Posted by boyo on Dec 24, 2010 15:49 (Dec 24, 2010 15:49)
The late Richard Joseph was indeed a musical genius. Before even firing up James Pond 2 on the Playstation, I found myself humming out loud Richard's tunes from the game. Musical scores etched on my sub-conscientious for ever from the days when I originally played this fantastic game first on Commodre's Amiga.
It also has to be said, Robocod is visually a drop dead gorgeous looking game. From the moment the game kicks off the player is bombarded with bright, bold, larger than life graphics depicting Santa's workshop.
You play our intrepid star, James Pond. Half fish, half robot, all ma....ermm, hero. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to rescue your penguin friends from the ever so nasty Dr Maybe who, in typically egotistical bad guy fashion, is doing his best to take over the world. Booo, Hisss!
Dr Maybe has hidden himself discreetly in Santa's workshop and it's your task to hunt him down, exploring Santa's entire workshop full of huge levels filled with mechanical toys, sweets and ice cream, in search of your penguin mates. As your fiends are rescued, doors to new levels are unlocked and your adventure continues into the depths of grotto land.
Robcod has, as his name suggests, robotic skills that allow him to extend his torso in reach of higher planes. Within each level the style of game play changes and is complimented by Pond acquiring new methods of exploring his surroundings. Gadgets found around the levels allow Mr Pond to take to the air with wings, or speed along in a car or zoom along in a plane.
James Pond 2 : Robocod is an incredible festive filled, feel good about the world, game that has appeared on a myriad of platforms, spanning from the 8-bit platforms up to modern handhelds such as Nintendo's DS. The game is huge and will take the arcade adventurer all the holiday season to complete and then to go back and explore all the nooks, cranny's and hidden rooms this game has to offer. A Christmas cracker indeed.
This is one of my most favourite games of all time. At one point had 10 different versions for 10 different platforms - yes I did go a bit mental.http://www.retrofusion.org.uk/images/red_default/submit.png
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Dec 24, 2010 15:59:58 (
Dec 24, 2010 15:59
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