Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[GrayscaleEscape Christmas]

The atmosphere is good

Congradulations on having the highest rated Christmas flash in this year's collection so far! Anyway, this was pretty good for the Christmas spirit as it had a good theme. I like the black and white color scheme and music which adds a classic feeling. I felt for sure I was going to collect one of those orbs to make a part of the new code or something! Anyway, this could use more detail and have more things going on. I guess it is an alright way to start the Christmas-themed stuff on this website.

[Solar Strike]

Fairly typical

This was a pretty enjoyable game to play, but it could have been better by having more variety with it. Another thing would be to show off more depth by being able to go forward and stuff. The sound effects were alright and so were the graphics. The hardest part was probably being able to tell how the blasts were going to go as the symbol did not help much. At least you managed to have the easy medal of looking at the credits. It is a fairly basic shooting game in space, but definitley not terrible.

[Stickman Madness]

Xiao Xiao tribute!

This is a great game because it really takes me back to the classic days of the "Xiao Xiao" series, especially the games. While not as good as those, this was fantastic. It was interesting to have a change of pace by having the main character be a girl. The artwork was really good in this, especially that fail screen with her all butchered and stuff. You definitley have to be on your toes for this one as you can die fast. I guess I have to praise you for making it somewhat realistic in that sense of fighting.

[Stealth Hunter]

Some mixed emotions

It was hard to rate it because it is not really the sort of game I am used to. You were trying to imitate the "Metal Gear" series, but I have never played those kinds of games. I guess the gameplay was pretty straightforward, but it was hard to understand the keys. That is not your fault, just something I can not get good coodination with. The graphics are kind of silly, especially the main character. I would have to say the best part was in the tutorial where you could simply blow yourself up.

[Crazy Pool]

Really good game

I honestly do not have any idea how this game even works and yet I still managed to enjoy it a lot! That is really saying something! I was confused by the goal as there were no holes for anything to go into, but at least the graphics were good. The best part was probably seeing how creative the next level was going to look. This did have me eager to see what was coming next, even if it was pretty nonsensical. The music is standard, and I guess it fits the theme of pool fairly well, too.

[Gravity Guy]

A ton of fun!

I really liked this game because it had such a high spirit to it! It helps that I was really good at it and the only button you really had to press at all was "Space". It is the kind of game that is hard to even get frustrated with because the levels act so well as checkpoints. I was a little confused about the gameplay at first, with how you did not even seem to be able the control the guy. The graphics were very nice also. The music was pretty stylistic and I liked the futuristic environment the guy is in.

[Cat Astro Phi]

I understand the title now

It was fun to place this game, but dang was it weird. I mean, first I was going off in space and then I died and I guess I was supposed to continue on with the game or something. Anyway, I loved the layout as it reminds me of the classic Zelda game I played on my Gameboy. Boy, does that bring back memories. This could have been more enjoyable, as I believe some of the robots were simply impossible to kill with the gun. At least you made it so that all of the enemies stayed dead on levels where you reformed.

[Tentacle Wars]

Tentacles!

This was really cool to play because it was a whole new different kind fo gameplay to use. I love how the medals were arranged in a manner in that you saw more of a continuing game go along. The music was pretty appropriate and I have played microscopic games like this, but this is easily the best one I have ever played. The gameplay is very straightforward and requires you to use more strategy. I was confused as to why the medals did not show up on the screen but I did get them. Could have used a little more detail, though.

[Super Mario BP Oil Spill]

Satire!

I thought this was really cool to play, as I always enjoy it when people make social commentary in their games and flashes. It was different than the normal Mario stuff, but still good. You had to be careful of everything flying around and it was nice to simply touch fish without dying (well, they were already dead). The graphics are wonderful and it seems just like what a professional gaming company would make if they did something like this. Sometimes you can just wait for them to come and stay in the same spot. That reminds me, I should be getting my money from BP because their oil spill caused bad service to the place I worked at this summer!

[Tankmen: Battle 2]

Geez

It says, "click on one of the bases and then the button to start a series of battles...". What is this button you are speaking of? I click every other button on the entire screen and nothing does anything. Nonetheless, I guess I have to praise you for making a game featuring the Tankmen and the Madness characters. It seems like you could have worked a little bit on the graphics, but they are not overall terrible. There was obviously a lot of detail put into this game given how hard it is to start.