Genesis

Warlock

Overall, I thought the game needed a little more evil. And though the Genesis version didn't look quite as good as the Super NES version, it was still an all-right game.

Fans of horror games might war to the final fight. But if you're looking for a chilling challenge, look elsewhere. Warlock the game is like Warlock the movie: a decent rental on a stormy night. But worth buying? Now that's scary.

Warlock is a game with good control, decent challenge, nice animation and little else. The levels are some of the most repetitive in recent memory, graphics are passable but unspectacular and the music is downright annoying at times. Too add insult to injury, the ending was basic, short and boring. Good movie though.

Honestly, just forget Warlock. With such frustrating controls, insane difficulty, and a forgettable story, its not even worth a dollar. Even though the graphics and sound are great, the gameplay destroys what could have been a great game. I guess its true, movie-based games sucked even in the 16-bit era.

The graphics are high caliber, and some of the monsters look truly frightening. A creepy organ plays a haunting refrain in the background. The unique health meter is in the form of a head that loses flesh with each hit. In terms of presentation, Warlock has a lot going for it, so it's a shame that the game plays so poorly. Although you can hurl "magic blasts" and an orb that acts like a boomerang, these can only be aimed at certain angles, and it's hard to hit advancing monsters. This problem is aggravated by numerous cheap hits and monsters that materialize from out of nowhere on both sides of you. Most players will give up in frustration and miss out on most of the great visuals Warlock has to offer.