Rocket Knight Adventures
Reviewed by Dyson Turner
Rocket Knight Adventure in my opinion is a very good game,
and one of the best out there, even though it has a few
fatal flaws that ruins the game quite a bit. The graphics in
my opinion were the best draw to this game, everything was
vivid in detail and quite colorful. It also had a quite
catchy tune, which played through most of the game,
especially the end of the stage music. My first impression
of this Sonic clone was a good one. I enjoyed the child like
simplicity and all the overall detail Konami put into it. I
liked the size of the enemies, and the story although done
to death still had a few loopy twist and turns into it
making this game fresh and interesting enough. This is a
game that even though really wasn't necessary and never
really got picked up or had an audience but was worth a try.
Story 8.0/10
I don't remember names or all the characters too well but I
got the gist of it. You were from a long line of Rocket
Knights, your name was Sparkster I believe. You were the
finest of all Rocket Knights. You had a rival, who I forget
his name, who was from a different clan of Knights. He was
your ultimate advisory through your entire life. He has
joined with this evil pig guy, who is your main enemy. The
Evil pig sent his army led by the rival knight out against
your world. Your job is to stop all of them throughout many
stages in this game. I know details were sketchy but the
overall theme was save the world from your rival and an evil
doer. Even though I still like this story and it accompanied
this game quite well, and made you understand this character
more.
Graphics 10/10
The in game graphics were quite good I would have to say,
and some of the best on Genesis at the time. The Sparkster
character was quite large and he was very detailed, he had
small and hard to see facial expressions, but for the most
part he kept a heroic smile through out the game. The
backgrounds in the game in my opinion were the best feature
through out the game. Some of them were beautifully done,
like the water stage, and when you have to ride the coal
mine car. The bosses for the most part were very large and
they were highly detailed, you really couldn't deny that
this was a well done game in this department and it excelled
over most at the time it was made. Some graphical glitches
did occur which lowered the games graphics department in my
opinion, some of the most common were the occasional
blinking, and some times the screen would flash. I don't
know if it was unique to my system or my cart but I don't
think it was. Even though that the graphics still did an
outstanding job and were the highlight of the game.
Sound 9.0/10
Some real good tunes played throughout the entire game. You
couldn't deny the fact that this has got to be some of the
best and most memorable tunes on Genesis. I really enjoyed
the stage ending theme, it was very good ad reminded me of
the music that played in the Sonic series. Some of the stage
music in this game was real good, particularly some of the
later stages really impressed me. The sound effects in this
game were top notch, and you had a variety of them. Like
there was an attempt to give Sparkster a voice when he got
hit, or If you kept him waiting too long he would say lets
go! Then you had sound of his rocket pack, which sounded
pretty cool. A lot of the music in this game sounded a like
and could have used a lot of work in my opinion. Some of it
sound just like the last stage, but overall all the music in
this game sounded good.
Game Play 8.0/10
This game is for 1 player only. There were plenty of stages
in this game, to play in, and most were easy. You were
equipped with a sword and that was your main form of
offense. You had your rocket pack too, which propelled you
to higher grounds. You could fly on two stages, and that was
about it. On the other stages you can fly sort of for a
limited time, but it really wasn't flying. You had to fight
a boss on mostly the end of every level like older games
these guys went down easy. It wasn't until the later stages
In the game where you had to fight more herder bosses like
your rival. This was one of those, like most Konami games
that you couldn't beat on the easiest level. You had to beat
it on a later level, in my opinion this was a good thing
made the game more challenging for the more experienced
players. The difficulty was adjustable, but the easiest you
could beat it on was normal. There wasn't any save or
password feature.
Overall 8.0/10
This was still a very good game, and only marred by a few
things. One thing I found annoying, because I'm a
perfectionist I like beating the game on the hardest level.
I'm sad to report that this game is impossible to beat on
the hardest level. Since they only give you one hit point
and like 2 lives and no continue. The fun factor in this
game was pretty high; you will enjoy your first initial play
through in this game. The replay value being particularly
low. After you beat this one, there is not much left to do.
That doesn't mean you will have a load of fun while playing
this game. I would suggest this game for anyone who loved
the Sonic series, or is looking for a good old fashion
Konami game, this one is right up your alley.
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