Battle of the Ports

[Yakumo]

This week on Battle of the Ports we're off to McDonald's with Battle of the Ports - Mick & Mack in Global Gladiators

[Hirst]

I remember this reviewed really well, but I didn’t like it (MD version). I felt the environments were really ugly with awful colours. But then to play, it was one of those games where the camera doesn’t track the character well, frantically jumping around all over the place. Even with all that set aside, it just felt like a bland platformer with really average mechanics. I just didn’t get the fuss at all.

Doesn’t surprise me that the developer then went on to do Cool Spot, which is plagued with the same rubbish camera. I didn’t like that one either!

[Yakumo]

I remember this reviewed really well, but I didn’t like it (MD version). I felt the environments were really ugly with awful colours. But then to play, it was one of those games where the camera doesn’t track the character well, frantically jumping around all over the place. Even with all that set aside, it just felt like a bland platformer with really average mechanics. I just didn’t get the fuss at all.

Doesn’t surprise me that the developer then went on to do Cool Spot, which is plagued with the same rubbish camera. I didn’t like that one either!

I'm with you 100% there. I don't particularly like Earthworm Jim either.

[Yakumo]

For those who don't like sports games, you may just like this one. Super High Impact on this week's Battle of the Ports

[Yakumo]

Out now, an all new Battle of the Ports Remastered - Forgotten Worlds from Capcom

[Anpanman]

Never heard of Super High Impact, I played quite a bit of TV Sports Football though on the Amiga, talking of which...

...Forgotten Worlds, in the mags at the time this was one of the games billed as the second coming of the lord, I think it was Amiga Format that had a big spread on the development side, I did note a line about having difficulty with the control method which started some bells ringing.
When I acquired a perusal version from my local 'computer club' - cough and tried it, it was as you correctly state - ****e.

[Yakumo]

Never heard of Super High Impact, I played quite a bit of TV Sports Football though on the Amiga, talking of which...

...Forgotten Worlds, in the mags at the time this was one of the games billed as the second coming of the lord, I think it was Amiga Format that had a big spread on the development side, I did note a line about having difficulty with the control method which started some bells ringing.
When I acquired a perusal version from my local 'computer club' - cough and tried it, it was as you correctly state - ****e.

Ah, the good old computer clubs were always a good place to "purchase" the latest software.
Yeah, the controls on ever Arc Development version are bloody awful. Why they didn't go with the control scheme of having the game auto fire and use the fire button to rotate is a mystery.