Great game for the more patient gamers

User Rating: 9 | Deja Vu: Akumu wa Hontou ni Yattekita NES
When I originally played this game back on the NES console, when you had to find different methods to get games to work on it (IE blow on the cartridge or put another game on top), I didn't think much of it. It was the first time I used a "walk through" because this was the first game that I came across that I wanted to beat that didn't have cheats.

STORY:
You wake up in a bathroom stall and you don't remember who you are or where you are. As you progress through the game you start picking up pieces of your memory and start to piece together what has happened to you and what you need to do to fix it. I thought this was a great idea and always kept me wondering what would happen next as there would always be various events that would pop up such as thugs wanting money or a prostitute threatening you.

GAME PLAY:
The game play consists of two menus and a screen. One of the two menus records all the addresses you pick up and goods that you find in the game. The second menu has actions that you can perform to either yourself or the environment. A simple layout for a game, you use a cursor to select what you want to do. The only nag I have about using the cursor is how slow it is.

SOUND:
The music in the game was pretty catchy and I find myself humming the tunes every once in a while. The ending theme is one of the best tunes I've heard on a game. The sound effects a pretty generic through, when you punch an object or person it sounds like a loud slap, but overall I had no complaints as I thought it was fun to ridicule some parts of the game.

OVERALL:
At first I wasn't aware of the potential this game held in terms of fun and replay value. After using a walk through to beat the game once I found myself coming back to play it more every now and then just to hear the tunes and see if I could beat the game without the walk through. The unique game play and sounds made this game one of the reasons I love retro gaming. Although it may seem to take a lot of patience at times the ending was rewarding enough to overcome the minor flaws I saw in the game.