Comix Zone

Comix Zone is an extremely original and visually impressive game which immerses you in a comic book world. It's probably one of the coolest games I've ever seen on the Genesis. The idea behind it is that the comic's author has magically switched places with the book's villain. Your hero moves from frame to frame and page to page as a large hand draws new villains for you to fight. The remarkable graphics are nearly comic book quality, with bubbles of dialog that appear every so often. Gameplay involves fighting monsters, picking up objects, and opening new areas. The game also features some kick-ass music and multiple pathways. The biggest problem with Comix Zone is its lack of continues. One misstep off a ledge and it's game over, no matter how well you've done up to that point. Still, I think this is a highly underrated game.

Everything about Comix Zone is amazing; from it's great music to the eyeball-popping graphics and smooth-as-butter playability, it's the best game to be released for the Genesis so far this year. Get it, you fools!

The way that you actually feel that you are playing a game that is within a comic book makes this game truly innovative. And, because it is a comic book, there is an actual story that develops, even as you fight. It's up to you whether or not there's a happy ending.

Una curiosa y, sobre todo, original combinación de beat'em up con dosis de aventura, que resulta de lo más explosiva.

Comix Zone ist ein außergewöhnliches und interessantes Spiel, das nur unter der kurzen Spielzeit und dem hohen Schwierigkeitsgrad leidet. Ansonsten ist es aber absolut empfehlenswert.

Comix Zone is one incredibly slick videogame. I had a pretty good idea that I was going to dig this diversion immensely and I do. I wish there was a little more variety to the gameplay and I'd like to have more control with the fighting. Perhaps there should be a chance to play the game from the enemy's perspective. And it should definitely be longer. But all quibbling aside, this is one to grab.

Même si le côté arcade rend sa durée de vie assez éphémère, Comix Zone est un titre fun que les amateurs de beat'em all devraient apprécier. Malgré son concept original et sa technique frôlant la perfection, le jeu ne donnera pourtant jamais lieu à une suite. Dommage.

Comix Zone est un jeu Ovni comme on en croise peu. En plus de proposer un habillage et une ambiance uniques, on se retrouve devant un beat em all fun, au gameplay profond et à la progression variée et qui demande un minimum de réflexion. Un incontournable sur MegaDrive, d'autant qu'on le trouve à un prix relativement peu élevé. Le jeu est depuis peu disponible aussi sur XLA et propose 3 slots de sauvegarde bien utiles pour les vieux gamers que nous sommes devenus et les nouveaux joueurs peu habitués à une telle difficulté !

Comix Zone rimane un gioco piuttosto originale e tecnicamente molto ben realizzato (arrivò sul mercato quando ormai la vita del Megadrive era giunta al termine), con un certo valore aggiunto dato dalla presenza di piccoli rompicapi che spezzano la monotonia da picchia-picchia e ovviamente l'idea semplicemente geniale del "fumetto interattivo". È un vero peccato che nessuno abbia più pensato di riproporre questo concetto con la tecnologia odierna, sicuramente si sarebbero potuti ottenere risultati interessanti.

Même si le côté arcade rend sa durée de vie assez éphémère, Comix Zone est un titre fun que les amateurs de beat'em all devraient apprécier. Malgré son concept original et sa technique frôlant la perfection, le jeu ne donnera pourtant jamais lieu à une suite. Dommage.

The game is arguably a little too tough, with plenty of ways to lose health but few to top it back up again, and there are a couple of precision do-or-die leaps that act as stark reminders of the game's unforgiving vintage. Those caveats aside, Comix Zone still impresses with its ideas and execution and is a definite highlight of SEGA's retro line-up.

Comix Zone ist in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht ein sehr bemerkenswertes Spiel: Zum einen kann man es mit Fug und Recht als Vorläufer der Stil-Ikone Viewtiful Joe bezeichnen und zum anderen ist es einfach ein sehr, sehr gutes Beat‘em Up.

The visuals and sound are some of the best seen in the history of the Genesis. It may not have the gameplay variety of a Streets of Rage or Golden Axe, but its unique gimmick gives it more than enough to make Comix Zone a classic.

Overall, Comix Zone is one of the most amazing games on the Genesis. Every aspect of the game: the gameplay, the control, the graphics, and the sound, smack of first-rate effort. You can tell a lot of effort went into the game, and it paid off in spades. The game has a certain charm to it that no game since has been able to match.

In an age with so many "me-too" games. Comix Zone demands to be noticed with it's totally unique look, feel and style. Although I think I've seen this idea in a few cartoons, this is the first time in a video game and I'm quite impressed. The control is pretty good, the sounds aren't the typical Sega rehash and the on-going dialogue thrusts you into the dark and seedy world of a comic book...or something like that. You should check this out, if only for it's originality.

Wer sich für Wing Commander 3 einen Pentium 60 mit 8 MB RAM angeschafft hat, darf frohlocken: Damit kann er jetzt sogar Comix Zone spielen, das mit dieser Konfiguration erst funktioniert. Lob gibt's für die klasse Spielidee und die gekonnte Comic-Grafik. Ein einziges continue-koses Leben wirkt sich aber hochgradig langzeitmotivations- und wertungsmindernd aus.

Comix Zone joined several of its 16-bit brethren in the release of SEGA Genesis Collection for the PS2 a few months ago. Other than that, opportunities to experience this game have been few and far between. There's a genuine appeal to the premise of Comix Zone -- it's simply understood that the concept of having your own drawings come to life is totally awesome. But as you'll probably never get to do battle with your own notebook-scribbled sketches for new Mario baddies and Mega Man Robot Masters, you may want to give Comix Zone a look. It may be frustratingly difficult, but even frustratingly difficult is more fun than some of those old 5th grade math classes.

Comix Zone joined several of its 16-bit brethren in the release of Sega Genesis Collection for the PS2 a few months ago. Other than that, this is the first opportunity modern gamers have had to experience the title – definitely the first for dedicated Nintendo fans, who, in 1995, were too busy occupying themselves with thoughts of the upcoming Virtual Boy to notice any new game arriving on Sega's systems. There's a genuine appeal to the premise of Comix Zone – it's simply understood that the concept of having your own drawings come to life is totally awesome. But as you'll probably never get to do battle with your own notebook-scribbled sketches for new Mario baddies and Mega Man Robot Masters, you may want to give Comix Zone a look. It may be frustratingly difficult, but even frustratingly difficult is more fun than some of those old 5th grade math classes.

Still, Comix Zone doesn't possess quite enough of anything to turn many heads. Comix Zone is a very cool idea for a game that wasn't executed properly, but it's still slicker that most and one of the few decent 16-bit games coming out.

You really want to love Comix Zone for it's original elements, but after a few panels, the honeymoon's over. Although the game gets a thumbs-up for it's clever format, the developers need to go back to the drawing board to work out better controls and add variety to the gameplay.

Der ernsthafte Prügelspieler bekommt bei seriösen Genrevertretern wie "FX Fighter" anspruchsvollere Kampftechniken und längere Motivation geboten. Comix Zone ist ein netter Spaß, der aber nicht sonderlich lange vorhält.

Comix Zone is one of my favorite Genesis titles, but SEGA has done a real disservice with this version. The "enhanced" visual setting makes the game look worse than the classic view and the dodge move is almost impossible to pull off. There have been a lot of old games released on XBLA at this point and most of them were given more care and attention than Comix Zone. Love the game, just not this version.

Allt flyter bra och både grafik och ljud får helt godkänt. Men detta är ett TV-spel och förblir ett TV-spel även i datorn. Detta betyder bland annat att det inte går att spara, vilket är en dödssynd i datorsammanhang. Dessutom måste man ha en joypad à la TV-spel för att till fullo njuta av spelet. Det är ett spel med glimten i ögat som förmodligen mått bäst om det fått stannat kvar i TV-spelens värld.

Allt flyter bra och både grafik och ljud får helt godkänt. Men detta är ett TV-spel och förblir ett TV-spel även i datorn. Detta betyder bland annat att det inte går att spara, vilket är en dödssynd i datorsammanhang. Dessutom måste man ha en joypad à la TV-spel för att till fullo njuta av spelet. Det är ett spel med glimten i ögat som förmodligen mått bäst om det fått stannat kvar i TV-spelens värld.

Sega surfe sans vergogne sur la vague revival liée à la GBA. Voilà un titre qui ravira certainement les plus nostalgiques. En raison de sa vétusté technique et surtout de ses problèmes de jouabilité, Comix Zone est réellement à réserver à des joueurs dotés d'une âme de collectionneur.

Comix Zone is not without its good points. It's innovative, and I wouldn't mind seeing these innovations implemented on more titles. Also, the graphics are better than on most Genesis brawlers, and the very design of the levels makes for a unique visual experience. If you like your games pretty and you don't mind flawed gameplay, then you might enjoy Comix Zone. Or if you're some sort of masochist like Allec and find pleasure in games that aren't fun, then too you might enjoy Comix Zone. As for me, I'll stick with my Ninja Turtle games. Hyperstone Heist rocks my socks.