ChromeShark's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[HecTix 3.5]

Fun

Enjoyable enough, slightly addictive too. You could do with some better instructions (in the game) because it took me a while to figure out what was happening. Graphics are simple but do the job. Sound, not a Popcorn fan, could do with an off button. There are a lot of improvements that could be made like powerups. But as it is its a pretty fun game, nice work.

[Territory WAR]

"Sure wish we had some grenades"

Very good, been a waiting for a decent Worms clone to hit Newgrounds. I played the whole thing through, all 11 missions. Bit easy, I only lost once because of a bug and completed L10 with all 6 characters alive. Loved how you could name the characters, I went for the crew of Serenity, with Jayne kicking the most ass.

The best thing here was probably the arenas. Good variety, the characters interacted with them well, and they looked good. I kind of wish you hadn't used sticks, they just look so tacky, it wouldn't have taken too long to make some better looking characters (maybe even with a customization mode, other than just choosing a hat).

It played mostly smoothly. I hit one bug when an enemy threw a grenade upwards into a platform, it sort of stuck spinning and I had to restart. You could avoid this by adding a timeout to the grenades so they blow if they remain static for too long.

Sound gets a 6 because although I can't really complain about the music (not my taste, but at least there was an off button), the SFX were a bit weak. The bodies didn't make much sound when bouncing around. And you should add speech Hogs of War style, just some funny lines that the characters say after attacking.

In a way this reminds me of Kitty Cannon style games, because the majority of the game was just about throwing grenades well. Shooting and booting just felt like extras. Its probably already been said loads but this majorly needs more weapons. I can think of at least 20 that would work great, and most of those really wouldn't take too long to script. If you do make a sequel, it'd also be cool to add vehicles like tanks.

Another thing that would make this that little bit better would be destuctable scenery. I know how hard it is to make, I wouldn't have a clue where to start, but it is possible as games like Serious Santa prove. If you could find out how to do it it'd make the game so much better.

As it is this is a great game, I had loads of fun playing it. But there still feels like loads of room for improvement. I really hope you make a sequel because with a lot of work it could be the best thing to hit ever Newgrounds.

I think you've just got my record for my longest review ever ^_^. Great work, 5/5.

Afro-Ninja responds:

Heh, thanks for the response. The grenades should have a timeout now, not sure why they did that :(

I learned how to do destructible scenery about half-way through making the game, so if I do a sequel that will be up there on the list.

[Fancy Pants Adventures]

Something different

Great to see something this different on the portal. I enjoyed it a lot.

Things I loved-

-The style. Very original, very effective- some of the best game graphics I've seen (although I knocked 1 off because a few bits verge to close towards simple rather than stylish).

-The menu. Fantastic- its inspired me for my future games.

-Running up walls! At first I ws unimpressed at the engine, it seemed to be standard platform material. But then when I ran up a wall, I realized how advanced it is. I wouldn't know where to start coding in a feature like that.

-The open play style. So much to explore, even though the game is short I could spend forever on it. If forever is a few hours.

What I didn't like so much:

-After my first play I went to play again and just got stuck in a loop of death. Disappointing.

-The controls. Why can't UP be jump and down open doors?? Then I could play with one hand and drink a Lucozade with the other.

-A cookie saving option is vital for a game like this. As is a right-click menu. I'm really gonna have to make a tut with some of this stuff in, people never bother!

I've got too many problems with this to finally say 'deserved of no.1 submission', but it comes closer than most. Bring on a sequel.

[Bullriding Explosive!!]

Fun

Once again you've taken a fairly simple concept and used great graphics, sound and style to turn it into a great game. Nice work.

[tsf Freaky Fun]

Another great platformer

Wow, tough crowd for this one.

I thought it was excellent. I get bored very quickly, but I played (and enjoyed) this right till the end. The gameplay was simple but varied enough, and ran exceptionally smoothly.

Your graphics are fantastic, I love how you drew the freaks, some great designs. I especially liked the floaty thing with two heads and the big walking one.

I can't really think of any negative points, so this gets a straight 10. Nice work.

[Broken Sword C.A.I Pt 3]

Broken Sword- One of the greatest games ever

I love Broken Sword, really great to find this in the portal. You captured the game quite well, I like the small things such as the choice of topics in speaking and the inventory.

I thought the graphics were actually very good. People don't appreciate how hard it is to draw a game like this. You did a good job.

The puzzles were quite clever. The only thing I didnt like was how you had to restart when you die. I know this was in Broken Sword, but at least that had saving. Redoing puzzles- not fun.

Overall, an excellent game. But hopefully Angel of Death will be at least a bit better :)

[Classic Rock Quiz 5!]

Fun for a bit

I enjoyed this a bit, the questions were challegning unlike most of the quizzes submitted.

I don't like the way it starts over when you get one wrong. I'd prefer a total at the end and a rating.

I only got to 5 before I got bored but if you don't you should have some 'name that song' questions, or picture questions. Those would liven it up a bit.

Pretty good effort, 7/10.

KyleDaFox responds:

yes, i tried very hard:) 7/10 isn't bad! thankx!

[Reach the Sky]

Good game

Graphics were as good as they come. Awesome monkey. Sound was pretty fitting.

I enjoyed playing this a lot, I scored about 35,000 after a few tried. I think it could do with a little more, its a bit too hard to time the jumps. Maybe some left and right movement?

But as it is this is perfect time-wasting NG material. Great work.

io3creations responds:

I intended this game as a simple game. Due to requests, there will be a more detailed game some time in the future. I'm glad you liked it :)