Xeno Crisis and Tanglewood
SCORE: 58
I am very thankful I had the money to
purchase the Xeno Crisis and Tanglewood cartridge on the Evercade
system. I decided I wanted to try and purchase all of the Evercade
cartridges even the ones that were not a good fit for us. Xeno Crisis
and Tanglewood is a half good fit for us. Xeno Crisis is not a good fit
for us with all of the violent content. Tanglewood is a much better fit.
I also find it very cool that two different indie games from two
different companies was put together on one cartridge. Xeno Crisis and
Tanglewood gives me hope for other indie video games to appear on the
Evercade platform.
Both Xeno Crisis and Tanglewood look like they are from the 16-bit era.
Both Xeno Crisis and Tanglewood sound like they are from the 16-bit era.
In fact both of these video games can also be found on other platforms
like Steam, and Genesis (aka Mega Drive). It is really cool to see
recently released video games done in the retro style and receiving
physical copies on retro platforms. I am going to focus this review on
the Evercade release of Xeno Crisis and Tanglewood. Also they are a
combined package on the Evercade.
Xeno Crisis is a top down shooter where we have a character running
around and shooting everything in our way. Xeno Crisis reminds me of
Smash TV. Xeno Crisis is also quite the challenging video game. You
might be numb to violence after playing Xeno Crisis. At least I was
pretty numb after playing this video game. Xeno Crisis can also increase
aggression levels of players. Patience can be decreased and anger
outbursts can be increased. Xeno Crisis can also cause rage quitting if
you know what I mean.
Tanglewood is a side scrolling 2D platformer with a cute little fox.
Families will need to figure out what to do in Tanglewood. I had to
experiment to progress in Tanglewood. At times I wish there was a bit
more of a tutorial in Tanglewood to help me learn what to do in this
game. I had to test what I could interact with. I hope to see more indie
compilations on the Evercade in the near future.
- Paul
Graphics: 50%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 60%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: Evercade
Publisher: Blaze Entertainment
Developer: Bitmap Bureau, Big Evil Corp
Rating: ‘12 - TWELVE and OLDER ONLY
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