Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[cursor storm]

Dang, it really is taking me awhile to get used to the laptop. I could barely control anything with the cursor. Oh well, while the game was hard for me to play, it wasn't that bad. I think it is in fact quite creative. There are a nice amount of details here and there. The music is really funky.

I guess "funky" just isn't used by most people anymore, huh? I guess it's just better to play on a desktop, or whatever the opposite of a laptop is. It's nice to have a game where you can get personal with it. You really get involved with the cursor. That's how it is in things besides games.

[Squareman]

I was fairly impressed by this. It reminded me of the ZekeySpaceyLizard cartoon "Squaresville". Again, it's really only because of the use of squares. The problem I did have with this was that it could have been more detailed. I know that's kind of a Catch-22. The way such a large area is shown works well for the game, but it makes there less to look at.

I was searching for this and couldn't find the right amount of space between the "square" and "man". I appreciate the good music. Sometimes, the levels make you repeat them. I like how you have health in this. It's unique for a game with spikes.

[Fist Puncher: SoO]

I'm heavily reminded of the Double Dragon games. I think that's the one, right? I will say that I was a little disappointed that you couldn't do more in this game. I still appreciate all the effort put into it. It could have used more detail. It was weird to have this one boss who you just kept on fighting over and over.

He certainly got hard on his second form. He was too fast even when I was standing right next to him. You always had to creep up to cause him damage. The main character reminds me of Chuck Norris. I guess any bearded badass would do that.

PestoForce responds:

Yeah, Dr. Karate vs. Chuck Norris would be a great showdown.

[Crystal Story II]

I don't seem to remember playing the first one. Whatever happened there, this is a fun game. I really do like how there's a lot of space for you to explore. It's just wonderful that you put so much detail into everything. There's no medal for not skipping the cutscenes, I'm afraid. The music is also very graceful.

The graphics are very well done. It helps that the protagonist is someone you can in fact get on a good level with. Then again, I guess any character I give my user name to would be like that. It's just a very peaceful game. Those blobs seem to show up in a lot of RPGs.

[Square Man]

I'm sorry, but I did not like this. I think the worst part is how I couldn't beat this game at all. It seems like mostly a ripoff of Pac-Man. Okay, that was probably intentional. The graphics weren't that good or anything. I don't even know how to get to the white circles.

The fact that there were only two enemies didn't make it any easier. I was also expecting sounds and music of some kind. I don't think there's anything wrong with the laptop I'm using. I can see why this didn't become that popular. Improve on all of these things and it could be better.

[Back in Time - Part 2]

A pity I am someone who is not into RPGs. I guess I would have liked this more. I will say that it's not that bad of a game. Everything is pretty easy to understand. I just think the graphics could be much better. I guess that does kind of go in with the simplistic gameplay. Then again, I'm interested enough to finish this. I think I played the first game.

It sure is weird to look at going to a Blockbuster like that. Again, it does need more details. I'm looking for something more interesting regarding time travel. It's probably one of my favorite themes. The voices aren't half bad.

[Break In 2]

I was quite impressed at how hard this was. I'm still not even fully able to understand it. It does remind me of the Classroom series. This is still a good game in its own right. I didn't recognize the music from "Naruto". The graphics are a little cheesy if I might add.

It still works because it really is quite inventive. I didn't play the original "Break It". I like how well the character moves. It still doesn't make it any easier. You really have to figure out how to move around.

[The Vision Test]

At first, I thought this would be like an actual exam. I'm glad to know it was quite simpler. It helps that I'm fairly good at it. You truly have no clue what is going to show up. I guess you could count this as an educational game. Probably only because you'll have a better chance of understanding those Google password things.

It helps that the music is so good. Dang, that really never gets old, does it? Glad I'm not graded on this. Of course, an automatic fail for not having 100% is quite rough. Better than the Impossible Quiz.

[Rocket Car]

I don't mean to be a poor sport, but this was quite difficult for me. I could just not do anything on Level 3. Every time I moved, it seemed like I destroyed myself. With all that being said, this is still a good game. What matters most is that it's quite creative. It may be the most realistic representation of a flying car we'll ever see.

Yeah, those will probably never happen in real life. I like the music as well. The details are fine enough. It's nice to have a game that's easy to understand. It's still difficult for me, though.

[Bloons]

Looking back, it really does look quite primitive by the other games. It's still very nice to see how this all started. You could have used some music. You are always surprised at how inventive the next level will be. I love how you show them all at the beginning. It's not like you could ever memorize them all.

It makes me wonder why a monkey is doing this. I guess it's just because monkeys are funny. The name really is funny by itself. Those pink balloons are the best. You really have higher percentages as the game goes on.