Mystical Ninja starring Goemon

"Weird..Very"

I just recently ripped a copy of this game from the shelf at the video store, got about 20 minutes into playing it and said ''Wow Who the hell is the fat blue guy?'' Really it starts off very strangely and grows on you after awhile. The theme song movie at the beginning was an amazing little bit for a game new to the 64. The game was alot more fun and hard than Mario or Zelda. The story is about a troupe of singing weird people from space who come and want to put people in there show frome earth.. err.. right. You should rent this game before you buy it.. trust me my friend tried it and said it was the steamiest pile of crap he had ever played. If you enjoy odd Japanese humour and cornball jokes this would be a good game for you.. mabye. stick to it for a bit it'll grow on you. There are quite a few dungeons to play through, all of them having their own unique puzzles. The bosses vary in difficulty some are easy some are hard. At one point in the game you manage to get control of a large robot actor dubbed ''Impact''. Very cool. He has the kicks and punches to defeat all those opposed to him.. well as long as you have the required fingers of steel to pull of the sweet combos. It may take a few tries to get some of the enemy robots down at first. You get it eventually. The beginning takes a bit of time to understand fully because youll notice that a giant peach starts to decend upon the quiet town of Odeo.. Go figure..

Gameplay- Fun to play and easy to pick up. The game is a bit strange at first but has a great climax I'll say no more.
Sound- Easily hummable tunes.A very Japanese kind of game music. Watch the little music intro video! Its way cool.
Game Controls- Easy to learn for people who played Mario or Zelda. There are a few sticky bits here and there but they really smooth out after a while.
Graphics- Smooth sprites (except Goemons hair lol) for one of the earlier games. The giant robot that you drive has good first person graphics.
Replay Value- After you play through it theres not much else to do aside from restart and play again.
Overall- A great game for the bizzare people out there. Alot of people might not like it though. A very enjoyable play.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 03/26/01, Updated 03/26/01