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Review by Timorg all reviews by Timorg

I liked this entry and it felt very much like a complete game. The fireball and the glass moving at different rates added a nice touch, but the lack of penalty for serving the giving the bandits drinks or char grilling a customer is not clearly defined. Other than losing your multiplier, it would be better if there was some sort of larger penalty, 3 wrong in a row you lose a life would add complexity to the game, without overwhelming the player.

Genre:
The creative anachronism is quite creative, it was not the "I have a dragon and its set in a time when dragons are extinct" defence.

Artistic:
The game does include a dragon as the main protagonist of the game.

Technical:
Prime numbers control how the customers/bandits spawn.

Unfortunately the save game function was incomplete, but the load game functionality does not appear to be implemented.

The game features parallax scrolling, the cactus really give the train a feeling of motion without being overstated.

Overall:
The game is playable, and other than the save function, complete. The art is rudimentary but serves the purpose. I am quite a fan of this game.

Scores: Overall 4 Artistical 4 Technical 3 Genre 4

Review by Timorg all reviews by Timorg

For an incomplete entry, it was actually ok to play. The harpoons are tricky to shoot where you want them to go, but it adds an interesting play mechanic, and ducking and diving between the incoming fire is quite satisfying.

Genre:
The game combines spaceships that fire harpoons rather than bullets

Artistic:
Unfortunately a dragon did not make it into the unfinished project

Technical:
How the spaceships are configured is generated from prime numbers.

While there is the ability to restart from the level you are up to, any level can be accessed at any time, so its not so much a save feature, but it does work.

The game features parallax scrolling stars, fulfilling this technical requirement.

Overall:
Unfortunately the game is incomplete. The future direction for the game sounds good, but at this stage falls quite short of the goals.

Scores: Overall 2 Artistical 1 Technical 4 Genre 2