Review #5: Kid Klown in Night Mayor Land

All right, once again, I'm not sure whether any of you have heard of this one. If not, well, let me enlighten you.

"Kid Klown in Night Mayor Land" is yet ANOTHER 2-d platform game. But it's a pretty good Mario clone (yes, WAY better than the one I reviewed on Monday), and it features a clown and balloons. What's not to like?

First, look at the cover. Pretty creepy looking kid, eh? Also, the first thought to come to your head won't be "OMG I GOTTA HAVE THIS GAME!!!". In fact, you'll probably think: "WHAT THE CRAP IS THIS?!!"

Well, rest assured, it's not one of the best games ever, but it doesn't suck too bad. It's quite frustrating at times, but we can't avoid that, can we???

All right, categorization time...

Graphics: Hmm... they're good! Better than SMB1's, and almost better than Battletoads. I'll give them a reasonable 7/10.

Sound: Hmm, once again I'm slacking off here. Well...

Story: Okay, you're probably wondering how many times we're gonna hear a variation of the "save the princess" story. Well, my friends, it won't be long; in fact, starting tomorrow, I'll review a game with a different kind of storyline. But for today, (sigh) one more time. See, the Klown family is waiting to go to their next show location. But then this magician named "Night Mayor" shows up and asks

him if he'll help him open a treasure vault. Kid knows of Night Mayor's ways, and says no. Deciding to go a step further, he kidnaps his family and enters some portal to another dimension. He follows him in, and goes on some long adventure to get his family back. So, yeah, pretty much the same comment I Ieft on reviews 3 and 4. Story gets: 8/10.

Gameplay: Run to the right to get to the end of the level, like most platformers. But one big difference is that you attack with balloons. These also help you float or jump higher. Bosses are pretty decent, except a couple seem underdeveloped, one being the cyclops in the image above. Really, some bosses just don't move for the most part, even the final boss! Like most games of the era, it's pretty frustrating. Oh, and there's a end-of-level mini-game for every stage (except the final one). You throw tomatoes or something at items rolling by in front of you. Gameplay gets a: 8/10

Controls: I don't think I remember any control problems here. Controls get: 10/10

FINAL SCORE:

7+8+8+10=33. 33/4= 8.3/10

Verdict: Give it a shot. You'll probably like it.