N-Gage

Pandemonium!

La capitale de l'Enfer vous ouvre ses portes mais s'il est tentant d'y pénétrer, n'en oublions pas pour autant que quelques pièges vous y attendent. Un gameplay possédant des lacunes, une aventure se finissant un peu trop vite et finalement un jeu ayant vieilli. Mais si le bilan peut sembler médiocre, il reste tout de même un titre techniquement surprenant pour une console portable et un bon petit jeu de plates-formes, non indispensable mais très agréable.

Pandemonium has its shining moments when it comes to fun, reflex driven jumping and fun N-Gage Arena play, but is harbored by its limited field of vision. It takes advantage of the N- Gage's graphical capabilities with its array of colorful levels, but left us unsatisfied in the audio department. Pandemonium would be a good choice for hardcore platforming fanatics looking for a little mindless but fun jumping action, but warrants a trial-rent for others.

Pandemonium has its shining moments when it comes to fun, reflex driven jumping and fun N-Gage Arena play, but is harbored by its limited field of vision. It takes advantage of the N- Gage's graphical capabilities with its array of colorful levels, but left me unsatisfied in the audio department. Pandemonium would be a good choice for hardcore platforming fanatics looking for a little mindless but fun jumping action, but warrants a trial from others.

While Pandemonium! may not set the world of fire, and doesn't have the franchise recognition of a Lara Croft or Sonic, it's certainly got potential legs on the N-Gage. Sonic may be faster paced, but Pandemonium! trumps him with pseudo-3D beauty and multiplayer as well. Here's hoping it picks up a few fans, at last, seven years after its PSone release.

Pandemonium didn't exactly set the world on fire when it was originally released, and the N-Gage version certainly won't get things blazing seven years later. While the multiplayer is an interesting addition, the dull gameplay and muddy graphics make this game one to skip.

Maybe a small child can appreciate the candy-coated fantasy world of Pandemonium!, but a kid that age probably isn't going to ask for a N-Gage to play it on regardless. With all the Mario and Sonic games out there, taking the role of a court jester named Fargus doesn't sound very appealing in the face of competition either. Time wasn't kind to this one.