Robocop
Game by Ocean
Reviewed by Lord Alucard
lorde_alucard@hotmail.com
Size: No clue!
Save: None
Released: 1990
Works with: All GB versions

Opening Snide Remarks: I confess: I hate Robocop and all his movies. So, you
might ask, why did you get his game... I dunno. Maybe it was the 5 bucks
offer. Or maybe I was out of my mind. Well, after all I didn't hate it that
much. On with the war, oops, the review!

Gameplay: It plays a bit like the NES Robocop. There isn't a big variety of
enemies, but hey, it's one of the first plataform games available for the
almighty handheld! Robocop moves quite slow, but he can shoot a LOT of
bullets at the same time, not limited to three shots like Mega Man. There
are enemies with chainsaws, guns and grenades, among others... Wait until
you see a motorcycle jumping through you! There are some nice levels 
where you control a cross in the screen, having to shoot a bad guy just
like in, let's say, Time Crisis! Quite fun!

Graphics: Robocop has great walking animation, with lots of frames. The
backgrounds are good, but not great. Again, it's just a 1990 game. I was
ten on that time! The enemies are also quite repetitive, but it doesn't
matter that much. Nothing special. There are even some digitalized pictures
of him...

Sound: Again, nothing special. Lots of "chacks" from his gun, and there's
almost nothing else. Ok, and just ok.

Music: The music is pretty good. Ocean has its very own way of composing,
I don't know it anyone else has noticed. The songs from the stages are very
nice, specially coming from a first generation game!

Play Control: As I said, Robocop moves slowly. He also jumps slowly and
ducks slowly. Even his gunfire is slow. He moves even slower than
Christopher Belmont from The Castlevania Adventure. With such a slow
character, the control should be slow too.

Final Analysis: I didn't regret getting this game, but, for five dollars, 
I could get anything that I wouldn't regret. Besides that, it's a fun game,
but you'll get tired easily. It's a kinda rare game, actually. Get it if you
see it as cheap as I did. Very average game.

Score
Gameplay: ***
Graphics: ****
Sound: **
Music: ****
Play Control: **
Total: 15

Final Score: 60%


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