MDK

Opening Statements

This Action/Adventure/Shooter hybrid was made by the same developers as Earthworm Jim, giving some of the levels a wacky design. The biggest innovation of this game is the sniper mode. Because of the exploration involved in MDK, we decided to classify it with the Action/Adventure genre rather than just plain old shooter.

Ash's Comments

This game is a unique game in terms of action/adventure. Some of the strange level designs were courtesy of the developers of Earthworm Jim, Shiny entertainment. This game was a pretty long game, taking an average of about 5-6 hours to beat. By far the best feature of this game is the sniper mode. 80% of the levels give you a chance to stealth unseen into the level and take advantage of this by using the sniper mode to silently pick off the enemies around the levels. Minor strategy elements were added as well, with the sniper mode ( shoot at certain things to do something else, etc. ). The level structures changed every new stage, which kept the gameplay fresh, and made me want to play just to see the next level. In terms of graphics, they were nothing special. At some times they were a bit gritty. With the almost comical attitude of this game as you hear the enemies cower in fear, or yelp in pain, I enjoy this game very much.

Ash's Rating: 8.0

Nightshadow's Comments

MDK is a game that should've taken off to be a best-seller, but instead ended up not reaching its full potential. I found myself asking the question, "where would the game be without sniper mode?". The answer, I don't know. It takes skill to be able to use the sniper mode consistantly, like Ash does. It is pretty easy to stay alive, as long as you keep aware of your surroundings and keep moving. The game is creative, like the conversations that take place between the Aliens when they are suddenly sniped out, and their head falls off. One of my favorite things to do is lob a gernade in a trench and watch everything blow up. Some of the levels are wierd, and I guessed that's just an opinion based thing. I can't say that the graphics and the movement were all that great, but they weren't too shab. Like I said, sniper mode is cool, but it is not easy to always use, forcing you to just pump them out with your regular chain gun. If you liked the PC version though, this one is a little bit better, so you might want to give it a try.

Nightshadow's Rating: 7.0

Cloud's Comments

I have to admit, I was deeply entertained with MDK......... for about the first fifteen minutes. The game's sniper mode was revolutionary, but the rest of the game just could not follow through. There are pretty much predetermined points in the game where you really get to use your sniper mode. The rest of the time, there are just too many enemies to constantly use it. This is because when you are in sniper mode and you take damage, it automatically boots you out of sniper mode to easily annihalate any enemy in your way. The basic point of this game is to run and shoot, run and shoot, run and shoot, do you get my point? The only thing that really makes this game worth playing is the sniper mode. I think this game is a good weekend rental, because the game is so short.

Cloud's Rating: 6.0