Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Croc has an atmosphere similar to Mario's. Although the land areas aren't quite as big as Mario's the graphics are just about there. Before playing this game, many didn't know that playstation had this kind of graphical potential. Another thing that will pull you into this game is the soundtrack. You almost want to play this game more just to hear more of the awesome songs. The game controls rather well, but it is hard to judge your jumps at times due to the bad camera angles when jumping. Another bad point is the repetativeness of the levels. They lack variety. There are some levels that have a new feel to them, and break away from constant repatative levels. Especially the ones where you can swim. This is a good feature, but you don't get to see it very often. There is one island that focuses a lot on swimming, but other than that, you will find that this feature is lacking thorughout the game, so don't expect it to be like Tomb Raider. Collecting Gobbos in the game is pretty fun. Once you have rescued all the Gobbos in the game, you get another secret island that lets you fight the final enemy in his true form! The enemies are rather easy in the game, but they reappear after about 7 seconds when they are killed, adding to the challenge. The bosses are easy to kill. You just run around in circles until they try to attack, and when they are stunned, hit them. There are about 2 bosses, that do provide a challenge. Overall, this game is pretty smooth, and if you crave games of this type, then Croc is probably for you, but the real one to look out for is Croc II. It will be out this Christmas '98.