SEGA CD

The Misadventures of Flink

What a game! Flink is simply put the best Sega CD action game that I have ever played. The amount of color on screen is staggering, the adventure is long and the art is the most detailed I have ever seen. Add to that perfect control, great music and impressive special FX and you've got one of the top five games of the year!

There's really not much in Flink that hasn't been done many times before, but the game manages to take so many different techniques from these other platformers and roll them into one great package that it's difficult not to recommend it. It's got plenty of challenge and a lengthy enough quest to warrant the $15-$20 purchase. And if you're a platforming fan that doesn't mind a little difficulty, this game is one of the best out there that doesn't have Mario or Sonic in the title. Don't let the bad rap this game seems to have on the internet scare you away from one extremely fun platformer and still one of my favorite Sega CDs.

Overall, the game is pretty good and if you can find it cheap enough, you should give it a try. Also, if you liked Lomax on the PlayStation, then you should definitely check this one out since Lomax is very much like Flink... so much so that I initially thought Lomax was a sequel.

With all of its faults, though, The Misadventures of Flink is quite an entertaining game. Boasting unbelievable graphics and solid gameplay, along with a few innovations, Flink is definitely one of Psygnosis's best offerings, despite its obscurity, and it's well worth your time.

If you're really desperate for platform action, then Flink delivers...though the delivery is for an audience that thinks Mickey Mouse is too grown up.