Keith Courage in Alpha Zones - Worth Playing?
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:53 pm
Is this game worth playing? Every review I come across for it kind of pans it, but without actually saying that it's not worth your time. I picked up a PC Engine about a year ago, and I picked up the PC Engine counterpart of this game (Mashin EiyĊĞden Wataru). My reasoning at the time was that this was the pack-in game for the Turbo Grafx 16, so this should be my first game too.. for some reason... I don't know. It made sense back when I bought it, but it doesn't seem to make any sense now.
I have no problem coming up with my own opinions for games, but I was curious about what other people thought of this one. Every time I try to play it, I get to the second underworld level and just get board. The level design just seems boring, and the enemies all seem generic. Without interesting platforming, or engaging enemy encounters, what does this game actually have? Should I just write it off? Or should I give it more of a chance?
A lot of modern reviews for this game question the choice to make it a pack-in for the console. I wonder if there's any love for this game today because it was a pack-in title, it was probably many people's first game for the TG16. Or was it a shit game back then too? A pack-in title, but you couldn't wait to buy your first good game?