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Champagne Challenge |
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When I downloaded the game, I thought it would be about
drinking.But now that I've played far enough into it, I realize I was
mistaken.The game steals quite a few ideas out of Pokemon, most
obviously 8 Gym Leaders to find and defeat so you can go to the Champaign
Championships.That's about as much plot as there is.
Maybe the plot wouldn't be too bad, but the graphics
make the game nearly unbearable.Everything is flat, walkabouts, heroes,
maptiles, everything. I thought it was hard to tell the difference
between the floor and the walls. I'm not %100 sure, but the hero graphics
look familliar, especially Nathan's.
The music was almost entirely ripped, with lots of
it taken from Pokemon. He used it fairly well, but it definitely
would've been better if it were original.After awhile, I turned my speakers
off.
The battles are either too easy or too hard, and
you can run away from practically all of them. Although I did face a
boss, and I had a heart attack when it popped up "Cannot Run!". You can
use the debug keys too. His directions were very confusing. A sign said
"Go to the gym near Route 5!" When I found route 5, there was no gym in
sight, and finally after two hours of wandering aimlessly I found it.
All in all, I found the game boring, and the plot
pointless. Character's joined for no other reason but "Kevin, is that you?"
"Oh, it's you Martha, I'll come with you guys!". I will give him credit
for making the game so long though, it actually could be as long as a
professional RPG.
Scores:
Graphics: Some of them were ripped from Final Fantasy 1, the
other's weren't that great. | 2.5/10.0 |
Music: Also ripped, but it was used appropiately, I
guess. | 2.0/10.0 |
Storyline: The Guro Volcano and quite a few items were
taken from Final Fantasy 1, and other plot points (the 8 gyms, the
Blackards being Team Rocket rip-offs) were taken from Pokemon. | 2.0/10.0 |
Gameplay: Sure, it's fun to wander around fighting, but
it gets old fast. | 3.0/10.0 |
Overall (Not an average score): If the graphics were
better, and the plot didn't borrow so much from other games, it would've
been much better. | 2.5/10.0 |
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