Growl is a beat-'em-up sidescroller that was released for Genesis in '91. You play as one of four wildlife rangers battling evil poachers in the early 20th century. Sounds unique, eh? Let's look at an advert for the game...
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Now, those of you with a sharp eye may have noticed that the man featured on the right bears a striking resemblance to Indiana Jones. So much so that it goes beyond coincidence. That's not the worst, though, as you'll see in the following screen caps I took.
Oh god... I just picked up Earnest Evans again for the first time in ages and.... guess what chases Indy... I mean Earnest after you steal the golden idol from the first temple....
....yeah, a giant boulder. And this game's a ***** on top of being a plagiarist. The control is totally unresponsive, the animation ugly and and the physics oblique and confusing.... At times Earnest can seemingly scale walls....
Edit.... the wall scaling seems to be a feature rather than a glitch. Really poorly implemented.
And I got a power-up whip a minute ago and it came with some headgear-- a fedora!
Yeah... then I died and got the game-over... whatever. Not worth your time, folks. Move on, nothing to see here. Train wreck and such...
Last edited by ResidentAlien : 04-12-2008 at 03:59 AM.
One of the worst aspects of Instruments of Chaos is the enemies...No I'm not talking about the Germans spies or the Arab swordmen..I mean the ****ing BIRDS! Seriously,In the India level it's damn near impossible to get the door open with out falling due to being hit by one of those freakin' birds! Gah!
Oh..and the first level of Egypt has got to be one of the most frustrating levels of all time.Friggin' sand storms!
In regards to Screw Attack,It just hasn't been the same since Tom and Liz left.Tom and Craig played off each other really well and Liz was damn hot.Damn shame they decided to leave.
Last edited by metalinvader : 04-12-2008 at 05:19 AM.
One of the worst aspects of Instruments of Chaos is the enemies...No I'm not talking about the Germans spies or the Arab swordmen..I mean the ****ing BIRDS! Seriously,In the India level it's damn near impossible to get the door open with out falling due to being hit by one of those freakin' birds! Gah!
Oh..and the first level of Egypt has got to be one of the most frustrating levels of all time.Friggin' sand storms!
Agreed on all points.
And the goddamn lake is horrible. Either you misjudge the jump or a ****ing fish jumps up out of nowhere and knocks you into the water. UGH. Pain in the ass.
Or getting to the spy in that same level and being knocked ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE TOWER. It's happened to me. I've also been knocked down like 20 stories (and survived the fall... go figure) during the spy battle.
The whole game is a mess. Sloppiest thing ever.
The NES Young Indy game is much better but still not great. And way too damned hard. Don't bother roming it; every copy I've downloaded (and every emulator I've tried it on) freezes up during the second level. I do own the actual cartridge though.
I just noticed this game the other day...
I think it came out in '96 and looks like it was sequel to a game that I used to have called Montezuma's Revenge that came out in '83.
OMG
I cant get over those sorry knock offs. You couldn't have games like that these days, you could get sued for saying Indiana and Jones in the same sentence...
Hey,It does feature one of the greatest power-ups in video game history...
The Sleeping Potion!!!
Seriously,What a great idea!Not only is it unavoidable,It's also in spots surrounded by enemies..
The ending is just as great..It cuts right to the credits with a little movie of Earnest running from the boulder that seriously NEVER ENDS! He just keeps on running while said boulder keeps on chasing him.
Hey,It does feature one of the greatest power-ups in video game history...
The Sleeping Potion!!!
Seriously,What a great idea!Not only is it unavoidable,It's also in spots surrounded by enemies..
The ending is just as great..It cuts right to the credits with a little movie of Earnest running from the boulder that seriously NEVER ENDS! He just keeps on running while said boulder keeps on chasing him.
Haha, yeah I got caught with the sleeping potion the other day. What the hell? I died before it wore off. I had all these enemies swarming over me and I couldn't move. Ugh. So stupid.
Yesterday,I beat this awful game using 'stage skip' code...Terrible,Terrible game with a terrible ending...
Oh, I'm sure it sucks from what I've read here. But the one thing they did get right is the awesome cover art. The cover art for Growl is actually really awesome. I'd put that on my wall or something.
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