6/4/2006: Genesis: Aero the Acrobat, Heavy Nova, Kid Chameleon
Posted: June 5th, 2006, 4:49 pm
Hey Critic right on with the Kid Chameleon review. For some reason people love to hate on this game, but it is one of my favorite genesis titles.
First off, while the graphics are nothing to write home about the art direction itself is fantastic. While the Kid is pretty bland himself, all of his transformations are pretty dark and almost evil looking (a rarity for a platformer). I also really like the sound in the game. The crunchy guitar rifts are great for the cave levels and the tribal beats of the islands really captured the mood nicely. The stages are terrifically designed because they are nice and short and you always feel like you are accomplishing something in this long game. Also its worth noting how exciting the "wall of death" levels are. For those that complained about there not being any big bosses haven't gotten far enough into the game. The giant shish-ka-boss is a neat 1st boss and the later bosses are equally as cool. Yea its a long game and it doesn't have a save feature, but it isn't the first game to be like that. Kid Chamleon nails the fun factor while hitting a few minor speedbumps along the way. Again many people hate on this title and I don't know why, but I still love to play it every now and then.
First off, while the graphics are nothing to write home about the art direction itself is fantastic. While the Kid is pretty bland himself, all of his transformations are pretty dark and almost evil looking (a rarity for a platformer). I also really like the sound in the game. The crunchy guitar rifts are great for the cave levels and the tribal beats of the islands really captured the mood nicely. The stages are terrifically designed because they are nice and short and you always feel like you are accomplishing something in this long game. Also its worth noting how exciting the "wall of death" levels are. For those that complained about there not being any big bosses haven't gotten far enough into the game. The giant shish-ka-boss is a neat 1st boss and the later bosses are equally as cool. Yea its a long game and it doesn't have a save feature, but it isn't the first game to be like that. Kid Chamleon nails the fun factor while hitting a few minor speedbumps along the way. Again many people hate on this title and I don't know why, but I still love to play it every now and then.