Spy Vs. Spy
Game by Kemco
Reviewed by Fonebone12
kermit167@yahoo.com
Size: 8 Megabits
Save: Password (Easy to remember pass's like in Crazy Castle 3)
Released: 1999
Works with: Game Boy Color Only
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Opening Snide Remarks: I've always been a mad fan. Alot of the stuff is 
funny some of it's kinda overboard but.. I never got to play the NES version.
See, my father was a reader of Mad so when I wanted to rent Spy Vs. Spy he
disapproved because of the violence in the Spy Vs Spy comics, (C'mon i was
like 4 years old!). I bought it cause of the reviews it was getting. It
sounded like a sleeper hit and well, it is.  Can't go wrong with a game that
includes a poster!


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Gameplay Descripion: Your mission: Recover briefcase and 4 items before the
other spy does. While doing this you can set traps, fight hand-2-hand, or
defuse traps to outwit or out muscle your opponent through 32 levels. Item
position and Exit locations are random which add's to the replay value along
with Easy, Normal, and Hard settings-which only change time limits. The game
is very very very fun and very very very frantic. The cool part is that the
game can turn around in a second. The cool part is that there is no way to
totally master the game. Though I haven't gotten a chance to try it, Two
player mode is probably even more fun with smarter (hopefuly) opponents.

Liked: Very, Very frantic action, requires a good stragety.
Hated: HHMMMmmmm.... It would be cool if each area had different traps and
weapons. There is a learning curve, but the in game tutorial (training) helps
you out alot.

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Graphics Description: Graphics are good, Not amazing... But there is great
detail in the enviorments and some cool effects. Everything looks 3D.
Otherwise it's kinda grainy. But the effects and cutscenes make up for it. I
also would've loved more cut scenes.

Liked: The cutscenes and the ingame animations were cool. 
Hated: Sprites are kinda small. 

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Sound/Music Description: The music is very "Spy" like. It's cool but doesn't
fit in any one genre. It's fitting but some of it is too serious and could be
a bit more comical.  I must mention how well the music was made. It's some of
the best music for a Gameboy game that i've heard. The sounds are cool. I
LOVE the snickering.. Explosions could be more 'Explosive' though.

Liked: Good Music
Hated: Weak explosions.

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Play Control/Game Design: Control is par, it sometimes feels kinda sticky. 
The only problem that i've found is sometimes i run into walls around doors
rather then through the doors. Scrolling through traps isn't easy but I don't
think it could be any better. The menu's are very annoying, you have to go
through alot before starting a game.

Liked: Nothing stand out.
Hated: Bad excuse for menu's.

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Improve: Mini games, more more enviorments, and more traps.

RIYL: NES version.

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Final Words: Great Game!

Gotta love the Poster. I think that "Certified Mad" should be 
one of DMGICE's slogins.....

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Final Score: 84%

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Currently Known Codes: 
To see the ending, put in the password- Z4W4P and complete that last "Spy
Car" level.The password for all the levels completed is- 15Y24