Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt for Genesis

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Review #4037

Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt

Sonic meets Ferngully

Genesis 1993 Tengen Action Action › Platform
Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt screenshot for Genesis
Screenshot used for review/reference purposes.
1 / 5

Gameplay

Sonic wannabe.
FPS tops out at about 20 but dips to under 5 when moving quickly.
Gameplay is somehow even more shallow than the game it's ripping off. All you can do is jump but it's a crapshoot whether you damage or take damage from the enemy you land on.
Enemies pop in without warning.
20% draw distance.
Best strategy is to hold right and jump buttons and hope for the best.
Laggy controls
Tremendous slowdown

2 / 5

Level Design

All the Sonic stuff like jump pads and slopes.
Every levels in an area look identical. No variety.

0 / 5

Theme

Blatant environmentalist theme. All enemies are chainsaw welding robots and the coon/rings of the game are bottles and cans to be recycled.
Where's Captain Planet when you need him?
Besides that the Possum character is a prime example of everything terrible about early 90s games. He compliments himself constantly, won't shut up, looks horrible, and is otherwise obnoxious.

0 / 5

Art Style

Ugly. The horrible frame rate is one thing but the artwork itself is hideous. What an absolute mess to look at.

1 / 5

Audio

Bad music and annoying sounds

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