Some gamers have a horrible habit of putting themselves through excruciating amounts of pain. Some gamers do not listen to reviews, and end up buying terrible games. I, on the other hand, willing sought out Aquaman. Hoping against all hopes that reviewers had just been evil to this game, I gave Aquaman a fair chance. If you are smart, you will NOT give Aquaman a fair chance. Aquaman is a one player game that puts you in the fins of one of DC Comic's most famous characters. The game pits you in three successive similar scenarios, for a total of 21 levels. You begin by fighting off Black Manta's forces who are trying to invade Atlantis. You then move to fight off Lava Lord's forces. Then finally, you move on to Orm or "Ocean Master". Really, it is unimportant who you are fighting. This is because you won't want to follow the story. The story progresses between missions through comic book-ish slides. At first I liked this idea, but then I realized, "Hey, why should I be reading all of this stuff." So I stopped reading that stuff. The actual controls are not hard to master, but the distinct lack of variety leads to a terrible playing experience. A combination of kicks, punches, grabs, and blocks is about all you can do. You get one special animal attack as well. That special attack is probably the most refreshing thing in the game, because it is the only non-repetitive thing. Meanwhile, the controls aren't responsive to the point of frustration. The controls are even frustrating while trying to save. The game's graphics look little better than some I saw for Nintendo 64. Honestly, I need not say more. The gamer gets no cut scenes and no voice work. The music is a mix of neo-classical BS that doesn't fit the game most of the time. I beat the game. Twice in fact. I unlocked all of the characters. They don't do anything differently. They all have the same exact fighting style. The fact that I wasted my five hours beating this game twice makes me sick. Please, spare yourself the trouble. I feel like I haven't even completely imparted to you all the negatives of this game.
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