Gremlins 2: the new batch
Game by Sunsoft
Reviewed by Groucho
kirby@exploremaine.com
Size: 512 kilobytes
Save: none
Released: 1990
Works with: all versions of gameboy
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Opening snide remarks: well, well, well, they finally made gremlin's game for
Game Boy. Let's see if it is as good as the nintendo version.
 
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Gameplay description:
You play as gizmo the mawgi (or something) you have to find your wepon in
every level (a pencil) and use it to beat up enemies in a pint size world.
  
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It was gizmo!! Gizmo was just as cute as pikachu and invented years before
him!!
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It is very fun because to play because there are machines and tricks gizmo
can do to help defeat the gremlins.  For example Gizmo can use a punching
block to kill any moster near it.  He can also get a tune stuck in his head
to use as a weapon! cool!

Liked: Being gizmo!! (who doesn't?)
Hated: Like a trillion other gameboy games
 
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Graphics Description:
Well considering how old it, is the graphics were surprisingly bad. NOT. Just
kidding the graphics are very good for it's age and the characters are nice
and big.  The bosses are nice and detailed. (although not too smart.) To sum
it all up the gremlins look like gremlins and gizmo looks like Gizmo.
 
Liked: How Gizmo looks so cute still on the small screen
Hated: Not very many different types of bad guys
 
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Sound/Music description:
The sound effects are not too fantastic but come to think of it, I've never
really heard fantastic sound effects on a gameboy.  The music is another
story.  It's good but bad.  The tunes are nice and bouncy and keep the mood
light.  If you listen really carefully you can hear what sounds like police
whistles in the background. Nice job sunsoft!! The bad thing is that the game
is about gremlins, evil killing monsters, and the music sounds like it came
right out of kirby's dreamland. Ouch.
 
Liked: Music kept the mood light
Hated: The music doesn't exactly fit the game

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Play control/game design:
Well as you may know there are two ways of looking at everything.  The
positive side and the negative side.  I'm going to be different for once and
do the positive side of game control.  The control is near perfect.  When
gizmo jumps he jumps the second you press it. The more you press the higher
he goes. Duh. The hit detection is off a little.  But since I'm looking at
the positive side of this I'll say the game has a learning curve.  Yeah, the
game has a learning curve,  you have to learn how close or far away you have
to be to hit something, like a boss.

Liked: control near perfect!!
Hated: Hit dectection
 
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Improve: more levels, moves or weapons, actually just make it like the
Nintendo version.  That would rock!
 
RYIL: Castlevania, Poke'mon
 
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Final words : Get this game. It is fun to play in a shruken down world.  It's
a nice change from most games.  Plus You can find it at funcoland for 9.99.
At that price you should definatly pick up this neglected classic. Besides,
If you get the game and hate it you can always watch the movie. 
 
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Score
Gameplay: ****
Graphics: ***
Sound/music: ***
Play control/Game design: ****
Personal opinion: *****!!
Total: 76%