PowerMonger for Sega CD

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Review #12091

PowerMonger

I'm Populousing my mind

Sega CD 1993 Electronic Arts Strategy Strategy › RTS
PowerMonger screenshot for Sega CD
Screenshot used for review/reference purposes.
0 / 5

Gameplay

Uhh...wut? I literally have no clue what I'm doing here. Teh UI has been rearranged slightly from the Genesis original, but is just as unmanageable. I still can't figure out how to do anything. This game is stupid.

0 / 5

Level Design

No idea what to do. This is a horribly designed piece of software. Maybe it's playable with a guide and a mouse on an old DOS PC but it should be banished from memory as soon as possible.

1 / 5

Theme

Nameless, featureless swords and sandals sort of setting...I guess.

2 / 5

Art Style

Looks a lot like Populous with an isometric plot of land sitting between menus on either side and sitting on what looks like the floor of the Parthenon.
The polygonal land looks quite ugly and a sparse amount of color is used. Most everything is black, grey, and red.

0 / 5

Audio

Selecting an item from the menu plays a voice saying "s**t". Every other sound effect is obnoxious and incessant, like the sound of an army marching is a horrible beating noise that will NOT stop. Same with the stupid birds that chirp incessantly when a forest is on the map. Make it stop!

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