19th June 2011, 5:02 PM
Game Gear
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The Lion King - $2, cart only - I wasn't sure if this would be worth it, so I've passed on copies before. I got it this time though, and actually I think it was a good decision -- this is a pretty good version of the game. The graphics are great and really show off how many colors the GG can put on screen, and the gameplay is good too -- this version doesn't require anywhere near the frustrating precision of the Game Boy version, where you'd take damage if you landed on enemies just off center and could easily miss jumps. Here all of that is much easier, which is awesome. The level designs are different, too; just like how the SNES/Genesis and GB versions are different, the GG version is also different. Each level has a theme based on the theme from one of the original (SNES) version's stages, but with a different layout. In this version for instance level 1 is quite vertical, with lots of climbing and swinging. The ostrich ride in level 2 is as annoying as ever, though, and that's as far as I got this time. There are no continues here of course (as expected from a Sega version... at least on GB you got a couple of continues), so start again from the beginning when you fail. Still, fine version of the game.
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The Lion King - $2, cart only - I wasn't sure if this would be worth it, so I've passed on copies before. I got it this time though, and actually I think it was a good decision -- this is a pretty good version of the game. The graphics are great and really show off how many colors the GG can put on screen, and the gameplay is good too -- this version doesn't require anywhere near the frustrating precision of the Game Boy version, where you'd take damage if you landed on enemies just off center and could easily miss jumps. Here all of that is much easier, which is awesome. The level designs are different, too; just like how the SNES/Genesis and GB versions are different, the GG version is also different. Each level has a theme based on the theme from one of the original (SNES) version's stages, but with a different layout. In this version for instance level 1 is quite vertical, with lots of climbing and swinging. The ostrich ride in level 2 is as annoying as ever, though, and that's as far as I got this time. There are no continues here of course (as expected from a Sega version... at least on GB you got a couple of continues), so start again from the beginning when you fail. Still, fine version of the game.