Evan G
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There are some games out there that just should not have been made. This is one of them. It is very well meaning, however it fails in almost every respect to be anything close to being fun. The premise, for one, is absolutely rediculous. Essentially, Captain Novolin is a diabetic super hero, who is charged with saving the world from sugary aliens, who have captured the diabetic mayor of Pineville (yes, I got it from the manual, and yes I own this game).
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1|The aim is to make sure that Captain Novolin does not go over his blood/sugar level by eating a prescribed amount of food in the level. Several times in a level, you also have to check your blood sugar level and take an insulin injection. I see this as filler to the game, but then I guess the entire point of the game is to teach diabetic kids about there disease. I'm sure, though, that any child still playing after 5 minutes would have to be tied to a chair and being threated with forceable beatings.
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1|Jerky animation, retro black outlines, and completely stupid looking enemies that don't look anything like the sugary sweet they represent dominate the game. The female doctor in the mid-level screens looks as though she the spawn of satan (maybe she created this game). Captain Novolin looks like a 40 year old nerd who is slightly balding. The backgrounds look like a bad NES game. Finally, the end boss looks like a character out of Cho Aniki. Need I say any more?
7|0/10
1|Never before have I heard a game with worse sound. The sound effects are bad for and Atari 2600 game. The music is absolutely shitty in all respects (sorry about the curse, but there is no better word for it). The fact that the sounds seem random, and the sfx are seemingly random when they go off just goes to show how little effort they put into this area. God damn it, who can stand the bloody dinging noise on the insulin screen!
8|1/10
1|Unresponsive, for the most part. It is essentially a one button game, but the developers decided they would throw in a twist by forcing you to press down to kill enemies when you jump on them. This is possibly the lamest move ever in the hop and bop genre. Also, seeing as how enemies seem to attack at random (especially the damned jumping donuts), it is nearly impossible to time your jumps to defeat enemies. The boat stages prove to be an extra challenge, as the boat moves in a very slippery way compared to when you are on land, making jumps even more difficult. The difficult in this game lies not in clever AI, but in crappy control.
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1|I don't know who thought it would be good to make these "Health Hero" games, but judging by their quality, there is little wonder that only 4 were made. This game is designed to teach kids about diabetes, but no doubt this game failed in its goal. The developer, Sculptured Software, is also responsible for other Super Nintendo failures, such as Mortal Kombat and NHL Stanley Cup. You would have thought they would have learned something along the way. A word of warning: only play while drunk (which in not advised if you have diabetes).