Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Wire]

I just didn't think this was very unique or anything. I guess I appreciate how it had a simple premise and it wasn't too hard to understand. Of course, we can't always simplify everything. It just needs to have more going on. This is just the same thing over and over. You did not even have a background or any music. It also probably just came off as too easy to me.

At this point, I've played so many games, you tend to expect more difficult stuff. It's funny how this has the same name as a popular HBO show. Yeah, this did come after it. Squirrels are funny, but this one really wasn't. I can tell it's an old work.

[Planetcide: Genesis]

It's great to see how this holds up after all these years. I was thinking the effects would be pretty bad, but everything flowed together great! I loved how you could just go across a massive landscape and fire at everything in sight. It didn't have much in terms of plot, but it was still very nice. I like how the controls are so easy to understand. It works well as a simple game.

It makes you realize that we haven't advanced well with 3D graphics. It realy does give you a good sense of depth. I guess unlike movies, we won't eventually make CGI movies and games. The music is also very stylistic and gives a good sense of adventure. It's fairly unique for its genre.

[AP Playlist Maker]

I don't know that much about how to work with audio submissions. Then again, that might just be because my only audio submission was universally hated. I was very glad that there were a ton of songs that were already available on the game. My only complaint is that the details in the game itself were not that good. I know that doesn't mean much in a music thing like this, but it just struck me as off.

I have certainly reviewed a lot of songs. I'm not going to say this has the most music pieces for an NG submission. I've reviewed so many there was probably one that used more, like the Punk-O-Matic games. It's kind of complicated, but any music fan should like this. I am a music fan of course.

Kwing responds:

The metal playlist was only an example. Obviously you can add whichever tracks you like.

[Made in Mafia]

I thought this was a pretty-good game. It reminded me of "The Godfather". Of course, that's probably because that's the most well known Mafia movie ever made. I was a bit confused by all of the labels. It seemed too much for a game that wasn't that complicated. I still enjoyed it, particuarly when I got to use the bombs.

You would be surprised at how you have to time everything perfectly with those. The graphics are fairly decent. It was funny to see some cars besides gangster ones to shoot at. It looked like there was a race car on my back at one point! This was decently creative.

[Super Color Belt]

I thought this was a fairly unique game and it came off as quite fun to me. I thought it was so cool how I was able to get some of the combinations right. It wasn't that difficult if you put your mind to it. I think the music was also fairly nice. It wasn't well detailed, but still something worth checking out. It probably helps that it's an original idea.

You might even say that it's a rythum game. I had fun listening to the funky music as it moved along. In fact, I'm pretty sure it is a rythum game. I can't seem to find the difference between Reflex mode and Classic mode. Probably all the better, the former is most likely more difficult.

[Dot-Matrix Shooter 2]

I was pretty surprised at how good at this I managed to be. I think the main reason I liked it is because the medals were just worth so much! Yeah, that's shallow, but come on, lots of people are like that. I thought the graphics were really unique. I had no idea you could even jump until an enemy came from the side. It helps that everything is clear to understand.

I like the funny sound the tank makes whenever it hits something. It gives off a good sense of cartoonish behavior. It's nice to see contrasting styles like that. Even the backgrounds aren't bad, either. The clouds look like little platforms in the sky.

meinlogin responds:

Haha, thanks:). I also thought that words 'Brutal' and 'Difficult' are too strong for these achievements, but as I have only 6 of them in the game, had to split all the points:).

[Gorlog 2002]

I was surprised at how fun this turned out to be! I think the main reason it works is because the designs are really good. I appreciate how there are so many cool colors in this. There are a wide variety of enemies and even the fact they shoot at you is different. While not as good as something like "RaidenX", still quite memorable. The sounds are nice and give it a good techno feeling.

You can't really shoot them off screen. It's even kind of cool how you blow up! It could probably use some more detail in terms of the background. I just appreciate a standard space shooting game. Good thing there's a shield.

[Drake and The Wizards 2]

I found this to be a rather fun game. I didn't like it as much as the original, because this seemed like more or less a retreat of it. I still have to give you credit for having some really fun gameplay. It's so nice how everything looks so sweet in this. It's fun to just breath fire at enemies and jump on them. I didn't know why the larger enemies had an electric theme.

I was surprised at how long these levels were. For something that seemed childish, it was anything but simple. It was interesting to also experiment with different kinds of doors. I was an expert with finding the blue gems. It's so easy to get cocky.

lartar responds:

Hi Ericho, glad you play both games. Thank tou for your support the team are really glad for it. =) Hope the next version of the game like you much more.

[Pimp's Quest]

Wow, I was impressed by how good the animation was. It's easy to see how this has become so popular after all these years. I personally know you more for your Stick Slayer flashes. Wait, I shouldn't really say "your" as the creator is dead. I was impressed at how fast paced it was. I was in no way expecting it to change genres.

I guess I'm glad it wasn't an interactive movie the whole way through. The colors are really well done here too. I guess with the whole urban setting, it would make sense a pimp would appear. I just didn't know the main character would turn into one. The voices are nice too.