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PONGED!
Developed By: GameMaster
Review By: RPGVirtuoso
Written on: Wednesday, August, 24th, 2005 at 07:16:16 pm
Rating: 80%
Site: here
System: RPG Maker 2003
Download: here



Gameplay

9/10
WOW... JUST... WOW. I'm serious! This game is a strange mixture of Pong and Soccer somewhat. You slide all over the place until you get the ball on the opponent's side. Everything about it it smooth and perfect, I swear to god, it did not feel like an RM2K3 game! The only thing that relembles an RM2k3 game is the start menu and the menu you get when you press ESC.
Also, GameMaster has added AI to RM2k3! Not just "apporaching hero" and if you touch him you get hurt... The computer player slifts around much like you do and bounces the ball back. My only concern is the way he does it. If you face him directly the ball just goes back and forth. He makes no effort to change that. XD
The computer player has super duper reflexes and will crush you. Be careful. XD

Graphics

7/10
GM is not known for his "1337 P1><3|_ P(_)5|-|1|\|6 5|<1|_x2Z" (Skill with pixels), but he did make this game fairly graphically pleasing... like giving you the choice of backgrounds to play on. Sadly, all of the choices are merely different colours and patterns, with exception to the single RTP panorama in there. Then again, what would a pong game have to offer in terms of eye-popping realism? XD

Sounds and Tunes

7/10
You get a choice in what music you want playing, which is a neat feature... You know what's funny, I was playing this game with a broken headset... Took me a while to figure that one. :(
Now I have to buy a new one!
Anyway, back on topic. The music is decent. I like the Game and Watch song.

Story

OMITTED

Features

9/10
Choices, choices, choices. You get to choose how the game is played, what it's being played on, and your music. There is also a powerup the freezes both players (probably the ONLY way to win), and AI.
AI! Unfortunately, evenetually, there is nothing to do in the game.

Calculation
((10+7+7+9)x 2.5 = 80)

Overall rating:
80 - Good stuff!

If you want a little break from RPG, play this game! It's actually rather interesting. Unfortunately, the fun curve is VERY STEEP.

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