Captain Commando is one of the better Beat-Them-Up games out there. Mostly typical, it has a few interesting features that make it different from the mass.
Graphics: Average. Some good visual effects, a variety of moves for every character, very repetitive backgrounds within every separate level. After being hand-killed by the different characters, enemies evaporate, burn or are cut in half. There is a some blood in the game, less then what some other games show.The enemies are many types, each having different abilities.
Sound: Average again. One of the interesting features is that once the player selects a character to play with, his name is "spoken" by the computer.
Gameplay -There are 5 characters, each of who has some unique capabilities - usually performed with a hit after running or grabbing an enemy. Some enemies carry weapons that can be picked by the characters after killing the enemy - weapons like a gun, machine gun, bomb and so. The bosses are on the average level of difficulty, with the exception of the last boss, who requires a lot of time and credits to be killed. The AI is good, and, typical for the genre, most times you end up surrounded by a bunch of enemies. Run and hit usually helps to clean some direction open easily.
Will I keep playing it? It is a decent game, nothing too spectacular, but not bad for sure. I could play it once in a while.
Rating - 7/10
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Beat-Them-Up game review: Golden Axe
Golden Axe was released in 1989 and is one of the classic games of the genre. It has some interesting features, as well as its flaws.
Graphics: nothing spectacular, well made for the time. The characters have many moves, depending on the distance to the enemy. The backgrounds are pleasant and complement the gameplay well.
Sound: It is OK. It uses (very compressed) recordings of sounds and screams. The music does not distract.
Gameplay - There are 3 characters to choose from - Dwarf, Barbarian and Amazon. They differ in their power and range. All 3 can cast magic, collecting blue bottles on their way. The magic has a few levels of damage, depending on the number of bottles collected. The Amazon has the most powerful magic, but requires the most bottles. They are cast, using the third button, and are visually very spectacular.
The characters can hit, jump and run. They can also ride some fantasy creatures, using them to hit enemies. The hit detection is not perfect, sometimes the character hits the air instead of the nearby enemy. The enemies do not have life bars, so it is hard to tell how much beating they need :)
The game itself is relatively short, but requires many credits to be completed. There are many short levels, sometimes I did not know that the level has changed.
Will I keep playing it? Not one of my favorite, but works well as a rest from other titles. The graphics are nice, the enemies are tougher than the usual. 20 years later, it is still a decent game.
Rating - 6/10
Graphics: nothing spectacular, well made for the time. The characters have many moves, depending on the distance to the enemy. The backgrounds are pleasant and complement the gameplay well.
Sound: It is OK. It uses (very compressed) recordings of sounds and screams. The music does not distract.
Gameplay - There are 3 characters to choose from - Dwarf, Barbarian and Amazon. They differ in their power and range. All 3 can cast magic, collecting blue bottles on their way. The magic has a few levels of damage, depending on the number of bottles collected. The Amazon has the most powerful magic, but requires the most bottles. They are cast, using the third button, and are visually very spectacular.
The characters can hit, jump and run. They can also ride some fantasy creatures, using them to hit enemies. The hit detection is not perfect, sometimes the character hits the air instead of the nearby enemy. The enemies do not have life bars, so it is hard to tell how much beating they need :)
The game itself is relatively short, but requires many credits to be completed. There are many short levels, sometimes I did not know that the level has changed.
Will I keep playing it? Not one of my favorite, but works well as a rest from other titles. The graphics are nice, the enemies are tougher than the usual. 20 years later, it is still a decent game.
Rating - 6/10
Beat-Them-Up game review: 64th Street - A Detective Story
For my first game review I selected the 1991 "64th Street - A Detective Story". It is a typical Beat-Them-Up and does not add much to the genre.
Graphics - about average. Some effects are present, but since the enemies are just a dozen re-used characters, it leaves mixed impressions.
Sound - hardly any sound effects. Few short music pieces are repeated throughout the whole game. After the first 5 minutes, they become so annoying, they made me turn off the sound.
Gameplay - besides the standard hit and jump, there is just one special move - the throw. It is actually the most enjoyable part of the game, being unpredictable in its outcome. When thrown towards the top of the screen, the enemies may break a window or a wall, as well as drown in the sea.
There are 2 characters available to play with - Rick and Alan. Alan is the better choice, because he hits faster, even though his damage is a bit less. There are a couple of weapons the player can pick up, but they are not very powerful. There is hardly any food to find in the levels and it restores just a bit of your health back.
The biggest problem with this game really are the level bosses. Be prepared to die a lot during the fights with bosses. All of them have some special move, which they use all the time, and it is almost impossible to hit them meanwhile. If they hit your character and he falls, once he stands up again, they are waiting for him and hit him again. And again. That makes the boss fights a miserable experience, where you just hope for it to finish sooner.
Will I keep playing it? Not really. It offers very little in comparison with other games. It would be acceptable, if it was not for the boss fights - they really ruin the whole experience.
Rating - 3/10
Graphics - about average. Some effects are present, but since the enemies are just a dozen re-used characters, it leaves mixed impressions.
Sound - hardly any sound effects. Few short music pieces are repeated throughout the whole game. After the first 5 minutes, they become so annoying, they made me turn off the sound.
Gameplay - besides the standard hit and jump, there is just one special move - the throw. It is actually the most enjoyable part of the game, being unpredictable in its outcome. When thrown towards the top of the screen, the enemies may break a window or a wall, as well as drown in the sea.
There are 2 characters available to play with - Rick and Alan. Alan is the better choice, because he hits faster, even though his damage is a bit less. There are a couple of weapons the player can pick up, but they are not very powerful. There is hardly any food to find in the levels and it restores just a bit of your health back.
The biggest problem with this game really are the level bosses. Be prepared to die a lot during the fights with bosses. All of them have some special move, which they use all the time, and it is almost impossible to hit them meanwhile. If they hit your character and he falls, once he stands up again, they are waiting for him and hit him again. And again. That makes the boss fights a miserable experience, where you just hope for it to finish sooner.
Will I keep playing it? Not really. It offers very little in comparison with other games. It would be acceptable, if it was not for the boss fights - they really ruin the whole experience.
Rating - 3/10
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