Tag Archives: 2D platformer

This really should be “Tigger’s Hunny Hunt” to match the spelling used within the Winnie the Pooh franchise. This was made in as a cash-in to The Tigger Movie, without actually creating a tie-in game to the film. Here, Pooh wants a party…

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Unlike earlier N64 prototypes of games that released on PlayStation, this is not a final or near-final build, but rather a very early version. This frogger plays just like the arcade version – move around avoiding obstacles moving across the screen. Here, you…

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In terms of N64 Magazine, Kirby 64 is rather interesting in that it got two non-import reviews. They originally wrote a UK review ready for the September 2000 European release date, but at last minute it was delayed until June 2001, a year…

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It’s probably difficult to make licensed tie-in games. A lot of the development is while the film was made and the developers don’t always get much help from the film studio regarding characters or story. There’s also the nature of translating the story…

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While this was called “Mystical Ninja 2 Starring Goemon”, I’ll be sticking with the US name of “Goemon’s Great Adventure” as it’s very different from the first game, being a level-based 2D platformer rather than a 3D platformer/RPG taking place across a vast…

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Sonic Superstars is a new 2D Sonic game, but in a wonderful looking 3D visual style. The core gameplay is similar to the original Sonic games, with Sonic’s movement and physics replicated extremely well, making Sonic Superstars feel right at home to fans…

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Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls is a very hideous game. It’s not that it’s low quality, there’s just something ugly about the entire design from it, from the design of the ball characters, the platforms of the world, the dirty-looking water and the blurry background.…

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Yoshi’s Story is an incredibly cute game that just oozes charm. On a quest to save their magical fruit tree from Baby Bowser, the Yoshi’s journey across a book across six worlds, eating a lot of fruit along the way. In each level,…

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Traditional fighting games like Mortal Kombat aren’t platformers. In order to combine Mortal Kombat with a platformer, you’ll need to put in some serious work to bring out the strengths of both genres. Making B turn the character around does not solve any…

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Mischief Makers is a 2D platformer from respected developers Treasure. It received glowing reviews for its originality, including a 90% from N64 magazine. Unfortunately, the game didn’t click with me, but I can definitely see why people would love it. Mischief Makers is…

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