Game #1048: Kong - The Animated Series

  Here we go again, another damned maze platformer.

 It seems I hate myself, because the next game I decided to give a chance to, Kong: The Animated Series, is yet another dumb 2-D maze platformer, seems these were a dime a dozen on the GBA. Yeah, that first sentence should tell you everything you need to know about how much I enjoyed this game. And the worst part about it? This was the Kong game I meant to buy last year...

 In this game you play as both Jason and Kong, but it's a bit weird. The game tells you that Jason and Kong need to be close for you to swap, but sometimes as you go through the level... the icon allowing you to swap characters just lights up. As to why swap? Separate life bars, Kong is stronger and Kong can climb vines, while Jason can... umm... double jump? Really, there's no real point in playing as Jason! I found it particularly funny that both Kong and Jason are pretty much the same size, which makes no sense.

 The objective of most stages is to find three tablets, one in a single level, in order to unlock the exit and proceed. So... yeah, scavenger hunt through a maze. Fun times. And the game has wonky physics too, if you jump forward or backwards too much as Jason eventually he'll stop because he lost acceleration or something? It was weird. And after every two levels or so you'll have a super clunky one on one fight as Kong. Should've been renamed as Clunk. Oh! And just like with the previous GBA maze games I played... passwords.

 I'll give Kong this, it's slightly more tolerable than Alienators and Atlantis... but it's still not good enough. The maze designs makes it so that how much you enjoy the game depends on how lucky you are. If you are lucky you won't have to backtrack and slowly comb through a level to find the collectible you need, therefore, getting more enjoyment out of the game. I'm tired of these games, man...

 4.0