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System:
NES
Genre:
Action
Publisher:
Nintendo
Developer:
Nintendo
Players:
1-2
Release date/year:
1984
Other systems:
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- Ice Climber
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1984 Nintendo - Nintendo - NES
Storyline
I have always been wondering that . . . Well . . . This is the
storyline out of my point of view.
You play one of the two mountain climbers (I've forgotten
their names) who are supposed to climb
an icy mountain. The goal of the climbing seems to be to
grab on to a big flying bird of
prey. Maybe it's a special bird . . . I don't know. And on the
journey to the top you
are supposed to rescue the mutated vegetables that are
lost in the snowy weather. Something like that.
- Gameplay
The controls in this game are very simple. You can run in
two directions and jump.
The mountain climbers are very easy to control. You feel a
little locked in the air,
but that's just a part of the game. Due to the locking it can
sometimes be a little hard to jump
from one level to another. But like I said, it's a part of the
game and to be a good Ice Climber player
you have to be good at jumping. Because jumping is the
main challenge in this game. Oh! I forgot
about one move you can do. The hammer-slam! You will
meet enemies throughout the
game who's only intentions are pure evil! Well, not really.
They are only walking or flying
randomly across the screen, and you can either move away
from them or hit them with the hammer.
- Graphics
The graphics are very simple. No advanced stuff but you can
still see what is what. The
enemies are few but cool, and the vegetables are just dope.
A big plus for that.
All of the surfaces are also drawed in certain ways. So it's
easy to tell the difference from
slippery ice and solid snow. Which is good.
- Sound
Well, what can you expect from a NES game from 1984?
Blippy sound effects, but it's NESy
soundeffects. And they remind me of the good old times. So
I don't complain. New "hip"
and modern gamers might not like it though . . . But they are
just stupid.
- Replayability
There are a total of 32 levels in this game, and you can
choose any of them right away.
So the challenge isn't really to see all the levels, but to see
all the vegetables! Every
stage contains new and interesting vegetables. And that's
cool. If you play with a friend (both at
the same time) you can have lots of fun with this game. If
you play all by yourself it tends to
get a bit boring after a while.
- Originality
This game is made out of originality. From what I know there
aren't many games even similar to
this one. That's cool, and in my oppinion everybody have to
check this out.
- Overall
A nice two player game with simple sounds and graphics
that can last for long. If you're alone it's only fun for a few
hours though.
But this is the kind of game that you can take out and play
whenever you don't have anything to do,
because there is no complicated intro you have to view or
something like that. Just 100% playing.
- Rates
Storyline: 4/10
Gameplay: 7/10
Graphics: 6/10
Sound: 6/10
Replayability: 7/10
Originality: 9/10
Overall: 7/10
//Benny
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