Phalanx

"Rather play boring 1943 than this"

Ok, let me get this straight, oh no wait, i don't have to its just a boring airplane game. All you simply do is go through 10 minutes of stages and 2 minutes of bosses. There are 7 stages and also hidden stages. Yes, you have to kill enemies on the way too, Duh! and also dodge bullets, which is amazingly insane!

Graphics--- 5/10 --- Fair

Just because its by Sony and the graphics are so bad doesn't explain the bad graphics. Its actually the game's fault. While you go through stages, you just keep on going in the same direction and same graphics from before. It just never changes. Except for the enemies, of course.

Storyline--- 1/10 --- (holding breath, don't make me say it!!!) CRAP!!! (dat was the word to describe the storyline.)

The storyline makes no sense, and will never make sense at all. First of all, whose heard of a ship that can fly at high speed even in outer space? Alrite, i guess you can say its a game. But your battling demons and out of this world, oh wait, it is out this world, monsters. And bosses that make no sense. First stage your in the air, you go below it, and now its night. Then you fight a Crap boss. WTF? Next stage your underwater. Then you're in a cave. Omg, this game makes no sense, and why do you even bother to send your aircraft to this place if its not even gonna come to earth?

Sound Effects/ Music--- 10/10 --- Excellent

Oh man, i would have to put 10 for this one. I can't believe it when you see the cover of the game and the game box, you see an old farmer with a banjo, sitting alone at night and his dog under the table. Omg, its so dam funny!!! :)D The sound effects are crap but i don't mind it. Its the guy I am talking about man. Look at him, he's old and a farmer. I probably think he played the banjo and made all those kewl music!!!

Controls--- 8/10 --- Great

Not bad for Snes, theres no reason with it, you just have to get used to switching weapons, dats all, and switching your speed your aircraft. Dodging bullets and enemy missles, you wanna make sure you don't go too fast if you have no choice but to go forward and bullet you passed through is another bullet, so you gotta slow down and you don't quite know which speed to use.

Gameplay--- 5/10 --- Fair

Boring!!! All you do is kill destroy enemies, bosses. You can also go to secret hidden places for some stock of items so that makes it a relief for you. Also that just makes up for the 5.

Difficulty--- 2(easy), 10(medium), 100(hard) and 1000(funny)

Those are the actually difficulty in the game. I just put the numbers to describe how hard it is. Starting at 10 its mad hard already. And 100 is just an expression of 10 also, but you will see how hard really is! Also 1000 is also 10, and when you set it to this difficulty, not only its extremely hard, meaning enemies fire more missles at you, but every enemy you kill also spits out a final bullet and has the exact target of your ship so you gotta move around, which makes your thumb numb just own the first stage.

Replayability--- 1/10 ---

Oh yes, you will play it again, just because it is fun, but ONLY ON EASY MODE. Since it's so easy by now, you won't even have to use a credit. For me, I neverd used a credit, I AM JUST TOO GOOD. If you play it on any difficulty other than easy, you would want to just shut your game and throw it against the wall.

Buy? Rent?

Neither, this game is so crappy i rather play the boringest airplane game to be ever made on Nintendo- 1943. Yes the game is called 1943. When you see this game, if lucky enuff, laugh it at and buy it. Then pound it on the floor, step it a few times, pick up the pieces ( don't litter) and throw it away. Before going, just say Thank you for your politeness to the person you brought it from.

If you ask me, i didn't do it, and i am not gonna do it, EVER! I am just telling you to do it because it angers me that i actually bought this crappy game when i came out. I paid full price man!!! $50, what a ripoff.

Reviewer's Score: 5/10, Originally Posted: 09/05/02, Updated 09/19/02