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CARTOON CAPERS
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by
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MANDARIN SOFTWARE/SIMON COOK
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review by Keefy
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Before i start, i suppose i'd better
mention that this is one of the best
STOS written games i have come across.
Upon loading you're presented with a
nice little cartoon style intro along
with an excellent looped sample of the
looney-tunes theme.
Before you start you can choose to
practise for a few seconds first, then
it's into the game. You play the part
of either a dog or a cat (Judo Jake or
Karate Kat). The game itself is
basically a karate game and the aim is
simply to beat the crap out of your
opponent. There are the usual kicks,
punches and flying kicks etc.. for you
to use. At the top of the screen are
energy bars which slowly fill up with
each hit taken. To win you must
ensure that your bar is the lowest at
the end of the time limit.
Alternatively should your opponents
bar fill up before the time limit is
up then you win by K.O.
There are various bonuses which can
be picked up for more points, there
are hazards though in the form of
weights, buckets and other stuff.
The graphics are cartoon stlye and
are quite well drawn, with plenty of
detail, whilst at the same time
avoiding colourclash. The most
impressive thing about this game
though is the sound. Every sound in
the game is sampled, from the intro
screen music to the woofs, meows,
grunts, unghs, spring noises and
horns, and the odd bit of speech too.
There are a few things in this game
which are slightly annoying though, it
would have got a higher mark without
them. There seem to be too many
loading screens, and the actual levels
take a while to load as a result, also
unecessary screen fades, take up more
time. Also, sometimes the controls
seem a little slow to respond and the
collision detection seems a little
wayward. Apart from that it's a nice
game. But because of the above i can
only give it 7 out of 10.
KEEFY