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Return of Egypt
Oh no! It seems those durn Egyptians are at it again! Only this time they are undead...and roaming the halls of the Pharoah's castle... Who knows what hideous schemes are taking form within those hollow skeletal skulls? Not I! For this game is almost entirely in Japanese, which, for the uninformed, is the true ancient universal language of the Hebrews and the Egyptians. Pretty swell, these educational reviews, eh?
So, we've got lovely Egyptian skeletons, as stylish as ever in those fownky old Egyptian head pieces --and what's this?! It seems the Pharoah himself has arrived, too. This smells awfully fishy, dontcha think? In fact...this smells like a job for...Moses! And 'lo! Here he cometh, from over yonder sand dune, skillfully weilding the all-powerful Staff of Righteousness, looking good as ever in that cool white beard, draped in expensive bathroom rugs. Those Egyptians are quaking in their boots, I tell ya!
Are you done?
Yeah, I think I'm done.
Good. Now review the consarn dagnab game already and stop wasting these people's time!
Return of Egypt is without a doubt the most polished, well made, and fun Castlevania-like game I have ever played. For those unfamiliar with the Castlevania franchise's style of gameplay, I urge you to download this game and get a taste of it first hand. This is the exact same thing. And yet it still manages to stay fresh, and be its own game. The graphics are superb right from the start; and they only get better as you progress. The scenery has a very washed out look, and it adds to the age worn atmosphere of the game. 2d special affects abound, and never fail to wow, and from the cute little skeletons to the giant screen-filling bosses, the sprites are top-notch.
The castle is extraodinarily well designed, giving you open ended possibilities of what to do next, while never letting you stray to far from what your next objective should be. Save and HP/MP restoring points are conveniently located all over the castle, ensuring that if you die, you will never have to redo more than a few rooms. The difficulty level is perfect: Always slowly building the challenge, but never skipping to the point of frustration.
There is a story being told here, but I have no idea what it is, nor do I have but the faintest guesses as to whom Rameses's friend, who frequently pops up and chats with Moses, is. In fact, I can only guess which of the (discounting Moses) two other human(?) characters is Rameses at all. I don't mind having no idea what's going on, though, because essentially, this game isn't about playing through a warped bible story. It's about kicking biblical bad guy tushie.
Bottom Line: This is a good'n, yep.
Note: Hit the F4 key and change the Player 1 controls to Keyboard when the game opens. Hit the 'Shift' key to start the game.
| PC REQUIREMENTS: Pentium II 400 MHz CPU |
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GAME AUTHOR Driven Phantom Soft
REVIEWED BY Evil Boris
STAFF RATING 10/10
USER RATING 6.0/10
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FILE SIZE 16.2 MB
FILE DATE Sep 13, 2003
UPLOADED Oct 02, 2003
DEV TOOL Click&Create
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