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Review by NyanKoneko all reviews by NyanKoneko

What first comes to mind when play Railroad Merchant is the wonderful presentation. This game quite literally has the best ascii art in any of the games. This is how I felt about the menu anyways. :)

The main game consists of trying to buy your way onto trains. So there's lots of collecting to be done on randomly created maps. Somehow, I would keep getting confused over what I could or could not walk over. My only complaints other than that is that there's a lack of sound within the game.

So overall, pretty good. It could use some polishing up for sure, but a fine entry for a weekend submission. :)

Scores: Overall 4 Artistical 4 Technical 5 Genre 4

Review by NyanKoneko all reviews by NyanKoneko

What can I say Marcello? Your game is once again one of the best of the bunch. :) It's fun and well put together. Four games this year really stuck out with me, and yours happens to be one of them. Actually, I am lucky enough to review two of my favorite games this year, so I don't have to feel embarassed about giving someone all 1s and 2s on the main page. :)

Anyways, the game plays similarly to the Megaman series with a hint of influence from the similarly popular game, Abuse. I liked the background ascii effect, the painted cars, the professional sprites, and the excellent particle effects. Well done!

The music and sound work well, and the game controls work well. It's a bit on the hard side, but that's easily forgivable. The slowing down of time was a nice touch as well.

Everybody, if you haven't played this game, please do. You'll enjoy it. :)

Scores: Overall 4 Artistical 5 Technical 4 Genre 4