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Score: 3
Goombas Weird Day

"Okay..."

submission: Goombas Weird Day
date: May 16, 2009

This flash was nothing that great and had in my opinion nothing that great at all.
First of all the graphics were drawn by you I think so this is a positive point for you.Negative is the graphics are compared to many other submissions not drawn with an acceptable skill for a good rating in graphics.
The music was strangly the thing which made me like the flash somehow.
The beginning music was fitting,one Super Mario Bros. theme but in the end there was another song.I wondered what it was because from somewhere I knew it and when I listend to it,I realized it was "Requiem For A Dream".
It is gives your movie something strangly because accualy the movie made in my opinion no sense at all.The goomba just walked through three scenes and died in the last one I think.But because the goomba died that tragic with the music to it it made me smile.
I think the rest of the flash had no point worth mentioning.The musics were overlaping,the block was still wlking while it was talking to the goomba and overall it looked amateurish made.
All in all I gave you a weak 3/10 and voted 2/5 because it had something I liked about it so much that I wrote this review about it.

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Score: 9
The Arrow Of Time

"Originally And Cool Game"

submission: The Arrow Of Time
date: May 14, 2009

This game reminded me of a game I played some years ago with a friend of mine,called Bow Man.Bow Man was boring after a while mostly because the tow bow men were just standing at the same position and once you knew how to hit the other one the game was over.But I liked the gameplay,specially the feeling of shooting a bow.Your game gave me this feeling again and the targets I had to hit were moving.
The graphics for this game were good.The eras all had their own enemys and the background was fitting to them.The menu was designed cool as well and I do not see any negative points in the graphics for this game.
The music was one of the greatest spects in this game.Every era had its own music and sound style so you get all pojts for sound and music.
The gameplay was okay but unbalanced.The worst thing about this game was the balancing problem.Piercing arrow and homing arrows were a deadly combo,and with explosive arrows you could stop any wave of normal enemys easily.All other arrows and in my opinion especially the time arrow were useless.The strangest thing was I time arrow tier two were stronger then tier 3 because in tier 2 they stopped the enemy while in tier 3 they just put the enemys one era back.The defensive structures were useless for their high prces as well so all in all the game was unbalanced as hell and the baddest point about it.
The idea of channging through different important eras of mankind was great.I enjoyed this trip through history and combined with the changing music it gave me a magnificent feeling.
All in all your game was great but because it is that unbalanced I can not give it a ten.
Because I enjoyed the idea of going through history you gain one point so overall I give you a weak 9/10 and voted 5/5.

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Score: 9
Epic Battle Fantasy

"Magnificent Game"

date: May 12, 2009

Playing this game reminded me on great RPGs like Final Fantasy orChrono Trigger or Lufia.
What really impressed me in this game was the graphic and the animation.The characters moved to their enemys to attack them and they had a real attack animation and it was animated great.The background looked cool as well and the attacks had impressiv effects for a flash game.So the graphics gave you one big positive point.
The music and the sound was perfect as well.You used some music of "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" I think and I enjoyed listening to different musics for each setting.
The gameplay was okay but at some points it lacked the balance.I do not know if there is a strategy for every sword so that it gets really strong but I just fought with the life draining blade or the mana draining blade because all the others seemed to be useless to me.What annoyed me was also,especially on the higher difficult levels you do not have some sort of continue.If goku kills you on epic difficult just because he spams spirit bombs it is more then depressing.It did not happen so me luckily but if it would have happend to me I think I would have gone into a rage.
What is sad about the game is it did not have any sort of story,no leveling and exept for the choice of sword no equipment for the characters.
In my opinion this game could get a really epic game if you would add a save system so that you don not have to start all over again.Secondly a sort of story so that I know why I have to fight through hordes of monsters and bosses to fight a zombie goku and destroy half of the world.And thirdly more RPG feeling.By this I mean that you can train your character,for example make a world map where you can choose to fight monsters you already beat and gain experience and cool items for this.
So overall this game was fantastic and I was impressed by the graphics and animation and the work you put into it while I played it but I see room to improve it.
So overall 9/10 and I voted 5/5.

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Score: 8
Doom Triple Pack

"Three Games In One"

submission: Doom Triple Pack
date: May 9, 2009

In my opinion it is hard to rate this game because actually it were three games.
Of course the games had the same gameplay but after all it gives a lot of variety to the game.
The graphics in this game were okay.Well all of them were from computer games realized about fifteen years ago so first of all you just copied them.Also looking at those giant pixels was something I had to get used to.
It is really sad that you did not put the orginal music in this game.Of course it would have gotten much to big but it costs a lot of atmosphere.The sounds were taken from the games and they were okay.
For modern standarts the gameplay is horrible.Most people are accustomed aiming and turning with the mouse and it needs some time to learn the configuration.Other then this it was okay even though the running spped of your character was extremly fast.
I had a hard time of thinking on how to rate this game.First of all it is just a remake so this game had no orginality at all.
Even though I think it was a great idea to put these three games into flash so that people can get a feeling on how games were more then ten years ago.I enjoyed playing all three games and the critic points I had were all not your fault because games were like this,the only critic point I can give is your game had no orginality at all it was just a copy.If just one of these games was made just by you I would have rated it much higher then this but I can not rate higher on a simple copy.
Overall I rated this game with a 4/5 and an 8/10

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Score: 10
Spewer

"Amazing Game"

submission: Spewer
date: May 4, 2009

This game gave me some big challenges,fun and overall playing it was great.
The graphics you used were cool.First of all the creature you play was cute while the whole ambieciens was rather sterile.I personally liked the background a lot.When you look through the window you see a scientist watching you and working and you realise that your just a test object going through a number of experiments.It was a great feeling.
I also liked how you made the slime you can eat and its consistency.
The sound was fitting in the game well even though it was simple.
The sounds of the little creature were fitting in as well.
The gameplay was in my opinion the best part of the whole game.You had a great idea programming a jump and run in which you must solve puzzels by sucking in some form of slime and spit it out,while you could take five different forms with individual abilities.Also the levels were built clever and at some points I was impressed by the cool ideas you can realize in this game.
This leads me to the best point about the game.All this made the game a great game but what made the game fantastic was the level editor.Having a complerly new kind of jump and run with a level editor where you can think of your own cool levels makes this game one of the best in my opinion.
One cool point was that the game had also some kind of story even though I didn't really get it.
I had some frustating moments especially the level "Harvest" gave me a hard time but overall the game had first of all no really negative points,the graphics were good,the gameplay was brilliant,the feeling of being a test object interesting,the sound was okay and the game had a story and most important for me a level editor.
So this game deserves a 10/10 and a 5/5 and added it to my favorites.

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Score: 8
Da Pink Knight

"A Great Minigame"

submission: Da Pink Knight
date: May 3, 2009

At the beginning of this game I was more then frustrated with it.
First of all the boss had some,at this time,really unfair attacks for my opinion and if I got under one point of shield energy the boss was healing all his damage.
After some training and trys with the game I came into it more and more and discovered a great minigame.
First of all the graphics were great.I enjoyed playing a pink female knight,fighting with an umbrella and a flat iron as a shield as well as the kind of wise how the knight was walking.The boss was not that interesting but with all his weapons and his bigness he was also a great enemy.
The music was getting more and more intense,the more damage the boss had and the sounds for the game were great as well.
As I said before in at beginning this game was frustrating hard especially because sometimes I got hit by many attacks in a row,because I could now get away from the saw ore his canon balls or his minions or,when I finally got near hin he started spinning and I had to do everything again.
But after I was trained in the game fighting the boss was very amusing,even though at the moment you can play the game it starts to get much to easy because you know every attack the enemy can use and how to block or avoid it.
So the problem I see is that for a long time the game is very challenging and also hard and when you get to really play the game it gets to short and easy.
Anyway I enjoyed playing the game and I can recommend to give the game a try.
8/10 and 5/5

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Score: 5
Stamper's Quest For Fags

"Decent Minigame"

date: April 29, 2009

After I played this game for about one minute I've already seen everything of it.
First of all there are three moves you can make (Jump,move left and move right) and there are four kind of things that can come in your way (Cigarettes,health,bees and cacti) and I think they always come in the same time intervals.
The only random thing way,where the elements would appear.
The graphics in this game were repeating but overall the graphics are the best point in this game.
Also the music gives your game some plus points because you chose different songs for each difficulty.
I was smiling when I heard "This Way" on nightmare because it reminded me of Alkie Kong which was really a nightmare.
Overall you get some points for the graphics and the music but nothing else in this game was positive in my opinion.
5/10 and I voted 3 of 5 even though it is a very weak 3.

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Score: 7
Red Moon

"Sadly To Drab"

submission: Red Moon
date: April 25, 2009

When I played this game I was on the one hand really amused but on the other hand kind of bored.
I liked this game but at the same time it could be much better.
The first strange thing I noticed in this game was the strange graphic.
Everything in the foreground was black while the whole background was red.It was interesting at first and a new idea of presenting a game but at the same time it makes the graphics boring after a while.
The music was good and fitting for the game and the speakers for the characters were great.I respect the work you put into your cinematics even though also the cinematics were black and red and the last one was kind of confusing,when suddenly a demon rises.I don't if there is a story behind that but I didn't understand the ending as well as some other points in the story.
But overall you tried hard to make a interesting story and it was enternaining.
The gameplay was very goof and in much points better then in most other games but one really annoying thing was when i had to fight enemys in a group because you nearly can't get out of their attacks.
Other then this the gameplay was great.
Sadly as well as the graphics the gameplay repeads much to often.There are two types of enemys for the first 10 levels and 2 others for the last 10 levels.One of these two is strong and slow the other one weak and fast.
In addition to this fighting them was useless most of the time because jumping over them is a lot easier.
The bossfights were interesting but once you had out how to fight them they were to easy especially because of your special attack which is in my opinion to strong.
Overall it was a good game but it could have been much better if it hadn't been that monotone.
7/10 and 4/5

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Score: 9
Bunny Invasion: Easter

"A Great Defense Game"

date: April 25, 2009

It's not easter anymore but this game is still great.
I had a great time playing this game and I just can recommend this game to anyone who likes defense games.
The graphics in this game had no real negative points but at the same time the location of this game isn't changing at all.But therefore you can change the look of you characters and the look of the motel and you can't expect a motel to change the position that easy.
The sound and the music was adicting especially the one in the buying menu but I'd have liked some music in the wavs because besides the sound of the guns your characters and the dying rabbits there was nothing.
A great plus point for your game are the speakers because the comments on the fights and the cut-scenes were all spoken well.At the same time the patter repeated to fast and both characters had the same ones so it got annoying towards the end.
Another great point about this game was the story shown through the cut-scenes.Of course it wasn't that deep but it was better then 60 waves without any variation.
The gameplay was perfect I don't have anything to criticize here.
A very good point for your game was the big arsenal of weapons,the possibility to collect medal and unlock extras with them and also the possibility to play the game again after you finished it with everything you buyed so far.
Because of these points the game is not just good but great and i deserves a high rating.
Well overall a great game 9/10 and 5/5

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Score: 8
Barbarian Bob [Remake]

"Overall Nice Game"

date: April 25, 2009

This game was really amusing and i enjoyed playing it.
The graphics you used in this game were most of the time great.
The comic look of the figures was a funny idea and I think a good one because you don't see such simple and at the same time cute graphics in much games.
At the same time the scenery lokked professional especially the forest at the beginning.
The tree which you've got to climb up and the stones in the castle didn't look that great as the rest of the world but the graphics were overall good.
The sound and the music in this game was great.
First of all the song of Barbarian Bob in the menu was just great and the music in the levels was fitting.
The gameplay was okay but it had some faults.
Barbarian Bob was moving much to slow for my means but the game was overall slow.
But what really annoyed me was the impossibility of blocking some attacks or getting out of some attacks.
For example I had to get hit three times of two soldiers which I was fighting bevor I could get out of their attacks.Of course the shield was a way to avoid this but if you've already used it you will get hit in most of the cases.
The two Bossfights were in my opinion to easy.The first one was okay at this point of the game but the last fight was exactly the same,the only different was the number of hits the boss had to take before he went down.
A big Pluspoint for you game were the cheats and secrets.
It was a great idea and i appreceate the extra work you put into them.
On the other hand I found one very annoying bug.
I was fighting the boss for the second time while i tried to get the INVINCIBOB medal and died once so I started a new try.
But the sound of the rain was always starting in all the levels.But the most depressing thing was that I had defeated the boss without dying but because of this bug there was no ending.
Overall this game was great even though it had some negative points.
8 of 10 and I voted 5/5

April 25, 2009

Author's Response:

Wow man, thanks for the great comment! Very in depth and very much appreciated.

I've fixed that rain bug and the boss bug for real now; I'm pretty positive anyway. I also made Bob move a little faster and I'm working on an idea to allow you to get out of those situations where you have 2-3 guys around you and are stuck, as well as adjusting the timing and rate of their attacks, so hopefully it will be a little easier and smooth to play. I should have the new version with some of the improvements in place in a few hours.

Thanks again for the review!

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