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I've never seen the appeal of Bonk. Bonk 1 & 2 looked cool back when they came out, but when I finally got to play them later I found them to be thoroughly bland, uninteresting experiences.
And if BBL's control is floaty, then Bonk games' are slow and laggy. :)
I'm glad I don't like the series or I'd be tempted to shell out big bucks for the two American versions of Bonk 3.
Just for fun, I decided to check out IGN's review of Skullmonkeys, because obviously, if a game is good and features monkeys I want to know about it. Anyway, what I found was utterly hilarious, and felt you all would enjoy reading it as well, because of course we all love laughing at people who aren't as hardcore as us, especially those being paid for it. Without further adieu, the intro of said piece;
February 03, 1998 - There was a time when there were only a few basic types of games made for consoles. You either had shooters, hack and slash (or shoot) action games, sports games, or platform games. Of course, they were all 2D because, well, there was no 3D. And that was fine because you didn't know what you were missing.
Now it's the late 90s (man, time goes fast) and we're squarely ensconced in 3D games. Yeah, I know there are some of you out there who just love 2D games. "Eh, 2D games are better because they focus on gameplay, eh, whine, whine." Whatever. My whole deal is if a game is going to be lazy and be 2D, it better have some pretty damn amazing gameplay.
Skullmonkeys, the new platformer from the same folks who brought you the PC game The Neverhood, is a 2D game. It does do some cool things, particularly with the claymation-style animation made popular in the first game. But does it have that brilliantly amazing gameplay that makes up for the fact that it's 2D? Frankly, no.
Bonk's not laggy, he's just....weighty. The real appeal of Bonk (the original, anyway) is in trying to get through the game touching the ground as little as possible. Every hit in the air increases in score until you're getting free lives, and it's pretty suprising how far you can get.
The game also had pretty astounding bosses for way back when, too.
Yeah. It needs more guns and titties. Oh and XBOX live....U FAGZ!Quote:
But does it have that brilliantly amazing gameplay that makes up for the fact that it's 2D? Frankly, no.
Thats almost Gamefaqs quality coming from IGN. I'm not too shocked :rolleyes:
Didn't you know, if a game is only 2d then it has to also give blowjobs to be good.
One day a major developer will release a 2d game for a next-gen console and it will do really well....AND THE WHOLE INDUSTRY WILL CRUMBLE!
UltraMan Ball.
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If you find such a game, please let us know. I'll make it a platinum seller. :pQuote:
Originally posted by SpoDaddy
Didn't you know, if a game is only 2d then it has to also give blowjobs to be good.
I second that!!!!!!! Skullmonkeys RULES!!Quote:
Originally posted by Sl1p
*Shakes fist*
Skullmonkeys!
Bonk is not underrated. Take it out and replace it with Rocket Knight Adventures...