Hamelin no Violin Tamaki (Violinist of Hamelin)(SNES, 1995)
Graphics-8.5 Sound-8.5 Control-8 Challenge-7 Story-7
Level Design-7.5 Frustration-8 Fun-7.5 Originality-7
Overall Score-8
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Innovative and varied gameplay (platform, action and puzzle hybrid)
Use a female sidekick to solve puzzles (you can turn her into various creatures with different abilities)
Similar to the Monster World series
Humoristic tone
Good boss fights
Secrets
Several towns
Great art direction
+/-
Linear structure
Hub map
-
Some confusing dialogue
Slow paced
The girl drops money when hit
Some trial & error
Some pathfinding problems
Shooting while climbing makes you jump off the ladder
Ends abruptly?
Some gameplay ideas aren’t fully explored
Monsters are reused a lot
No difficulty options?
Somewhat slow paced
Mostly weak sound effects
Level Design-7.5 Frustration-8 Fun-7.5 Originality-7
Overall Score-8
+
Innovative and varied gameplay (platform, action and puzzle hybrid)
Use a female sidekick to solve puzzles (you can turn her into various creatures with different abilities)
Similar to the Monster World series
Humoristic tone
Good boss fights
Secrets
Several towns
Great art direction
+/-
Linear structure
Hub map
-
Some confusing dialogue
Slow paced
The girl drops money when hit
Some trial & error
Some pathfinding problems
Shooting while climbing makes you jump off the ladder
Ends abruptly?
Some gameplay ideas aren’t fully explored
Monsters are reused a lot
No difficulty options?
Somewhat slow paced
Mostly weak sound effects