Brought to you by the great Treasure.
User Rating: 8.7 | Tsumi to Batsu: Hoshi no Keishousha N64
Thank You Treasure! If there was one game that you would have to import for your N64, Sin & Punishment (S&P) is that game. This is a very fun and unique game that will blow you away! You start out as a member of a small rebel force that is fighting against some mega corporation. The game is a rail shooter style game in the same way as the panzer dragoon series with a load of innovations thrown in to measure. Graphics and Presentation: 8 Great Graphics for the N64, but alittle low res by todays standards. The low-polygon count is used to give S and P’s visuals a unique look and helps keep the frame rate blazing. The textures are so good that you won’t care about the low number of polygons. The special effects are awesome and some of the enemies are mammoth. The setting and artstyle is a cyber punkish anime type set sometime in the near future. Great character designs and enemies. There are ton's of flashy special effects and explosions that set this apart from other games. You will be amazed by how much goes on in the screen. The action is fast paced and camera movement in this game is outstanding. There are many different camera angles used and that is what makes this game so interesting. For the most part of the game you are behind your charater while they run foward but there are some stages where your point of view changes. Gameplay:10 The most important part of the game and what Treasure is so known for. Your main character runs through the stage while shoot everything in site. you also have to move left and right to avoid attacks and to avoid running into obstacles. You have to also jump to clear pits, obstacles and avoid bullets. Sound simple? Well the stage designs are awesome and you will be very busy running, jumping left to right and shooting and sword slashing everything that comes at you. A great innovation in this game is the sword slash. When enemies shoot projectiles at you, you can reflect them back at the enemy with a sword slash and it will attack what ever is in your crosshairs. The level design in this game is topnotch and gives a lot of variety in the stages. One example is the aircraft carrier stage where you are on a flying hover craft that flys in all directions around the aircraft carrier in all angles. Another stage you are side scrolling and in another you are running after a monster through a room where you have to run left and right to avoid hitting a wall and jump to not fall in pits. It just has to be seen to really know how great this gameplay is. Sound/Music:9 Great Music and Sound effects. Music fits the mood of the game and all the explosions fit in perfectly. Overall:9 The only reason that i did not give this game a perfect 10 is because if has only one flaw, it is very short. This game can be beaten within 4 hrs time on easy. After 4 hours of incredible gameplay it suddenly ends. There is a lot of replay value though and it is still fun to play this game over and over again and the normal mode and hard modes offer a considerable challenge. It takes a while to get tired of this game. Get one while you can because it is an import and a RARE find already.
