Dark Fusion
• Publisher: Gremlin Graphics
• Developer: As above
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Release Date:
1989
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Code:
Scott
Guest
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GFX:
Bernie Drummond
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Music:
Ben Daglish
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Our Game Rating:
86%
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DARK FUSION
by Gremlin Graphics
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• Completed
& Reviewed by Neil Collins
Dark Fusion by Gremlin is a side scrolling shoot-em-up.
The aim of the game is to complete all the levels by
entering all the sub-levels and conquering them in the
correct order. The graphics, sound and game play are all pretty good
but the thing that makes this game a bit better than
your average shoot-em-up is the variety of levels.
Within each level are smaller sub-levels which change
the game style: so one minute your walking along a
level, the next your playing a side-scrolling shoot-em-up
and then the next your fighting a huge alien in a single
screen battle. I quite enjoyed playing this
as the difficulty level, although quite high isn't
impossible. I'd recommend this game to those who like a
solid shoot-em-up as this packs a bit more than you'd
get from other similar looking games...
Something strange
starts to happen...
All kinds of
fireworks go off...
...as the game draws
to a close.
Finally...
...the ending
message...
The End.
HOW WAS IT COMPLETED?:
I used an infinite lives cheat.
SO WHAT HAPPENS?:
Once level five is beaten, a few messages of
congratulation appear on the screen. The message
compliments you on your game playing skill before
suggesting that you play it again.
COMMENTS:
- Neil:
No animation or fancy finale here. It's better than a 'GAME
OVER' message, but it's still just a simple message
at the end of the day.
- Vinny:
Now this is a pretty cool game with some great
graphics and sonix, along with some superb game play.
As for the ending... I must say that I am a little
disappointed as I expected some really cool effects
and a thumping ending tune from Ben. It's just not
the ending I was expecting from Gremlin :-( 3/10.
- Frank Gasking:
Great little game - not played it for a long
time, so may dig that out today - but I remember the
mix of the platform action with a shooter stage. I
think I picked this up from Commodore Force's
covermount.
As for the ending, very disappointing, and almost
the usual insult - "Now play again to improve your
score!" type of text :(
- Andrew Fisher:
While it was a nicely presented game and the
changes of game play style were appreciated, for me
the difficulty level just took the shine off it. I
did enjoy playing it when I picked it up on the
covertape.
For the ending, it's a mixed bag - yes, nice visual
FX and Ben Daglish music, but poor text and a
feeling of being let down. A shame, as it could have
been much better.
- Brendan Phoenix:
Coming to think of it - trying to remember a
Gremlin game which had a great ending ( I know Vinny
will say Thing on a Spring) however the majority are
just a bunch of pants! This is no exception.
I have this game but have never played it, but does
look like it is worth a bash.
- Gaz Spence:
From what I remember of the game, the raster
effect happens on completion of each level, so we're
basically talking about a bog standard text
ending... again :(
- Andy Vaisey:
A good game for genuine joystick junkies who
like a solid hard challenge, but not much of a
reward at the end unfortunately.
FINAL SAY:
Not happy with this. I wanted to see something more.
G.E.
RATING:
2.5
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