Tanukitsune Posted October 31, 2010 (edited) Tommy Tronic is a the type of game my "gamer palette" has been craving for a while... the old school run n' gun! Apparently Interplay now has "Interplay Discoveries" which are indie games we'd probably never hear of if not for them... Tommy Tronic is a 2D game with 3D characters and it looks pretty damn awesome, IHMO, for a game from an unknown Ukrainian developer. It's just like a 2D retro run n' gun and it remind me of those old Amiga platform games of yore, or maybe Commader Keen or Jazz Jackrabbit? The intro screen is... like the ones you get in the shareware game's "story" section, it's just a scrolling text with images, which helps the retro feel even more! It's very basic, in a good way... You run around shooting enemies, so far, I'm fighting giant veggies, picking up items to help you advance like keys to open doors, monster magnets, health kits and.... booze for drunken gnomes? Yep, if you find the booze and use it near the gnome it will follow you until you drop it, and there it will pick it and fall asleep creating a trampoline of sorts.... I would have considered this a kid game if not for this little booze thing? And of course, let's not forget my favorite part of run n' gun games.... SCORE ITEMS! I can't remember the last time I felt so gleeful picking up floating food and gems... I can't remember the last game that HAD floating food and gems either... For every 1000 points you score you fill get a bonus, it can be an item or more score items, the weird thing is... the score and items don't carry over to the next level? The weirdest part is that I don't mind! I'd say the controls aren't that good, but the last platform game I played before this was Super Meat Boy, which makes all other games looks stiff and sluggish... The main character is a little kid who is trying to rescue his puppy taken by bullies, a thuggish one and a mad genius one, and the kid talks, but not too much to make it annoying, I rather like his enthusiastic voice when you find a secret chest or get a cool weapon... So, to sum it up... it's like playing a platform game from the 90's with 3D graphics, it's nothing new, but if you miss the good ol' times it might be right up your alley! EDIT: I beat the game, the levels only start to look different near the end and it's also where it gets really challenging.... I also found the only review I could find from a Destructoid member, who wouldn't you know it, says it's the worst game ever... Meh! I just want to jump and pick up diamonds! Edited November 1, 2010 by Tanukitsune Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
