Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pumpkin Simulator 2003]

It's game like this that make you so glad you have creativity in yourself. You could basically just do anything you wanted. This reminds me of another game I played that was a lot more recent. I didn't like how the future game wasn't realistic. It was interesting to get a good experience like this. Most people know what it's like to carve pumpkins.

I myself have gone pretty good in that category. Of course, if you look at some of the images floating around on the Internet of carved pumpkins, it's not much. This is really a very accurate depiction. A pity this game became less popular as time went on. The sounds are nice too.

rotpad responds:

thanks, i appreciate it

[Fatty Genius Time Travels]

I found this game to be decent. I think one reason I didn't like it that much was how the character didn't have much mobility. I mean, yeah, he was really fat, so that was kind of the point. It was just a strange game with how you disappeared all the time. It made it seem like it was something you had to concentrate for. In reality, it was something that happened automatically.

It is pretty funny to see that fat guy disappear like that. I had no idea the crate was actually going to save me from the saws on the second level. Who knew a fat guy could be that agile? The graphics are in fact done quite well. It's probably worth a quick look.

[Chocolate Run]

I was a bit disappointed to see how this was ranked fairly low in comparison to a lot of your other games. This was still a fairly good game. I guess I was hoping that you had the ability to attack. You know, fire chocolate as a weapon or something. It's still fairly stylistic for what it is. I know I have played something like this before.

The music was fairly good and it fit the game nicely enough. I didn't see what this had to do with Valentine's Day that much. I guess chocolate is something you can associate with most holidays. It did go pretty fast even if I wasn't able to get very far. I just think it's a bit too incomprehensible to like that much.

[Ski Free or Die Hard!]

Wow, I thought this was actually going to be some space game at first. I guess I should have looked at the title better. I was kind of weirded out at how strange everything in this turned out to be. It's funny because I heard that new "Die Hard" movie was terrible at least in comparison to the other installments. It was weird how it looked like you turned into a spaceship when you jumped.

I mean, I have to give it credit for being unique. I certainly had no idea what was going on. I wasn't even sure if I was pressing the jump button right because I kept dying for strange reasons. I wish it snowed here in Florida. It's just kind of too weird to really enjoy.

DBuck-Eye responds:

Maybe my next game will be a space game so that Floridians can enjoy it with the rest of us! Thanks for the idea!

[[REVIVE]]

Here we have yet another strange game. I actually found this one to be rather enjoyable. It's mostly because it's truly unique. It gives you a lot of room to make your own strategies. I don't know why a ghost would able to pass through wood but not other things. I just find it funny how the life potion looks like a Kool-Aid glass.

The sounds are fairly decent as well. I just think the overall layout is cool, particulary with the godlike entity as the narrator. I thought I just died at first and had to start the whole level all over. Come on, I can't be the only one who thought of that? While it has nothing to do with the holiday, Happy Valentine's Day!

[Territory War 3]

This was a very strange game for me to play. I can't complain that it was too hard, because it really wasn't. I was not able to find anywhere where the instructions were. Even on the menu, there wasn't anything. I still have to appreciate all the hard work put into this, especially when it has so many talented NGers working on it. I managed to at least get one medal.

I was in fact a fan of the other games in this series. I just wish that the instructions were easier to see. On the plus side, it was nice to be able to die so quickly. I just jumped off of everything. The opening cutscene is a bit too long too.

Afro-Ninja responds:

The controls for this game are the same as the other games- when you start a match the popup dialogs should let you know how to move your character. when you open the weapons menu each time it will tell you how to use each weapon. Also the opening cutscene has a skip button. Thanks for giving it a shot though!

[Band Of Heroes]

Dude, this is one of the most awesome games I have ever played in my entire life! I simply can not put the mouse and keyboard down to play something else! I think the strongest thing here was how good the graphics were. Everything was just wonderfully laid out so perfectly. There were an endless number of upgrades and other crazy stuff going on. Dang, did it get longer the more it went on.

I have been playing this thing for TWO HOURS STRAIGHT. I simply can't stop getting more upgrades and fighting more enemies! The music is fantastic as well, not to mention the story isn't that bad. I may in fact be more addicted to this game than any other game I've played here. I love the variety of people you can choose from and their unique weapons. Make this the #1 submission of all time!

IriySoft responds:

Thanks! %)

[Trapped 4]

I didn't know how to beat these levels at all, but it turned out to be something quite complicated. I thought it was just going to be the same thing with you putting the boxes where they needed to go. There was a new way for nearly every level! It certainly made it interesting. I'm stuck at the part with the nine red dots. I think I have to do it in a certain order.

The music is quite suiting. The graphics weren't much, but they probably weren't supposed to be. Puzzle games are meant to be crazy like that. It's certainly a different kind of puzzle game. You really are trapped in these games!

[Contra Game Workshop]

Well, I have to say that this seemed to have a very interesting premise. My only complaint was that it did not have a feature that let you play it at the moment. I like to think of this as a website where you don't have to worry about downloading anything. Well, this was in the site's early years, sort of. It's interesting to have everything from the original game. I just wish you could play it right now.

I have played other games here that let you do that. It was pretty nice to hear those sounds whenever you uploaded something. It appears to be just like the actual game. I was thinking at first this would be a simple remake. It's a lot more complicated than that.

[400 Years]

It's easy to see how you can get frustrated with this game. You don't have much mobility. That was of course the point and it at least makes for a fairly surreal game. I appreciate all the details put into everything. It may not be that descriptive, but it has enough. I guess the protagonist was supposed to be an Easter Island head. I wish I had some idea what any of this meant.

It certainly takes patience to finish the game. I'm glad you didn't mean 150 years in real time. Of course, I should have realized that sooner. The music is very soothing. I'm stuck at the part with the three trees where you can only climb the one in the middle.