Pulseman - Sega MegaDrive/Genesis

Reviewed by TrekMD

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Continuing the reviews of the week, let's look at a review from a revamped Sega MegaDrive/Genesis section.

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In the year 1999 a mathematic biologist called Dr. Shakuei Yoshiyama created a female artificial life form called C-Life inside a computer system. The good doctor fell in love with C-Life and he entered the computer world to be with her. Their love resulted in the birth of a half-human half-C-Life child capable of jumping between both worlds. This child was known as Pulseman. Jump to the year 2015 and an evil scientist called Waruyama is trying to take over the world with his “Galaxy Gang.” Only one can stand against Doc Waruyama’s ambitions, Pulseman! With the assistance of his partner, Beatrice, Pulseman starts his mission to save the world. Pulseman is a unique platformer developed towards the end of the Genesis/MD lifecycle by Game Freak, the same company that went on to make Pokemon, Final Fantasy, and Dragon Quest. The game was originally released only in Japan, though it was available in the US through the Sega Channel. Pulseman has seven stages that take you to different locations in the world such as the Indian Forest, Las Vegas, and the Alaska Range. These stages have graphics that are appropriate to those areas but one of the must fun ones is Techno Park because it plays at Galaxy Gang’s headquarters, which are located in an arcade! Controlling Pulseman is the key to learning this game (and it doesn’t take long to learn), particularly in your handling of the Volteccer. The Volteccer transforms Pulseman into an energy ball that can bounce of walls and travel through electric wires. The graphics and sound in this game are exceptional, which fits with it being a late release. Colour, level design, and character animation are superb and the music is excellent. I highly recommend you get your hands on this one!