PlayStation

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Finally the platform genre receives the full 3D treatment with an excellent effort from the Argonaut development team. The graphics are so silky smooth and the gameplay sticks with the proven formula which should guarantee that Croc is a smash hit. The game is Analog compatible with the right stick used to adjust the camera angle, but the left stick seems a little over sensitive for controlling the direction of the character and will often result in you falling from the ledges and platforms.

Unfortunately, Croc suffers from familiar problems rampant in the genre: camera and control confusion. Inexplicably, pulling down on this controller makes Croc step forward to swing around in an arc, plunging him off any ledge's if he's too close. Suicidal reversing aside, the highly responsive analog controller's the only way to go and Croc's worth the learning curve. This game ranks as the best, most fluid 32-bit 3-D platformer yet.

As expectativas geradas em torno de Croc eram grandes. Então não é que era tudo verdade? Temos vedeta, daqueles com direito a clube de fãs e tudo, e jogo para nos alegrar a existência nos próximos meses.

After I got the hang of manipulating the camera angles, I started to enjoy this game much more. If you try to play using the default angles, you will end up launching your controller in frustration. The graphics are top notch and this is one of the better platform games on the market, even if it does get a bit repetitive. This is a game the whole family will enjoy, but is also challenging enough to keep the seasoned veteran busy.

Croc is definitely a good, slick platform game, but it is highly derivative of other titles. If you're a relative newcomer this sort of game, you'll definitely enjoy it. If you're a seasoned gamer, look elsewhere.

In the end, Croc: Legend of Gobbos is a charmingly-enough-themed platformer that just didn't live up to its potential. It ended up a Christmas holiday must-rent, when it could have been a Christmas holiday must-have.