MFGG - Mario Fan Games Galaxy

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Game Reviewed	Mario Lost His Boots, by David Niemeyer
Review Author	Techokami
Created	Jan 17 2008, 1:23 AM

General Commentary and Game Overview

Super Mario, now for some reasons without his boots, has to hike across the Mushroom Kingdom to get them back. Instead of stomping his enemies, he has to smack them with... a wrench. An extend-o-wrench. And not a hammer. Odd.

Pros	+Unique concept! +All graphics are completely original! +All graphics are of the same style!
Cons	-TGF built-in Platform Movement, and its ensuing collision problems! -The graphics look really bad! -Installer app!

Impressions

Gameplay 3 / 10	This game uses The Game Factory's built-in Platform Movement engine. Because of this, collision is marred with bugs and glitches. (If you are a Game Maker user, and do not understand why this is a Bad Thing, here is an analogy: this is as bad as taking the pre-packed Platform example from a default Game Maker installation, and simply replacing the graphics and level layouts.) Sometimes, Mario's animation gets locked up, especially with his extend-o-wrench, and thus making you easier to get killed.
Graphics 3 / 10	Good news: the graphics all fit one single style! And they are custom made! That's something games should be doing more often. Bad news: the graphics look really bad. Pipes are pillow-shaded cubes? Ground tiles aren't aligned properly, Goombas look really out-of-place (like they should be in DOOM), and Mario doesn't look all that hot, either. At least he tried!
Sound 1 / 10	Music is the same old MIDIs everyone and their dog has been using and abusing for the past several years. Sound effects do not exist.
Replay 1 / 10	After 5 minutes of gameplay, I deleted the game. Didn't bother with the uninstaller, because it takes longer to get through User Access Controll than it is to just select the files and send them to the Recycle Bin.

Final Words

An interesting concept executed horribly, horribly wrong. This game is an eyesore. Avoid this game.

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