Scrapyard Dog
SCORE: 79
Scrapyard Dog is a 2D side scrolling
action adventure platformer with quite a bit of heart in it. Our dog
gets kidnapped and we must make it across these levels to save him. I
felt like Scrapyard Dog was starting with a country song. I was
determined to make this song a happy one instead of one of the sad ones.
The storyline in Scrapyard Dog really caught my eye. Plus Scrapyard Dog
is really different from a lot of the Atari Lynx video games I have
played over the years.
Scrapyard Dog looks really good for a retro hand held video game. Thanks
to the Evercade system I was able to play Scrapyard Dog on the home
television. That made Scrapyard Dog an even better experience. I would
love to see a day where all hand held video games would be playable on a
large television screen. There are plenty of enemies that spawn in at
the same time plus they launch projectiles at the player. Avoiding hits
on a hand held is a bit of a problem.
The music and special effect sounds in Scrapyard Dog are fantastic. I
enjoyed listening to them while slowly working my way through the
levels. I learned slow and steady wins the race in Scrapyard Dog. You
never know what will be appearing soon and what pitfalls may appear in
front of you. I would not want to speed run Scrapyard Dog because of how
many objects there are to interact with. We also collect money while we
are working our way through Scrapyard Dog.
We have the ability in Scrapyard Dog to throw a bouncy projectile at the
enemies. Once that projectile connects with the enemy character they
vanish. It is almost like the enemies are sucked up into the projectile
like it is a worm hole or something. You can check out the video I did
of Scrapyard Dog to see more. I had some fun playing Scrapyard Dog on
the Evercade video game system. I am so thankful they made these Atari
Lynx compilations.
We only get so many lives in Scrapyard Dog. This is a true retro 2D side
scrolling video game. Family members playing Scrapyard Dog need to make
it through the levels without losing all of their lives. That means
family members playing Scrapyard Dog will need to practice to learn the
patterns and enemies. I hope to see more games like Scrapyard Dog in the
near future.
- Paul
Graphics: 79%
Sound: 85%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 75%
System: Atari Lynx/Evercade
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Creative Software Designs
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated
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