Revolution X

Revolution X is a perfect translation of the arcade game. All the levels are here, all the music is here and the graphics are virtually the same as the coin-op. Trouble is, the game itself is boring to the max. The levels are long and challenging, but they're repetitive as hell and the shooting patterns are the same throughout the entire game. Shoot Power Rangers, pick up power-ups, shoot some more Power Rangers, kill boss, shoot Level 2 Power Rangers...it goes on and on. Thanks Acclaim, but I think i'll pass.

There are lots of little problems with this game, from graphics to sound to playability, but the biggest problem I had was the fact that it doesn't support a Game Gun. What kind of SPED develops a shooting game without Game Gun support? It is baffling --- almost as baffling as the idea of putting a game that showcases music on a system like the Genesis.

Unless your a die-hard Aerosmith rocker, the tunes won't be anything but too loud. This is T2 for glam-rock fans. If you like Aerosmith and you fancy yourself a Terminator, then gun it. If not, rent it.

While the sounds boast some great digitized speech and rocking tunes, the graphics are way below par. This arcade port just didn't translate very well graphically and this hurts the game. Also, the lack of a gun makes the cursor movement awkward and slow for this type of game. It does retain a lot of secrets and playability of the arcade version, but it's sluggishness and grainy looking graphics are just too much for me to get into this game.

Aerosmith tries to dress up the soundtrack with their greatest hits, but it's a solo gig. Sound effects are either missing or just wretched. Acclaim would have a better chance marketing Revolution X as an expensive coaster.

If you’re really desperate for a Genesis shooter and you’re a big enough fan of Aerosmith that you’d spend hundreds of dollars on Steven Tyler’s chewed gum, I suppose I could recommend purchasing Revolution X. Using a light gun, this game's gameplay could be vastly improved, but sadly, this title doesn’t support that peripheral at all. The game does at least have a two-player mode going for it, which bumps up the replay value inasmuch as you can play through the game with a friend and laugh at the ridiculousness of killing strippers with CDs; but really, that’s all the game’s good for – a few small chuckles and a lunge for the power button.

"Revolution X" ist ein billiges Machwerk, das kaum Anforderungen an den Spieler stellt. Wo der Arcade-Automat wenigstens noch mit einer Maschinenpistole als Joystick lockte, gerät die PC-Umsetzung vollends zur hirnlosen Farce: Hundertschaften von NON-Kriegern werden im Nahkampf niedergemäht, und der Bodycount steigt ins Unendliche. Bestenfalls für Die Hard-/Aerosmith-Fans zu empfehlen!

Revolution X fails to bring the arcade home. What this version does bring home is a very disappointing game.

Genesis games have matured to the point where developers can deliver eye-popping games like Vectorman - which means Acclaim has no excuse for slapping together this miserable arcade conversion.

The motion-captured enemies lack any life and the backgrounds are worse than ugly. And you can't even shoot Aerosmith! If 'Janey's Got A Gun' is your favorite song and you dress like Steve Tyler, then get this game. However, if you like video games that entertain, look elsewhere.

Revolution X, a misbegotten shoot-'em-up starring Aerosmith (''America's premier rock band,'' the box proclaims), pulls off the unenviable trick of being both gruesomely violent and numbingly boring.

Heilige Balalaika, was ist denn hier passiert? Kein Wunder, daß Aerosmith so lange für ihr neues Album brauchen. Seit der Revolution-X-Spielautomat herauskam, haben sich die Buben wohl schamhaft in einer dunklen Höhle versteckt.

It started off as such a good thing. A game that combined two things I've wanted to see put together for a long time: guns and Aerosmith. Except in this game you're not using the guns on Aerosmith, no, worse, you're working for Aerosmith. Taking orders from Steven Tyler doesn't seem like my idea of a good time, even if those orders free you up to mow down a couple armies worth of faceless goons. And on the SNES, it's made even worse.

The graphics are bad, even for 16-bit standards. Even when Aerosmith aren't playing the music is awful. I really can't stress enough how bad this game is. Maybe ten or twenty years from now, people will look back on Revolution X and compare it to some of the really bad 2600 games that everybody loves today. You know, nostalgia and cheesiness and all that. Then again, maybe not.

The bosses are ridiculously hard to take out, even if you fire down their throat for five minutes. During all the mayhem, you may notice dancing girls in cages or the band playing in the background (I tried to shoot them). Every now and then, members of the band will offer unneeded support and advice. The only redeeming factor of this game may be the Aerosmith soundtrack. Otherwise, Revolution X is absolutely horrendous.