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Comix Zone

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PlatformGenesisYear1995
PublisherSegaDeveloperSega
RegionNALanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Beat'em up, One Player
PlatformGenesis
Year1995
PublisherSega
DeveloperSega
RegionNA
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Beat'em up, One Player

A beat 'em up that takes place in the panels of a comic book. You fight from panel to panel taking on enemies while doing some light puzzle solving.
 
GoodBad
  • Amazing graphics with unique art style
  • Unique gameplay
  • Branching paths add variety
  • Voice lines are well done
  • Works great with a six button gamepad
  • Frustratingly difficult
  • Few health pickups
  • Keep your reduced health between levels
  • One bad fall into a pit requires restarting the game
  • Take damage punching objects to get them out of the way
  • No continues
  • Some cheap damage
  • Very repetitive
  • Enemies take a lot of hits to defeat
  • Even game genie cheats don't make this fun
Good
  • Amazing graphics with unique art style
  • Unique gameplay
  • Branching paths add variety
  • Voice lines are well done
  • Works great with a six button gamepad
 
Bad
  • Frustratingly difficult
  • Few health pickups
  • Keep your reduced health between levels
  • One bad fall into a pit requires restarting the game
  • Take damage punching objects to get them out of the way
  • No continues
  • Some cheap damage
  • Very repetitive
  • Enemies take a lot of hits to defeat
  • Even game genie cheats don't make this fun
 
5It's a shame that this beautiful stylized beat'em up has such repetitive gameplay and a difficulty that makes it impossible to enjoy. Having to restart the game after one bad jump is infuriating.

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