Clockwork Aquario Review - Back to Arcades

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The 80s and 90s saw the mule players rush to the nearest arcade to play the latest colorful platform action games. Gradually, as technology progressed and the game went to the third dimension, a plethora of titles have been set aside for the next craze. After nearly 30 years, Weston finally dusted off the Clockwork Aquatic canned, but he will be more than a nostalgic journey in the 90s?

The evil Dr. Hang yo is on the run, doing his best to conquer the world. As Hack Rondo She Moons or a robot named Gush, you must fight multiple enemies in order to prevent the evil genius of world domination. Each character is distinct, perfectly representing the 90s the genre video games. Large sprites dominate the screen and help add personality to the game. Although the great pixel art is beautifully rendered, designs seem a bit too familiar and offer no real innovation.

Each stage has a nice natural flow that complements the gameplay based on combos and focused on the highest scores. Enemy positions allow you to bounce on a number of characters, winning multipliers as you do. Build your score will fill a meter, and you eventually will grant extra life. This adds an element of replayability to the steps. Identify routes and maximize your score is addictive, but the lack of online leaderboards mean you can not compete at the local level.

The steps include both a high level boss and a final boss. These require you to avoid a barrage of attacks and counters by jumping on their weak point or launching another enemy to them. Antagonists are impressive because of their size and design. Each is unique, makes you read the attack patterns to find the best way to defeat your enemy. Unfortunately, while the bosses vary from each other, fighting themselves stick to the same formula. Modern battles tend to have different steps that create momentum and force you to change your strategy throughout. However, Clockwork Aquatic, fighting stick to a sequence that seems quite dated.

With simple and accessible controls, everyone can participate in a cooperative experience. Here, you can help each other by throwing your partner on enemies oncoming or sabotaging their race to make sure you get the best score. After completing the game, you can continue the madness in a multiplayer battle mode fun to 2 players.

The feeling of the arcade is everywhere. You can customize the aesthetics to reproduce an authentic experience or play a version resolution of the game. With a high level of difficulty, you only have two points per life, however, it can be restored by collecting objects health that may arise after defeating an enemy. Similar to Ghosts' n Goblins, damage a visible effect, changing the appearance of your character. This is a great way to easily recognize your condition and respond accordingly.

Unfortunately, the number of available modes is rather disappointing. With only three difficulty levels that change the number of credits and a standard arcade mode, the game is rudimentary in terms of content. Connoisseurs can enjoy the chance to tinker with the table arcade, but many will ignore this option completely. Modern versions of classic titles of the era are often rich in content that outlines the development and creation of the game. With the fascinating history of Clockwork Aquatic, it would have been interesting to know more about the origins of game and how he was brought back to life after 28 years. Unfortunately, the only extra features are the soundtrack and the gallery. While the artwork lost, the original score and remixed legendary Shining Nakamoto is excellent, the lack of interviews seems to be a missed opportunity.

Clockwork Aquario Switch Review - True Arcade Revival!

Clockwork Aquatic is a product of its time. The short play period and the high difficulty are similar to its counterparts in the 1990s. Unfortunately, for this reason, there is not much reason to revisit the game after traversing the small number of steps. The score-based gameplay is a new twist and creates an addictive platform experience. Make multipliers and establishing itineraries is fun, which you play alone or with a partner. Even with its beautiful pixel voluminous art and its bright backgrounds, the lack of content of the game and its high price make it an ob livable re-emergence rather than a return celebrated. A NINTENDO SWITCH key provided by the editor

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