wrong time.
- The difficulty balance was fantastic, even perfect, UNTIL the final level. It was a bit ridiculous that you could keep continuing if you died up until that point, and then suddenly at the hardest part of the game, when you need to the most, you can't continue anymore. I got there with one hit left unfortunately, and didn't feel very encouraged to play through the whole game all over again after such an ending. Siiigh. Anyway!
All that said, my conclusion is: 5/5, and 9/10. The good far outweighs the bad, and I hope this helps you or encourages you when making future projects. ^_^