3-D WorldRunner

"World-Wide Sports taken to a new level!"

Ranking:

Graphics: 10/10 (WOW!)
Sound Effects: 7/10
Music: 5/10
Originality: 10/10
Play Control: 8/10
Group Enjoyment: 5/10
Individual Enjoyment: 8/10
Challenge: 7/10
Ending: 5/10
Overall: 7/10


Good Points:
This is a very unique game where you run across one of 7 worlds, avoiding enemies and pitfalls while collecting power-ups. At the end of each world, you have to take on a gigantic snake-boss. Ok, there's your synopsis. Now onto the review!

Graphics: Amazing. I can't believe this was an early release for the Nintendo. The game is played right behind the main character, with the world coming at you as he runs across it. There's also a 3-D mode (a la Rad Racer), but it's not THAT impressive.

Sound Effects: They're not horrid, they're not amazing, but they get the job done of letting you know you jumped, hit an enemy, or grabbed an item.

Music: Reminds me of Rad Racer, as well. This music keeps you going strong.

Originality: The only thing about this game that I can find in commone with ANY other game is that when the world rotates (when being run across), it looks like the world in the flying areas of DBZ: Hyper Dimension. That, and there are pipes that you can go through to get to secret areas (think SMB).

Enjoyment: Groups might not be as entertained by it, but it's good for a quick 1-man session.

Challenge: The game isn't that hard once you get the controls down, but the later Snake-Bosses are quite difficult.

Overall, this is an awesome game that should never be passed up (in my opinion).


Bad Points:
Well, this game is really rare. Does that count as a bad point?

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 02/01/00, Updated 02/01/00