Atari Lynx Must Have Games

[Rogue Trooper]

Few more from C+VG

Pac Land (Robin Swan) Graphics 83%, sound 77%, Playability 84%, Lastability 80% and Overall 80%.

Overall would this not be 81%?

Still to low for my tastes. Are any of the magazines still in print? Robbie Swan, I feel your goose is already cooked

Seen magazines before say the Overall score is'nt an average of the scores given to specific areas, but an 'Overall' rating of what game is like, if that makes sense?.

C+VG website still active (and Troll central), magazine folded years back i seem to recal.Last issue i saw had it reviewing PS2/Xbox games and it was an utter rag.

[Rogue Trooper]

Paul glancey review of Zalor Mercenary in C+VG:

Overall 74%. decent looking, but quite difficult and not overly exciting to play.

[onthinice]

Thanks and Overall score does make sense.

I bought Pac-Land new for the Turbo-16 back in the early 1990's. Then I did not know as much about the Lynx but knew that NEC had the Turbo Express but outside of that, you were limited to what systems even had Pac-Land. Talking before the Namco releases on Playstation.

My thought is to be able to have a portable version of Pac-Land, before mobile devices and emulation, should have easily jumped the score.

[TL]

C+VG Mini-reviews:

Shanghai Overall 84%

Rampage Overall 60%

Robosquash Overall 70%

Rygar Overall 46%

WTF? Rygar only 46%? are they mad?.Apparenttly the reviewer feels gameplay is dull, run-of-the mill and graphics are 'Not that good' ohh and rampage they say has 'Not much gameplay, soon gets tedious' hence 60%.

Paul glancey review of Zalor Mercenary in C+VG:

Overall 74%. decent looking, but quite difficult and not overly exciting to play.

[Rogue Trooper]

C+VG Mini-reviews:

Shanghai Overall 84%

Rampage Overall 60%

Robosquash Overall 70%

Rygar Overall 46%

WTF? Rygar only 46%? are they mad?.Apparenttly the reviewer feels gameplay is dull, run-of-the mill and graphics are 'Not that good' ohh and rampage they say has 'Not much gameplay, soon gets tedious' hence 60%.

Paul glancey review of Zalor Mercenary in C+VG:

Overall 74%. decent looking, but quite difficult and not overly exciting to play.

By comparison, RAZE scores for a few Lynx games:

Rygar: Overall 81% (Graphics recived 81% as well).

Rampage:Overall 81%

Zalor Merc.:Overall 74%


*Found another C+VG score:

Awesome Golf (Frank O'Connor+Tim Boone) Overal 87%


***And: ohhh boy, you just wait till i post next lot of mag scores on Lynx games!****

[TL]

I have all the scans of Raze, I think I posted the Lynx ones in the actual Lynx thread.

I always liked their reviews, although I think the Zarlor one is too low. I was gutted when that mag folded as they covered 7800 too.

[Rogue Trooper]

Here we go then, from:(C+VG's) Guide to Consoles book (all scores Overall rating):

Gates Of Zendocon 84%

Chips Challenge 75%

Electrocop 90%

Gauntlet III 90%

Klax 93%

Ms Pacman 79%

Roadblasters 76%

Slimeworld 90%

So far, so good......

But.....


wait for it Laird.....



Blue Lightning......

66%-A good showcase for the hardware, but NOT a good game!


Objection!!!!!!!!!!! From R.T alone, that's cobblers!

[TL]

Not far off what I gave it actually, I reviewed it here at 7/10.

Blue Lightning is a great graphics showcase but its far too short and is not that an amazing game IMO.

[Rogue Trooper]

Not far off what I gave it actually, I reviewed it here at 7/10.

Blue Lightning is a great graphics showcase but its far too short and is not that an amazing game IMO.

Until Afterburner:Black falcon on PSP, i've yet to play a handheld game of this type that delivered what Blue Lightning did.I've no qwibbles with a short game, espically on a handheld.I'd give it 8/10 myself, easily.Few other scores for it:

IGN 9/10
ST Action 87/100
Powerplay 75%
Atari Times 90%.

C+VG guides lowest i've seen for it.



When they give Afterburner on Speccy 90% and say it reads like a great game+showcase for the hardware.........

[Rogue Trooper]

Thanks and Overall score does make sense.

I bought Pac-Land new for the Turbo-16 back in the early 1990's. Then I did not know as much about the Lynx but knew that NEC had the Turbo Express but outside of that, you were limited to what systems even had Pac-Land. Talking before the Namco releases on Playstation.

My thought is to be able to have a portable version of Pac-Land, before mobile devices and emulation, should have easily jumped the score.

They were'nt overly keen on the (great) C64 version either (and reviews at this point had NO Overall score, just ind.ratings).

C64 Pacland:

Graphics, Sound, Playability and Value, all chalked up a 6/10 each.

[Rogue Trooper]

And....

As far as ripping into Lynx Rampage, C+VG awarded Speccy Rampage a C+VG Hit! and gave the MS version 81% so..if gameplay was that poor? why only the Lynx version marked down i wonder?.

[TL]

And....

As far as ripping into Lynx Rampage, C+VG awarded Speccy Rampage a C+VG Hit! and gave the MS version 81% so..if gameplay was that poor? why only the Lynx version marked down i wonder?.

Especially the Lynx version is enhanced over those versions and indeed the arcade game too.

[Rogue Trooper]

And....

As far as ripping into Lynx Rampage, C+VG awarded Speccy Rampage a C+VG Hit! and gave the MS version 81% so..if gameplay was that poor? why only the Lynx version marked down i wonder?.

Especially the Lynx version is enhanced over those versions and indeed the arcade game too.

They described the arcade game as:good clean, cartoon fun, so as far as i can see, the only format they had issues with the gameplay on was the Lynx? I would say madness, but i'm about to post on how C64 Paperboy fared at review...lol, so there's no logic to their reviews over the years.

[onthinice]

Reviews for Pac-Land and Ninja Gaiden. One thing I liked at the time was the size of the cart and the projected price. Sorry in dollars only

[TL]

I love that!

Great review Ice, thanks for posting it!