User Reviews

Great creepy atmosphere from the very beginning. After a brief cutscene intro your character is ready to battle with the forces of evil. The monsters start out simple and progressively get not so much tougher as they get scarier. From backgrounds to character animation, the pixel art is beautiful. The leaves, cornfields and hay bales give it the feeling of a nice Autumn night. Perhaps a little wind sound and maybe some occasional blue tint would have added a cooler feeling, but it's effective nonetheless. The 8-bit music is nicely composed and has a heart-pounding pulse to keep you on edge. The sound effects are creepy, especially with those later monsters. The game is not too difficult, as I think the designers wanted you to enjoy the full story experience more than curse at your controllers, which you might do on occasion, especially with Windows, which wigs out when too many keys are mashed too quickly, leaving you dying and forgetting which key does what in a panic. The boss battles are easy, again I think to allow for the game experience that ties in with the upcoming movie. I should say that as an '80s gamer and fan of 8-bit and everything else retro, I am extremely biased toward this game. The team did a superb job.