Magic School Bus, (Scholastic's) The: Space Exploration Game for Genesis
Review #4328
Magic School Bus, (Scholastic's) The: Space Exploration Game
Mars needs Ms. Frizzle
Gameplay
A series of minigames including clones of Wing Commander, Asteroids, Arkanoid, Moon Lander, and a platformer. There are also simple puzzles like a slide puzzle. Tons of variety, although they repeat in the same sequence level after level, so it gets tiring on a long playthrough.
Controls are only ok. I might even call this a good game if the controls had been a touch more responsive. As it is it plays like most licensed titles.
Level Design
Again, tons of variety in the levels. Some are quite fun, like the Asteroid and Wing Commander levels.
Theme
My kids enjoyed the Magic School Bus show and this maintains some of that feel. Still, it's dorky. Some kid shows age well but this isn't one of them.
Still, I love astronomy so a game centered around learning about the solar system is appealing.
Art Style
Colorful and happy artwork. Many of the games have impressive sprites and effects. There's also quite a bit of variety between the games.
Audio
Not too shabby. Nothing I'd want to listen to outside the game, mind you.
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