Rocky Rodent
Sonican't stopGenre: action - platform
Publisher: Irem
Year: 1993
System: SNES
Gameplay Score: 3
Gameplay Notes:
Sonic clone with major momentum issues. Takes a long time to recover from running so there's not much value in doing so. Hairspray give you a mohawk that can be used like a horn to attack enemies or to attach yourself to a platform and fling yourself up to it. When running full speed you get 100% draw distance.
Level Design Score: 4
Level Design Notes:
Climbing vertically using your mohawk is extremely slow and only lets you collect optional food stuff which isn't even the currency, it's just for points. Instead you can just get to the end of the level. Each level has a gimmick involving your hair. Level 1 give you a horn. Level 2 is a runner. Level 3 is a boomerang. Clear visual clues let you know what you can do. Good design.
Theme Score: 2
Theme Notes:
Really weird anthropomorphic rodent living in a world filled exclusively with humans. Why is the character a rodent? Why aren't the other characters animals? Plot is that the mafia has kidnapped a restauranteur's daughter and he hires you to rescue her with the promise of unlimited food to eat. Uhh, what's with the adult theme but low stakes? Otherwise just another mascot platformer, and an ugly mascot at that.
Art Style Score: 3
Art Style Notes:
Small handdrawn sprites. Most are unattractive, particularly the tongue-wagging hero. Nice, simple, but shaded and well-drawn environmental tiles. Backgrounds have impressive use of parallax scrolling.
Audio Score: 2
Audio Notes:
Music was ok until I got to level 3 - the ghost apartment. It's HORRIBLE. Like a toddler banging on a broken keyboard.
Overall Score: 62
Review ID: 471
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