Adventure Island
Reviewed by X-Phile99
This is a classic adventure game, in which young Master Higgins
goes on a quest to save his girlfriend. The story is standard fare,
and the game is pretty much your run-of-the-mill side-scrolling
adventure game. It did inspire several sequels on several systems
however. The game had 8 worlds with 4 stages on each, much like
Super Mario Brothers. There are no passwords, but there are
unlimited continues if you pick up the egg at the end of 1-1.
Just hold Right and Start to continue.
Graphics 7 out of 10
Bright, colorful graphics depict a tropical locale throughout the
game. The game is very 2-dimensional, but what there is is well done.
Music and Sound 5 out of 10
The music is great for the first board or 2, but since it is the SAME
music every round, it gets old quickly. You may have the "boing"
sound of the octopi in your head long after you stop playing.
Game Challenge 8 out of 10
The 4 boards of each world repeat each other throughout the
game. The only difference is that more enemies are added in
each successive world. By the time you get to the 8th world, the
game stops giving you weapons and you are forced to simply "dodge"
the enemies. You may cruise through the first 4-5 worlds, but it
gets very hard in the end.
Game Play-Fun 6 out of 10
While it's fun to ride the skateboards and find hidden items, the
game gets old very quickly. The frustration level rises as the
game goes on, and the fun wears off after about the second
world. It is fun to pick up and play the first few boards every
once in a while though.
Frustration
As mentioned, it builds as the game goes on. By the time you get
to world 7 or 8, you'll want to (and maybe even will) throw your
controller at the TV. This is one of the most frustrating games
I've ever played.
Replayability 3 out of 10
Like I said, you might pick it up once in a great while. You'll get
sick of it quickly though.
Overall 5 out of 10