Rocketeer

User Rating: 9 | Rocket Knight Adventures GEN
There are a lot of video game mascots some good and some well we just want to forget even existed or were thought up. But Sparksteer is a character that is one of the best video game character's ever created but is very undercredited.

This game isn't anything entirely new but it's everything done perfect, there is not one bad thing about this game everything is all presented and executed perfectly.

There are a lot of memorable things about this game, the vast level design. The ammount of varity not just made the adventure your in seem unpredictable but really created a vast cartoon fantasy world. The varity and unpredictability is great thanks to the same guy that designed for the Contra games, there is never a sense of redundancy one chalange after the next is always different. Also the sprites themselves are well animated I really like the facial reactions which are various, this really makes both Sparkster and the bad guys he dispatches stand out because of the sense of reaction and emotion attached to them.

Game isn't too hard in fact you could actually beat the game very quickly due to it's fast pace and the gameplay. Though don't get too cocky there may'be a few parts that might take a little practice getting out of at least until you figure out exactly what to do which really doesn't take long.

But of course what makes the game great in fact it's unique gamplay element. The Rocketpack, it's just such a great tool because it gives you a freedom of creativity in what to do to get out of the level, you can rickashet off walls, thrst at enemies at turbo speed, some sort of slash supermove, the list goes on but I don't want to reveal so much. In truth, most of the time in the game you really don't need it much but to beat the game quickly you have that option handy anytime you want or feel like it. This element in a way give the game a lot of replay value because there are so many different ways to win.

If there is a bad thing that would be the game is kinda short. Even though there are seven levels and several stages within due to the fast pace I couldn't help but want 2 or 3 more levels. It's just one of those games you don't want to end but oh well as I said time and time again the ride may'be short but all the same it's a sweet ride.

I wouldn't mind if this guy came back into the picture in either a new sequel or some sort of next gen revival because our video game world could use some new blood and Sparkster is the man because he's got both the guts and the rocket power to go with it.