Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Stay lost KevinGenre: action - platform
Publisher: Sega
Year: 1993
System: Genesis
Gameplay Score: 1
Gameplay Notes:
This is a completely different game from the SNES version. Surprisingly, movement isn't too bad, although the jump is shorter than most platforms. You're only attack is a projectile with a tall arc. You can't hit targets that are right next to you. And of course, enemies are always right next to you. So you have to run away from them to create enough distance to turn around and throw it, and of course they're damage sponges. A few enemies only take two hits but most take 5 to 10 and even then they only get stunned and get right back up a few seconds later. And of course this game has all the same Western dev problems with hit detection and iframes and whatever else.
Level Design Score: 1
Level Design Notes:
The first level is extremely straightforward, just moved to the right. The second stage is mind bogglingly weird. You're at the airport in the baggage system. I guess. Platforms drop off into bottomless pits when you don't expect them to and it spawns you way far away from where you just were. It feels completely random. And of course it's a labyrinth with no clear direction on where to go. Just awful
Theme Score: 0
Theme Notes:
Not again. Stop please
Art Style Score: 1
Art Style Notes:
The only thing this game has going for it is some okay animation. But the artwork itself is absolutely hideous. They go for a realistic look I think but it all just looks weird. And everything is dithered so I hope you like checkbox pattern.
Audio Score: 2
Audio Notes:
The music is weird. It sounds almost like a percussion song like something the blue man group might play. I don't know. It's really weird but it's not offensively bad like the SNES games soundtrack. There's a few voice samples which don't sound good.
Overall Score: 21
Review ID: 974
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