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Doukutsu Montogari~ Cave Story  
Have you ever played a freeware game with so much fun and so much replay value that it stands alongside commercially-made classics? Doukutsu Montogari is that kind of game. It�s an action/adventure title complete with appropriately challenging levels, a decent story, and a fair amount of weapons.
Although in the front-page description I stated that it plays like Metroid, the game actually plays much more like a little-known PS1 game called Silhouette Mirage. If you�ve played that, you�ll find the triangle-shaped mana tokens, obscure character design, and multiple endings to be very familiar. But assuming you haven�t, I�ll tell you what the game�s about.
In Doukutsu, you start out by awaking in a small cave, not knowing your name or where you came from. You soon find out that you are on a large floating island inhabited by small rabbit-like creatures called Mimigas. You then learn that a villain called The Doctor is trying to capture them in order to create a Mimiga army. When you have completed about 1/4 of the game, you will start to choose your own path through the story. That�s the beauty of it; by answering simple yes-or-no questions during dialogue, you decide what levels you go to, what weapons you receive, and how the game ultimately ends. You can upgrade your weapons on-the-go by collecting triangle-shaped mana tokens from fallen foes. The weapons will downgrade when you are damaged while carrying them. But don�t worry; leveling up is a simple process.
Doukutsu really doesn�t suffer from any problems. You may not like the old-school graphics or sounds, but many will welcome the classic flavor. In my opinion, the game easily beats a few Nintendo classics, and even the game it is clearly inspired by, Silhouette Mirage. In the 6+ hours that I played, I never once encountered a bug, and the story and gameplay kept me interested throughout. With the occasional large amount of enemies on the screen, it may slow down once or twice on older computers, but it should run just fine. It�s even friendly to your hard drive, with a size of 395 KB zipped, and 5 MB unzipped.
If you�re an old-school gamer, enjoyed Silhouette Mirage or Metroid, or if you�re just looking for a game that will keep your attention for more than an hour, I suggest you download Doukutsu today.
NOTE: Download links to an English website where you can download both the game and the English patch. As Doukutsu Montogari is a story-based action game, it�s pretty much useless without the patch.
| PC REQUIREMENTS: Should run on almost any PC with minor slowdown |
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GAME AUTHOR Pixel
REVIEWED BY Mechalord
STAFF RATING 10/10
USER RATING 9.6/10
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FILE SIZE 394 KB
FILE DATE Jan 20, 2005
UPLOADED Jul 26, 2005
DEV TOOL unknown
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Janitor Dan the Spaceman 
Janitor Dan is an original and fun game involving battling space pirates, and cleaning space stations.
Janitor Dan is mostly about searching for and eliminating filth inside of labrynthine space stations. You must wield a plunger, vaccum, squegee, and a vaporising mouse-trap to accomplish this.
The controls are very simple, yet effective. The arrow keys, ctrl, and spacebar are all that is required.
There are all sorts of enemies, like space lizards, robotic bombs, and other things packed into this humorous game.
The graphics are cartoony, yet proffesional. I liked them alot.
The sound is just right for what is going on. Vaccums, lasers, explosions, it's all there.
This is a great game not to be missed.
| PC REQUIREMENTS: DirectX 7 or newer 700Mhz or faster PC |
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GAME AUTHOR Groovy Lime Gameware
REVIEWED BY Captain Ventris
STAFF RATING 9/10
USER RATING 8.0/10
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FILE SIZE 2.1 MB
FILE DATE Jul 30, 2005
UPLOADED Jul 30, 2005
DEV TOOL unknown
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Super Secret Ninja
Running along the ceiling and slicing foes as an awesome ninja is fun, but real ninjas use stealth. Stealth is the name of the game in Super Secret Ninja, where you must make your way through each randomly-generated level without being seen ten times. If you're seen...well, your "enemies" won't do a thing, except for turning red. Sure, real ninjas do occasionally have to use a weapon, and being caught usually results in a dangerous battle, sometimes death, but SSN doesn't try to be realistic. SSN's ninja prefers a ninja rope over a bloody, sharpened sword, making for an addictive, arcadey game.
Some of the things in SSN could use some work, though. First off, the gameplay takes some getting used to, as it's almost impossible to succeed without using your ninja rope as a pole vault (by standing on the ground and pressing down+ctrl). This isn't much of a problem after 15 minutes of play, but it's very annoying at first. Second of all, there's no sound at all, and your enemies move back and forth without animation. Gameplay is really all that matters, but those who appreciate good graphics and sound will undoubtedly be disappointed. The game remains fun, though.
Overall, SSN can be a fun game, if you don't feel the need to slice your foes or instantly get the hang of it. Plus, its 54 KB size means that it will literally take a second to download, no matter how slow your connection. Therefore, I recommend it to fans of ninjas and arcade games.
| PC REQUIREMENTS: Should play on almost any PC |
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REVIEWED BY Mechalord
STAFF RATING 8/10
USER RATING 7.1/10
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FILE SIZE 54 KB
FILE DATE Jan 01, 2004
UPLOADED Nov 16, 2004
DEV TOOL C/C++ (generic)
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Metroid Redemption
Metroid Redemption is a very fun platform game. You control Samus Aran as she tries to find information that will prove to the Federation that she is innocent. This game is very faithful to the console Metroid games and includes many of the power ups that became famous in these games.
The graphics of Metroid Redemption consist of sprites taken from the various console versions of Metroid. This is a good thing because that means the graphics are professionally done. It also may provide a sense of nostalgia with the player, it did for me. The sound is also well done. The music doesn't hurt the ears and the sound effects don't sound distorted in any way.
My main concern about the game before was the controls. However, with the new final release, the controls have been made much easier to use. You now use z to jump, x to shoot, c to change weapons, shift and space aim up and down, and enter to open the map screen. While the keys did seem a bit cluttered at first, I managed to get used to them rather quickly.
Bottom line - Metroid Redemption is an awesome fan made game. The graphics and sound are very well done, and most importantly the gameplay keeps you coming back for more.
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GAME AUTHOR r1ck14
REVIEWED BY OddTodd
STAFF RATING 10/10
USER RATING 6.8/10
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FILE SIZE 1 MB
FILE DATE May 20, 2003
UPLOADED Jun 09, 2003
DEV TOOL GameMake
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