Psycho Fox (SMS, 1989)
Graphics-7.5 Sound-7 Control-6 Challenge-7 Story-5
Level Design-7 Frustration-8.5 Fun-7 Originality- 7
Overall Score-7
+
4 different characters (hippo breaks blocks, monkey jumps higher, tiger runs faster etc.)
Smart bombs
Bonus stages (luck game – bags in levels increase probability of getting something)
Warps
Invincibility potions
Switch between characters on the fly
Good variety
Some creative bosses (object interaction)
Alternate paths in levels
Hidden items
You can skip on water and levitate using fans years before Sonic
Nice ending
+/-
Easy to collect lives
-
Extremely slow horizontal acceleration for all characters except the Tiger
Trial & error
No checkpoints
Can’t walk backwards or look down/up
Blind jumps everywhere
Hard to use the bird since it flies in a strange angle and you need it to protect yourself
Nothing protects against spikes
Very little jump height adjustment
No time trial
Having to stop and break eggs slows the game down
No difficulty options
Very low and non-adjustable bounce off of enemies (SMB1 style)
Level Design-7 Frustration-8.5 Fun-7 Originality- 7
Overall Score-7
+
4 different characters (hippo breaks blocks, monkey jumps higher, tiger runs faster etc.)
Smart bombs
Bonus stages (luck game – bags in levels increase probability of getting something)
Warps
Invincibility potions
Switch between characters on the fly
Good variety
Some creative bosses (object interaction)
Alternate paths in levels
Hidden items
You can skip on water and levitate using fans years before Sonic
Nice ending
+/-
Easy to collect lives
-
Extremely slow horizontal acceleration for all characters except the Tiger
Trial & error
No checkpoints
Can’t walk backwards or look down/up
Blind jumps everywhere
Hard to use the bird since it flies in a strange angle and you need it to protect yourself
Nothing protects against spikes
Very little jump height adjustment
No time trial
Having to stop and break eggs slows the game down
No difficulty options
Very low and non-adjustable bounce off of enemies (SMB1 style)