Ninja Golf
SCORE: 73
Another game I was able to play thanks to
the Atari Collection 1 was
Ninja Golf.
This is one of the most interesting Atari 7800 video games I have ever
played. It makes me regret the Atari 7800 did not succeed back in the
day. Atari was trying some interesting, new and cool things. There are
three main things we do in Ninja Golf. The first is swing the club and
hit the ball. The second is to run along a 2D side scrolling area to
where the ball landed. The third is to fight off a fireball spewing
dragon.
It took me a bit to figure out how the controls worked in the golfing
portion of Ninja Golf in regards to aiming. Hitting the ball is pretty
easy. As we run along the golf course we run into a plethora of
different enemies. This is where Ninja Golf has some mild violence. The
enemies poof out of existence when we hit them. We can also throw ninja
stars at them. Although the ninja stars are what we really need when we
get to the hole and must fight the dragon.
Graphically Ninja Golf impressed me. The nicest graphics in Ninja Golf
are when we are fighting that dragon because it is done in 3D. We can
only move left and right, but it still looks nice with some 3D graphics.
Ninja Golf is a bit on the challenging side. Players need to keep moving
if they want to stay alive. Players have a health bar that will deplete
if you take any hits. The fireballs from the dragon can be a real pain
too.
Musically Ninja Golf is lacking. There are special effect sounds when we
run, punch enemies, hit the ball and more. Ninja Golf is missing some
interesting background music. Without those special effect sounds Ninja
Golf is pretty quiet. I understand that ninjas want to be stealthy and
all, but a video game needs some music in it. The biggest pain in Ninja
Golf are the golfers that throw small projectiles at us really low.
Ninja Golf adds a different little wrinkle to golfing. Out of all of the
golfing video games I have played in my life Ninja Golf is the one that
stands out the most. This video game does not contain the best golf
experience. The whole running to the ball and fighting dragons is what
makes Ninja Golf stand out for me. Ninja Golf is quite the experience. I
hope the Evercade continues to get more Atari 7800 video games on it.
- Paul
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 68%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 72%
System: Atari 7800/Evercade
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Blue Sky Software
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated
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