Super Mario World Hack Review - Bowser's Return
RATE THE REVIEW, NOT THE HACK =)
Finally, after a few months, the second reviews' season starts, it would've been done earlier, but all the requests I had completed were canceled (even a hardcore hack which I couldn't even complete O_O), so I had to remake the whole thing, but finally here it is, I hope you like it, and sorry for the delay.
Enjoy!
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Information
Hack: Bowser's Return
Authors: Ice Man, Ghettoyouth
File: http://tinyurl.com/axogvv
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SXZ Review:
GREAT HACK!
Score: 94 / 100
Gameplay: 9
Graphics: 10
Level Design: 9
Music: N/A
Sound: N/A
Difficulty: 10
Sprites: 10
Tilt: 9
Storyboard: 8
Originality: 10
Better for: Veterans
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GOOD ASPECTS
-Beautiful graphics
-Excellent custom sprites
-Consistent difficulty
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BAD ASPECTS
-Repetitive level design
-There are various unfair spots
-Some levels are very extensive
-Savestates sometimes are necessary
-Poor Storyboard
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"Great gameplay, and beautiful."
Graphics, it's amazing how well managed they were on this hack, since from the beginning of the game you get captured by the ambience of the hack. Everything is really nicely designed, from the main menu to every single sprite of the whole hack.
Tough, it looks like there was more effort on the graphics than in the actual game, because the level design is really repetitive, it starts out good, but then you get a clearly remarkable feeling of that you are playing through the same thing, just with different graphics and background; but as you advance through the game, the level design gradually changes, really barely, tough.
Anyway, as you start to play (and as soon as you start to die), you find out that there are several unfair gaps, and unfair falls, too, what I mean with that is that you can't see what's below you, so it takes a few tries to fall right where you must, those are the kind of things that cause for you to start to use savestates, tough, it's still possible to clear the game without them.
About difficulty, the game starts as it will continue, so you keep at the same rhythm, but even like that, the Castles and the Haunted Houses can be really annoying and hard, since there are all kind of things in front (above and below) of you that you simply can't avoid easily, and I say that because of the authors put huge packages of enemies (and stuff) in those buildings, so yeah, discard a few lifes of your collection; but thinking deeper about it, those scenarios are meant to be hard, and they aren't excessively hard, you can just run with all your power and leave everything behind, but that wouldn't be okay, so don't do it.
Now, the story; lamentably it's correct to say that the authors didn't even bother to think about one, and that's something obvious: "Mario thought that Bowser was dead, but then it happened, he stroke back! He kidnapped the princess again... a new adventure begins!"
You know as well as me that THAT doesn't sound good, at all.
But a typical storyboard isn't always bad, so let's avoid getting too sharp about that.
So, the game is beautiful, and everything has been changed (everything was made "adorable"), there was a lack of level design originality at the beginning, but it eventually gets better; it's really great if you are a veteran or an expert (sorry, you don't go hardcore with this one), but it can be a little harsh for beginners, so try something easier first, then do this one.
So, is it worth the try?
Sure! You can't miss this one, be sure to check it out and be surprised by the enhanced graphics (which are obviously the best part of this hack), it's really comfortable to play and the castles make you run like never before (I know I did -_-), so let it be in you hacked collection =)
That's all for my part today, thanks for watching, rating, and even subscribing, this is the opening for the second reviews' season, I hope you'll like it, have a great day!
Stay tuned!