Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Spaceman Ace]

I was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed this. I appreciated how unique it was. I still can't remember the name of the game those green guys come from. While not a masterpiece, it still comes off as good to me. What kept it from being great was how the controls were off. I don't understand how the weapon style works.

The music was pretty good too. I think it's funny how you're transported back to the beginning of the level after dying. I should have paid attention to how many lives I had. It just had a good spirit to it. It's also easy to understand.

[Rocket_Fighter]

This reminds me of a lot of space shooting games. While this wasn't as good, I still enjoyed playing this. I just thought that some of the sprites stood out. It looked kind of shoddy. I still appreciate how good the gameplay is. I really do love games that are so straightforward like this.

It helped that the music was great too. While I haven't played Mega Man myself, I recognize some of these sprites. They're just popular here. My favorite character is Zero. Sometimes you trick yourself into thinking you don't have more mobility.

[Puzzle Freak]

Wow, I was pretty dang impressed at how hard this game was. I think the best thing was how you did in fact have no idea what was going to happen next. I knew a standard board game wouldn't be good. As the Frankenstein monster, I could have just killed the human. The music and sounds are quite good. I do think the graphics could be better, though.

Not much more to say, other than that I'm bad at the mini games. I guess the whole thing is nothing but mini games, which I am bad at. They prove to be quite challenging. I generally don't play these sorts of things with the games here. It was frustrating, but you unique.

[Smokin' Aces Card Killer]

I was afraid this was going to be a card game at first. I mean, it had the word "Card" in the title. As I'm no good at those things, I enjoyed this. I do in fact recall this movie. While I never saw it, I remember it being advertised. I'm just a really big movie fan like that.

I knew my luck couldn't go on forever. I think I lost at Level 12 or something. You really do know how to make something so simple enjoyable. A lot of games are like that. I couldn't recognize most of these actors, though.

[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.