Pagemaster for Genesis
Review #4419
Pagemaster
The Neverending Borey
Gameplay
Overworld let's you choose path
David Perry camera snaps to give you 80% draw distance but is disorienting.
You can bop enemies but its inconsistent. You're more likely to take a hit so best to avoid all enemies.
Really bad hit boxes for enemies and other elements like ropes to climb.
Otherwise decent but floaty controls.
The real killer are the one hit kills. Everything is you on one go. So much for this being a kids game
Level Design
Labyrinth. But no collecting stuff which is nice.
Theme
Macaulay Culkin pretending to be in the Neverending Story. Not exact wish fulfillment territory.
Art Style
Really good animation and sprite work. The graphics are extremely dark except for your character and enemies who are strikingly colorful. Makes it easy to discern platforms and enemies.
Audio
Music is not bad but sound effects are frequent and awful. Landing a tall jump plays an explosion sound that doesn't fit the action at all. When you get a rubber ball projectile each press sounds like shooting a spit wad.
Sound glitches abound, like shooting a ball up stairs at the right angle causes a continuous replay of the bounce sound. Overall pretty annoying stuff.
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