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Storm Software launched this sport and only a few others, other than the acclaimed Street Dragon, or ought to that be Saint Dragon? But this was method too late within the Speccy’s heyday for me to have caught it first time spherical, so it is all new to me now. And it acquired a vibrant replace in 2012 from that man once more Rafal Miazga. He’s not truly sponsoring my web site truthfully, although possibly he ought to at this fee.

The sport was marketed with the road “So cute, it will make you puke!” which is kind of one thing, fascinating PR strategy. I suppose they have been making an attempt to enchantment to the Rainbow Islands/Bubble Bobble form of viewers, however felt barely ashamed of themselves for doing so.

So simply how cute is the plot? Am I at risk of barfing throughout my laptop computer? Here goes. Our two heroes, Tam (of the household Pon) and Rit (of the household Alin) reside in a fairy village. One day they discover that one thing terrible has occurred in a single day to the opposite villagers. They’ve gone all fallacious, captured their mum and locked her within the prime of the Maboots Tower (“No, not the Maboots Tower!”, “Yes, the Maboots Tower!”) Luckily for Tam Pon and Rit Alin, they’ve inherited the Rods of Sheesanomo (bless you) from their dad and a few rainbow footwear from an elder I’ve named Disco King Drogo. Armed with these, they will sort out the tower by ‘wopping’ cuddly beings on the top with their rods and by climbing ladders constructed with the assistance of the rainbow footwear. Yes, I did sort that proper, simply checking.

With plots like that, who wants hallucinogenic medication? It’s uber cute and uber violent, this sport, like Tarantino producing Dora the Explorer. It was in fact initially an arcade sport, subsequently originating in Japan, subsequently f***ing loopy. The sport consists of over 40 ranges apparently. You should ‘wop’ the nasties/nicies, which offers you a helpful weapon or a bonus, and acquire the flowers, ‘cos they odor good. The ranges are fairly ladder-heavy, a bit like Chuckie Egg, so it’s kind of odd which you can magically create additional ones of your personal. What’s the purpose? I do not get it.

Another oddity is that the flowers are largely only for ornament. If you beat up all of the enemies on a display, the stage ends after a barely awkward couple of seconds, irrespective of what number of flowers you’ve got collected. Why not make it so you must get all of them? What’s the purpose? I do not get it.

I do moderately like the best way you bash the enemies. You form of envelope them together with your magic rods, throw them over your shoulder, then do it once more, then another time only for enjoyable. It’s hilariously and unnecessarily violent. Well finished. Trouble is, animation of the method does take a while, so ensure no different baddies are too shut earlier than you begin getting nasty.

The graphics are massive and properly detailed. Colour is black and white on the unique, however a lot nicer on the revised model. Sound is excellent, with some good tunes right here and there. There are additionally fairly just a few cut-scene stills which improve the entire expertise admirably.

Gameplay is under no circumstances dangerous, regardless of the strangenesses talked about earlier. Though you possibly can say the degrees are a bit small, presumably as a result of massive graphics. Every at times you get a distinct sort of degree, the primary being one with crocodiles attacking you from each side, then in a while an annoying whale. If something, these ranges undergo from being a bit drawn out and tedious. Some individuals are by no means comfortable, are they?

But have been the large mags of the time proud of Rod-Land? YS went completely hatstand and gave it 95%, which is madness. I imply, that is just one% decrease than simple classics Zoids and Technician Ted received in Crash ! Sinclair User additionally cherished the pants off it with 91%. Crash opted for a extra chilled 88%, as did good previous MicroHobby, who moreover gave it their standard 5 Estrellas. Which is making me very thirsty, off to the fridge I’m going. Pretty good marks then.

So it is an pleasant sport general, possibly not fairly hitting the heights of the likes of Rainbow Islands, however nonetheless effectively value a play. And even higher in glowing technicolour because of Senor Miazga.

THE VERDICT

Rod-Land is definitely a little bit of an Odd-Land. Even the title appears a bit weird. But who does not love a little bit of weirdness of their lives?

THE ALL-IMPORTANT RATING

85%