Genesis

Rolo to the Rescue

Insgesamt ist Rolo to the Rescue sicher ein Spiel, das vielen zu niedlich sein wird. Hinter dem Look steckt allerdings ein sehr gelungenes Jump n’ Run mit herausfordernden Adventureeinlagen. Gäbe es ein Passwortsystem und eine etwas bessere Steuerung, wäre es wohl ein Hit. Empfehlenswert ist es aber trotzdem.

Overall Rolo to the Rescue is a fantastic looking and sounding Genesis platform game. The use of a team creatures to solve problems and negotiate levels brings a higher element of tactical planning than your average side scrolling platformer of the time. However, the lack of any way to save the game or skip completed levels after the death of the main character is truly annoying and impacts considerably on the games final mark. Although it seems like a bit of fluffy fun for the younger gamer its actually a real sod-of a game in places that would tax the skill and patience of even the most hardcore platform gamer.

Overall Rolo to the Rescue is a fantastic looking and sounding Genesis platform game. The use of a team creatures to solve problems and negotiate levels brings a higher element of tactical planning than your average side scrolling platformer of the time. However, the lack of any way to save the game or skip completed levels after the death of the main character is truly annoying and impacts considerably on the games final mark. Although it seems like a bit of fluffy fun for the younger gamer its actually a real sod-of a game in places that would tax the skill and patience of even the most hardcore platform gamer. For me the sheer charm and sense of fun the game has kept me replaying until I reached the end. But I suspect many others would give up after the twentieth restart and I can’t say I would blame them. A real shame.