Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[COS:MS2]

I think it's great to play a game with medals where the medals are actually working! My only complaint is that you have to start all the way from the beginning to beat the game if you die once! Granted, it's an easy game, but that can still get frustrating. There could have been a lot more work on the graphics, because they weren't that good. At least everyone was presented in a fairly clear cut manner. It's probably the first game I've played with medals that had points and ones that didn't.

The ones without them didn't have descriptions. Whatever weird scenario caused this to happen, it all adds up to a pretty good game. It could have used more detail and shading would make it a lot better, too. It has a fairly cool title at least. It's a very standard stick game that doesn't stand out that much, but still playable.

[Crystal Catcher]

This reminded me of Minesweeper. And, like Minesweeper, I am fairly bad at it. I guess it's just that it's hard to like a game that depends so much on luck. I imagine someone good at Minesweeper does the same thing, but it's even harder to beat. At least this gave me a much better understanding of that game. The music was alright, it didn't really seem that fitting.

There wasn't that much detail, but there certainly didn't need to be. It is pretty satisfying when you finally manage to beat the level. It looks like you guys are putting a lot of medals on your old games. I don't think I've ever gotten on one of the rope ends of a bomb before. Bigger fans of Minesweeper would like this more.

simplegoogly responds:

I agree. Thanks for the review :)

[Commando Defense]

I thought this was a really cool game. I can't believe there are so many people playing it with all the high scores. It really makes me wonder what I have to do to get a higher score! The sound effects are good, too. This works great as being a spinoff of "Commando 2". I love that game so much, I really wish that the full version was on this website. Well, at least we can enjoy this. What really makes it work are how good the sound effects are.

You get a good sense of being in a war zone fighting people. It's great to know Miniclip is back and putting up new games here! Gee, they're actually selling Yu-Gi-Oh cards in the ads? I guess card games really are serious business. But I'm getting off topic, the graphics are very nice in this one and I like the way the new towers appear on screen.

[War of the Web]

Well, it's hard not to love this, because it has everything you could want in something like this. I don't go on websites like these often, but it's fun when I do. I even asked how to get medals, but I didn't understand the response. Not much to do now, as I've gotten so far past, it's too much effor to go back. You could have probably put some music in this. It seems silly to make a review at all, because I could just express my thoughts in the game itself. Do you look at all the comments?

It's funny how you get ahead in this game by being a troll. I think, I haven't gotten very far myself. These people really are becoming more active as they go along. I guess I can't ask for a website version of something like this here, because we already have it. There could have been more detail, too.

[When I Was Young]

This was good enough to recommend. I think the strongest point was probably how it was a pretty easy going game. It's a bit too easy, but also too hard at times. It is simply killer to make it over that one jump where you have to go past a wide area and over a small spike area. It would have been better if you could kill the clocks by jumping on them. Of course, we here on Newgrounds have a wide appreciation of clocks, I guess.

The voice seemed to be the same whenever he said, "Ouch". There could have probalby been more detail. I would have liked it more if you had some easier jumps to make. You would be surprised at how frustrating this game can get as there are in fact a fair number of obstacles. It's not that special, but still decent.

[Fold]

Well, I have to give this credit for being extremely complicated! I wish I had a bigger understanding of how to get through everything. It didn't help that you only had a certain number of lives. Trust me, if you had infinite lives, that would still make a very hard game! The best part is probably how everything is so subtle. There isn't much music, simply because you don't need to have music.

I guess the title refers to the player altering reality in some way. Then again, it's hard to understand much of what's in this game. This is one of the few games I've played where you can die from a fall in a place that's visible in the screen. It's a very straightforward game. The "Easy" thing starts you off with different levels.

[Indestruc2Tank]

Wow, I really liked this a lot! The only reason I didn't give it a perfect 5 is because I do wish that it could have been easier to go without running out of fuel. Why would running out of fuel cause you to explode anyway? Well, this is still a very nicely done game. It's also cool to get the sense that you're invinsible. I do wish that there was some upgrade about how much fuel you could get. That seemed like an obvious one.

The only reason I died was because I was setting a new combo record for myself at a whopping 30! The urge was just too great to give that up. I think this might be the best The-EXP game I've ever played. The music is great too and really gets you pumped up for what's going on! This was on Halloween, but had nothing to do with it.

[Mega Mash]

I thought this was a very enjoyable game. The thing that made it so cool was how you had no idea what was going to pop up next in it. I lost count of how many different types of levels there were. It was so good how they were all so different. The bunny one was mostly a tribute to Super Mario Bros, and I could find some other big influences elsewhere. I think the bunny level is probably my favorite kind as it is the easiest, lol. You would think a ninja would be able to kill opponents.

I like how it's presented as if it's on an actual game cartridge. Boy, do those things bring back memories. When you said "game cart" in author comments, I thought of the Mario Kart series. Anyway, the music is also extremely impressive and gives off a nice, fun sense. It's also cool to see how they go across dimensions or whatever they are.

[Olympic Shooting Practice]

Congradulations on getting the most viewed submission I have seen on this website at the portal today. What I think is coolest is how the graphics are nice. It can be pretty hard. Then again, it's basically just the same scenario over and over, so it's not that bad. Of course, that could be bad in itself. I guess you just could have detailed this a lot better, maybe had more going on or more things to shoot.

This is my first review with the star rating working! It now says the star rating I am giving it as I am writing the review. The music is fairly decent. You could probably just make it longer, as it seems a tad too short. It's okay for what it is.

Psionic3D responds:

Thanks!!

[Pojuko]

Well, I would probably like this game more if not for the fact that it's freaking hard! It can take so dang long for you to get the angle just right. Not to mention the fact that you die so easily just by not balancing it out properly. The worst thing is probably how you have to collect all of the coins in a single bunch in ONE jump or you don't get to keep any. At least you don't have to get them after you've died. If someone else does a lot better, I will be impressed.

The graphics, music, etc. are all pretty good. It's just too easy to die! I suggest you probably get rid of one of the hazards that kill you, either falling below or falling on the wrong angle. It's just so easy to ruin everything! I wish I had some idea what the name meant. Did you make it up?