Down and Dirty Reviews: Jaguar -- A - Z |
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Here is the world's first
64-bit system ever and its games. How did they do? Don't
look Atari fans, it could get very ugly. If a video game system ever
wants to be successful it better have good games. They don't wanna;
"pull a Jaguar!" There are 14 reviews here altogether.
The scores are out of 100. The graphics, sounds, and game play are out of 10. |
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Score
/ Name / Company and the year
62 ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (Atari/Rebellion, 1994)
Although this game received a lot of
hype and attention, I was still bored after a couple of plays in this 3D corridor
shooter because of the long length of the levels and lack of proper save points.
It's not all bad though because this game sports some amazing graphics. You
even have the option as playing as three different characters, a Marine, a Predator,
or a Alien. Although Alien Vs. Predator had its moments this is for hard-core
Doom fans only.
*Battery back up game
*Uncommon Jaguar
game
For 1 player only
graphics: 8
sound: 6
gameplay: 8
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Total Recall Dud of the Month!
34
CHECKERED FLAG (Atari,
1994)
Here is one game that showed a lot of promise because it was a remake or
sequel to Atari's cult favourite Lynx game Checkered Flag. What could
have been a fairly good racing game for the Atari Jaguar here is ruined by many,
many things. Overall this is a poor man's Virtual Racing with weaker
graphics, boring tracks, plus who could forget the strange and annoying music.
Although this polygon racer was based on the old Lynx game of the same name,
you're better off with the original Checkered Flag then this awful remake.
For 1 player
only
Rated Kids to Adult
graphics:
4
sound: 2
gameplay: 5
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73 CANNON FODDER (Virgin, 1995)
This game really surprised me. Cannon Fodder is filled with loads of violent,
but small action has you try to keep your platoon alive behind enemy lines.
It's a difficult game with very tiny characters but Cannon Fodder is still recommend
for strategy and arcade fans!
For 1 player only
graphics: 5
sound: 6
gameplay: 7
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56 CYBERMORPH (Atari, October, 1993)
Cybermorph is a full (and somewhat dull) 3D flight/action game that came
packed in most Atari Jaguar system. Your goal in this game is to search for
missing items and power ups on several different planets to complete your missions.
The game looks very similar to Nintendo's Star Fox (i.e. blocky and low
frame rate) but there was no background music. Not your average shoot em up
as it takes a lot of strategy to survive these hostile worlds. Cybermorph is
very deep game that takes a lot of commitment and some players may or may not
like that.
*Battery back up game
For 1 player
only
graphics: 4
sound: 4
gameplay: 8
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70
DOOM (ID Software, 1994)
It's the same old but vicious first person shooter hit from the PC minus
the game music of course (which seems to be a pattern with Jaguar games). In
the game you blast away at hellish demons to survive. Doom on the Jag works
well here because this game lets you link up another game for some multi-player
action unlike the Sega 32X and Nintendo 64 games and anyone Doom
fan will tell you that's on the greatest part in this very gritty shooting series.
*Battery back up game
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 7
sound: 3
gameplay: 7
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32 DRAGON The Bruce Lee Story (Virgin, 1994)
This fighting/action game is based on the movie Dragon: the Bruce Lee story.
This sounds like a exciting game, eh? Sadly, this licensed game is too hard
too control to be very much fun. Simply fight many goofy looking characters
from the old film.
*Battery back up game
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 5
sound: 5
gameplay: 3
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44 EVOLUTION: DINO DUDES (Atari, December, 1993)
Evolution is a Lemming style clone with tons of levels and wacky characters.
The game itself is alright at first but the main problems with Dino Dudes is the weak
16 bit look and the game itself is too repetitive as well.
For 1 player only
graphics: 5
sound: 5
gameplay: 5
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67 IRON SOLDIER (Atari, 1994)
Iron Soldier is a cool and almost Japanese-like 3D mech shooter with very
basic polygon graphics but rock solid game play. In the game you use
your enemy's prototype 40 ton Iron Soldier mech to destroy their invading armies
before it's too late. Life is very different inside a giant robot and the game works well enough.
*Battery back up game
For 1 player
only
graphics: 5
sound: 6
gameplay: 8
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Total Recall Dud of the Month!
40 KASUMI NINJA (Atari/Handmade, December 24, 1994)
If you judged the book by it's cover then Kasumi Ninja would be a excellent
game, right? This game is packed with some very realistic backdrops and great
looking life like characters plus this Jaguar game also has some rather decent
background music in some stages which is a very rare thing for a game on this system anyway.
So do all these great things add up to a playable game? No way! Only a few fighters
can really be controlled because the awkward fighting system is that bad plus what's
with all the pointless use of blood here? You can also forget about finishing this
game too because it has a really stupid ending. "It could have been a great
fighter that would have really helped the Jaguar, but it wasn't meant to be!"
KN is a extremely limited 2D fighter.
*Battery back up game
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 8
sound: 7
gameplay: 2
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SECOND OPINION!
Kasumi ninja is not that bad
to me its one of the best looking jaguar games around if you take the time you
will learn the control to be quite simple and no that bad at all you need to
take time on this game. The WORST jaguar game is sensible soccer it looks like
a God dam SEGA master system :)
-GameMaster196
65 RAIDEN (Atari/Kaibu, November 1993)
It may be old but it's still good. This is a fun enough translation of
the arcade shooting hit because it's saves the high scores at least and there
is even some new music added to the mix as well. The graphics suffer from a
poor frame rate if the screen is full of enemies and the sounds can get pretty
annoying but the shooting action still holds up. Where is Raiden II though,
I wanted that instead! Raiden for the Jaguar is good but Raiden Project
for the Sony Playstation kills this.
*Battery back up game
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 5
sound: 5
gameplay: 6
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80 RAYMAN (UBI soft,
June 1995)
Here is a simply amazing looking 2D game that's not only fun to play but
it's also very challenging too.The
game is a little linear at times but it should keep Jaguar fans happy for a
good few weeks. This is actually a must play on any game system plus there are
no loading scenes either unlike the Saturn and Playstation games
but the graphics and music are not quite as good though.
*Battery back up game
For 1 player only
graphics:
9
sound: 7
gameplay: 7
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StarSoldier Game of the Month!
BEST
ATARI JAGUAR GAME!
88 TEMPEST 2000 (Atari/Yak,
1994)
This fully loaded update to
a classic 1981 arcade hit proves that not all Jaguar games are void of great
sound. Shoot down invading aliens entering a enclosed vector web, simply destroy
them all to exit to the next level but be careful not to get hit or captured.
With its 3D vector graphics, its very cool techno music, over 100 levels and
loads of modes too, this game will keep anybody busy for awhile. Tempest 2000
became a solid hit for the Jag.
*Battery back up game
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 8
sound: 10
gameplay: 7
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28 TREVOR MC FUR in the Crescent Galaxy (Atari,
1993)
Crescent Galaxy is a really
basic space shooter with little strategy involved in the actually game itself
and there is no in game music either (no surprise there since this a Jaguar
game after all). Despite some nice rendered graphics here and there, "Trevor
Mc Fur in the Crescent Galaxy just screams bad programming!" One of the
first games for the Jaguar and it shows.
*Battery back up game
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 7
sound: 3
gameplay: 6
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65 WOLFINSTIEN 3D (Atari/ID software, 1994)
Here's another oldie! In the game you help a American soldier destroy the Nazi
empire from the World War II era in this uncensored (unlike the lame Super
NES version) 3D shooter that was the prequel to the Doom series by
ID software. The game is still a lot of fun but it looks fairly outdated compared
to other 3D shooters released for the Jaguar.
*Battery back up game
For 1 player only
graphics: 5
sound: 6
gameplay: 8
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