Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[_lockout]

I have to admit that I did not know what to expect from this. I imagine one of the medals is about going through this without dying. You don't have much description for them anyway. The one that I CAN NOT beat is the one with the two spiked platforms that move up and down. At first, I thought you were supposed to stand on them and avoid the spiked part. To be fair, that would be even harder.

The graphics were fairly decent. Hee hee, my mom walked in on me and thought I was playing Mario. Just a little personal tidbit. I thought the music was nice and fairly suiting. It's frustrating, but with some easy medals, it's rewarding.

[SD-Thrust II]

I felt the graphics could have been better, ditto the sound. It just didn't strike me as appealing how a lot of it was bland. I thought that I could just touch the red pad. It turned out I apparently had to do it at the right angle. When I used it from a wrong one, it blew up. I guess it struck me as too hard.

I can't help but think you're from one of those groups like the Star Syndicate. I doubt you are. Of course, the quality implies you're not that good. Some of the designs for the land aren't that bad. I can see a more complicated version being better.

[Shove It]

I admit that this didn't look like a lot at first, but it got better as I understood it more. I especially like how there's a wide variety to do things. Even if they don't work out, it's fun to experiment. You do have to be pretty careful with the exact number of times you move things. The graphics aren't great, but don't really need to be. I'm fairly certain I've seen this character before.

Most likely, he appears in your games. I've played a lot here! The aerial shot seems to really make it work well. There could probably be some music. I doubt there's something on my computer preventing me from hearing that.

[Squirrel Squash 2]

Wow, I was amazed at how high harder it was compared to the original. I liked how you used a remix of "Billie Jean" at the beginning. You have another submission dedicated to that entirely. It was strange how the first one was so easy. The best thing about this is the cameos by other characters from your games. Frank appears at the beginning and I see Castle Cat and nipple man (whoever he is).

It's sad to see something become less popular as time goes on with the recent reviews. At least the same can not be said for you yourself! I love the sound effects too. This might be even too fast paced, but that was probably because there were so many obstacles in it. Now this seems like a game that would have some high scores.

[Fade: A Crumbling World]

I found this game to be pretty good. I didn't like it how on one level, it simply seems impossible to beat. I am right in the path of a shooter and I am unable to avoid him. The graphics were also not that much. It was in fact interesting to play a game where you didn't need to collect everything. At least you didn't need to get the medal for that.

Or maybe you do, I haven't played the whole thing. I like how the shooters do not hurt you unless they are actually firing at you. You can't even really touch them. The sounds were decent enough. This was fine for a quick play.

[Soupedia 2]

I couldn't understand most of this, until I read the directions. It was weird because you kind of told us how to get the secret medals. Granted, they were all that way, but it was still kind of strange. It wasn't too easy of course, with a lot of hidden stuff. I didn't know MikeyS9607 was part of the Soup Squad. I think this may be the first submission from you guys that I've reviewed.

You would be surprised at how many of these organizations there are. The music was fine. I felt I at least learned some more about the users on this website. The medals will hopefully give it more views. I never played the first one.

SoupSquad responds:

First one has medals, too.

And no, I'm not surprised. There have been a lot of organizations. Most of them are dead. So far, it's only three crowns: Clocks, Locks, and Soups.

[Recoil]

Woah, I don't know how I missed this one when looking at older games. What I love about this is how truly awesome it is! While it may be that you fight the same enemies over and over, it's still great fun. I especally love when you get to kick an enemy off the screen in the air. I will admit that I have no clue whatsoever on how to beat the boss. I don't know why he has an ice gun of all things, but it's pretty awesome.

You probably could have put more variety in the enemies. It is kind of funny to see the main character explode when he dies. If you're going to lose the game, might as well show off a fun effect while it happens! Oh, now I understand how the boss works. Dang, I have to look at author comments first more.

[Cosmic Warriors]

I think this was a good game, but it was hard to understand. I don't really understand how the game kept telling you the wrong amount of ammo. For some reason, my computer isn't showing the music up on the games I'm playing. The other sounds, however, are just fine. I liked how you could bump into your opponent. I really should read what keyboard button does what here.

I managed to get my opponent down to just one ship. I didn't even figure out how to fully play it until I had half my lives gone! While it wasn't that detailed, it still has good gameplay. It holds up fairly well after all this time. A pity it is not more popular.

[Red Beard]

I'm surprised that this does not have a higher rating. While not one of my favorites from you guys, this was still really fun to play. I think it might be because it has such a pleasant atmosphere to it. I probably do prefer games that have more conflict, but this is still awesome. The sound is also nice and quite soothing. It's interesting to have platforms that work different ways.

It could have used some music, though. I like how the pirate is presented in this little bubble. I would never think a pirate would be so cute. I mean, I think he's a pirate, given his name. It's great to see how fun this can be in its simplicity. I know I've played this with music before.

[Renga Samurai]

I'm not really much of a fan of these kinds of games, but this was surprisingly enjoyable. The level that I am not able to get past is the fifth one. The hardest part is probably finding out the right number of cuts. It's so easy at first, you forget you have a limited number. The music is quite stylistic and I liked how you didn't use the same song. It gives off a nice Oriental feel.

There wasn't a lot of detail in this, but a game like this doesn't need to have a lot of detail. It was satisfying to hear the boards being slashed apart. The levels are quite creative. It's difficult, but still quite straightforward in terms of gameplay. You have to use the bamboo parts for specific cutting, I learned.