Posted on: October 16, 2014
KMetalMind
Verified ownerGames: 718 Reviews: 3
One of the best platformers from mid 90s
This review is for people who haven´t played Gex yet. It´s one of the best 2D platformers that came in mid 90s, and probably on the Top 5 of platformers from the 32bits era. It´s not a masterpiece of the genre like Rayman, but it´s close enough to be a must have for platforming fans. Graphics, music and sounds are really good, what I think it´s the best thing of the game is the core gameplay. You have standards of the genre: Jump, run, attack... But also other moves: Gex can stick to most walls and ceilings in the game, or even the background if you are in closed areas, and you can use your tongue to pick powerups. This may seem the same gameplay as in other platforming games, but it adds interesting twists. For example, when you see a life, you can eat it for an extra life, or break it for a health point. Every powerup grants you something by eating it (shooting fire/ice/electric with tongue, speed up...), but you will just earn a health point if you break it. It may seem obvious to eat it, but when you are far from a checkpoint, you may prefer not dying. The game has 5 zones, each one being harder than the previous one, and it starts being a challenging game. On the first zones, the extra movements may lead you to easier paths, but on later zones, they are a must to survive. Each zone features a boss, which usually isn´t easy at all. There are many hidden areas, although the only mandatory collectibles are remotes which open next stages or zones, which aren´t usually that hidden at all. If I had to say the worst things about the game: There are barely extra paths on harder stages, it uses a password system instead of using a save system, and personally the level design isn´t quite as great as the rest of the game. You will enjoy the main gameplay, but you will sometimes hate the level design, that sometimes can be cheap. Personally, I highly recommend this game to platforming lovers, but proceed with caution if you haven´t played some of them before this one.
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