Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Candy Cane Crisis]

I love this game. I think it's mostly because you just don't in any way try to hide the fact that it's a Mario ripoff. At least it wasn't completely one, like "Enough Plumbers". Okay, that is a great game, BTW. I never knew Santa could be so agile. Of course, being able to go to all those houses in one night, he must be.

I don't know why you used the fireball sound when you get a candy cane. The part with the sleigh was pretty hard at first. I'm not even quite sure myself what I did differently to advance. The sprite work is quite good. You should see stuff like this more.

[Down The Chimeny!]

Is "Chimeny" how it's pronounced in the UK? I just assume all alternate spellings are from there. It is where the English language came from, after all! I really like how simple it is. Unfortunately, it can be a bit unrewarding. I don't see why these giant meatballs are supposed to be gifts. It is a unique design at least.

It seems a bit too slow, so it is good when you speed it up. A pity one hit kills you. You really have to get close to them, which is dangerous. Timing is everything here. I know this sounds kind fo weird, but Happy Thanksgiving!

Skeik responds:

This was back before I cared to check the spelling of my games haha. I'm honestly surprised you found this game at all, seeing how it's 7 years old!

I get what you mean about it being unrewarding, I had a lot of ideas I didn't really know how to implement. Thanks for playing and reviewing though, I've noticed you reviewing a lot of my games lately.

[Osiris II]

For the most part, the good outweighed the bad. I will say that the worst thing was probably how the graphics weren't that good. I imagine any tomb related game starring a female will be compared to "Tomb Raider". Of course, this girl isn't as hot. I think the enemies are nicely designed. I like how you can switch weapons and have a decent amount of ammo.

Unfortunately, the gameplay isn't anything that unique. It did had some pretty interesting stuff going on, so I'll give this a pass. The sounds weren't bad either. It's pretty nice to be able to be able to move around well. You do go a bit too fast at times.

[Cody's Nightmare Vacation]

I admit that I am not really a fan of these kinds of games. I was hoping to play something Thanksgiving related. A pity it isn't that popular here. What I really like is how good the artwork is. The game itself can be bland, but it really is layed out in a nice way. It's fun to listen to that music as well.

It's rare you play a slice of life game. It's neat to know that you can do things without supernatural stuff. It really always shows up nowadays. I couldn't get a single medal though. At least they're aren't that many.

[Wasp Survival]

I admit that the premise was a bit unique, but it wasn't quite that rewarding. I think its biggest fault was how it just the same thing over and over. I prefer more variety. I think it's pretty much miss and hit with the artwork. There really are a lot of these guys flying around. It is kind of noteworthy how the wasp is so much more realistic than them.

I think there could have been more in terms of backgrounds. At least it was fairly easy to understand. Holding the stinger in place is the best way to do it. I imagine most people think the same thing. There could have also been music.

[Mountain Frog]

Well, I think it had a pretty good layout, but it was hard to recommend. It's just a frog collecting flies. He's not even in a swamp or anything. It's not something that comes off as that enjoyable. I guess it is fairly unique. The resolution seems to be way off.

The music isn't bad. I like how you can go to the bottom of the screen. I guess it's nice you did something with your friend. I hope you had more fun than most of us did. It's fairly mediocre.

[Snow Ball Joe]

I found this to be a pretty good game. It helps that I'm in the mood with the time period. It mostly works because of how simple it is. While it probably could have been more detailed, I still liked it for what it was. It had pretty good music too. I imagine any winter themed game this time of the year will be connected to Christmas some way.

Joe is a pretty cool name. I love those sunglasses. You really don't know what is going to show up next. You probably could have had some better graphics. While not great, still pretty decent.

[Swarm 2]

This was just an okay game. I couldn't find that much that was appealing about it. It seemed like you just went after the same enemies over and over. I will say that I liked how it got one more on each level. I was afraid at first that it would multiply by two every level. The graphics aren't that good.

I also like how the tiles disappear. That really does make it harder. Going for the center is always a good strategy. I can see why this isn't that popular. It's just nothing noteworthy.

[Matrix Rampage]

Very nice game! While I'm not that big a fan of "The Matrix" I understand its popularity. This really is enjoyable for anyone. The only thing I don't like is how it just goes in the same place. It still works very well with what it has. Even the title is cool. Dang, I miss the Rampage games.

It helps that you have so much mobility. I like how easy it is to pick up weapons. You get a great view of what's going on. It's simply a fighting/platformer game that works so well. Not much else to say, other than that I see why it's popular.

[Gust]

This turned out to be a good game. While not that memorable, I really did like it. I think it might be because it's just so fun to play a game where you have so little control over everything. At the same time, it isn't too difficult. You rarely see games that work like that. It has one of the shortest titles in any game I've played.

Of course it could rival "Halo". The music is fairly good. What I don't like is how the artwork isn't that good. It is interesting to have things like sacrificing your own ball. Wow, that sounds dirty.