Sunday, September 21, 2025

PowerMonger for Sega CD


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PowerMonger

I'm Populousing my mind


Genre: strategy - rts

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Year: 1993

System: Sega CD


Gameplay Score: 0

Gameplay Notes:

Uhh...wut? I literally have no clue what I'm doing here. Teh UI has been rearranged slightly from the Genesis original, but is just as unmanageable. I still can't figure out how to do anything. This game is stupid.


Level Design Score: 0

Level Design Notes:

No idea what to do. This is a horribly designed piece of software. Maybe it's playable with a guide and a mouse on an old DOS PC but it should be banished from memory as soon as possible.


Theme Score: 1

Theme Notes:

Nameless, featureless swords and sandals sort of setting...I guess.


Art Style Score: 2

Art Style Notes:

Looks a lot like Populous with an isometric plot of land sitting between menus on either side and sitting on what looks like the floor of the Parthenon. The polygonal land looks quite ugly and a sparse amount of color is used. Most everything is black, grey, and red.


Audio Score: 0

Audio Notes:

Selecting an item from the menu plays a voice saying "s**t". Every other sound effect is obnoxious and incessant, like the sound of an army marching is a horrible beating noise that will NOT stop. Same with the stupid birds that chirp incessantly when a forest is on the map. Make it stop!


Overall Score: 5

Review ID: 12091



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