Introduction:

Man, it feels good to be writing reviews again. Next in line is the game, Gex: Enter the Gecko. I game thati s very hard, and very cartoon-like. It also has many T.V channel references in this game and some of Gex's quotes rfer to some celebraty, or movie. Very cool indeed. Let's get it started!

"A little tongue now, a lotta tail later"

Story:

Gex is the main character that is completely absessed with Television. Then, Megazord or some robot dude comes and steals all the channels. Now, I don't know how you can do such a thing, but Megazord did. So, Gex goes out to find all the Remotes to bring back the T.V channels and defeat all of Megazords big enemies (aka bosses) and MegaZord himself to bring T.V. back once again.

Gameplay:

Simple: A to jump, B for a tail whip (attack) R for tongue whip, which is for getting the fireflies that give you health, extra lives, and special items. They come out of little T.V's that you must hit. Control stick to move around. Also, you can perform a double jump by doing a regular jump and right when you hit the ground, press A again to do a Spring jump. You can do this as many times in-a-row as you want. 

The Main items are Red, Silver and Gold remotes. Red Remotes open new levels, Silver Remotes open bonus levels with a Gold remote in it, and Gold remotes open gates in the main "area" which lead to new levels. But wait! You may get to big T.Vs. (which is where you enter levels,) but it may look all black and white. This is because you haven't gotten enough Red remotes. Each level contains 1-3 Red remotes, and 2 Silver remotes. YOu get Gold ones in Bonus T.V's (aka bonus levels). In order to get Red remotes, you must do certain tasks in the levels like beat a boss, find the Red remote somewhere in the level (like if the task says this: Get the the top of the mountain, the remote would be there) Sliver remotes are hidden deep within a level and the game gives you no clues to where it is like they do with the red ones. You must find it yourself!

One more thing: Some bonus levels may be that you have to beat a boss. If you beat him, you get a gold remote. Other bnous levels may require you to find all the little "tokens" (like bananas in Donkey Kong Country) within a certain amount of time.

The gameplay is a good mix up to what people are used to using. Very creative.

I give the gameplay: 8/10

Graphics:

Typical N64 graphics is all I can say. The camera can sometimes be hard to control, though. But everything else is typical. But N64 games DO have good graphics.

I give the graphics: 7/10

Sound:

Awesome. Intense. I love how Gex says quote that refer to the level you're in. Example: When you're when the prehistoric volcano levels, Gex will sometimes say "Goddnes gracious, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE and say it just like the singer in the song says it! Also, in the China levels, Sometimes he'll say "Is this the year of the Gecko?" He says things like that that give the game it's comicial kick. There's not much music that stands out in this game, but I do like the main "area" music. It goes like that music you hear at Collage football games.   da da daaaaaaaaaaaaa DA!! da da daaaaaaaaaa DA! That is just too cool!

I give the sound: 9/10

Replayability:

The only way to replay this game is to find all the Remotes again and beat all the bosses again. Which is easier the second time because you actaully SORTA know where SOME of the remotes are. But it has an ok replayability.

I give the replayability: 6/10

Challenge:

The first time through is extremely hard because you don't have a clue where anything is except for the enemies. (that's funny, see). I will take a while to get familer with the game, but you'll get it evenually.

I give the challenge: 10/10

Frustration:

You get 4 hit and you're dead. But it's pretty easy to avoid enemies and very easy to defeat them. The only frustrating part  is fighting the bosses which is pretty hard.

I give the frustration: 8/10

Value:

6-10 bucks is an awesome deal on this game.

I give the value: 9/10

Gex Quotes:

They are awesome! Here's list of some:

Hug my tongue, darling.
Lickin my way to the top!
Is this the year of the Gecko?
Harvard, Bill and Molly! On a routine expedition.
Look, I just wanted the gift shop in the bathroom.
Hey! I feel like I'm trapped in Boy george's pants!
Reminds me of Halloween at Rip Taylor's!

I give the gex quotes: 90/90

Overall:

Overall, this is a fun game with cartoony style and sound Fx, but it lack s the spice that Nintendo games have. Midway, I guess, is a Nintendo wanna-be. But it IS a great game with a good challenge.

I give Gex 64: Enter the Gecko: 7/10

Conclusion:

This concludes a Tanooki Mario review. There will be more to come soon!




"Lickin my way to the top"

Written By: Tanooki Mario
Date Submitted: September 29th, 2006

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