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Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

Moby ID: 220

DOS version

Commander Keen at his best.

The Good
You got part 4 free, but you had to pay for this. And let me tell you, it was well worth it. Tricky puzzles, giant robots, great storyline - total platform action. The engine for this second series was far superior to that used on episodes 1 to 3, and quite enjoyable to play. The graphics are smooth-scrolling VGA - pretty rare at the time, and the game has a slickness that belies its age.

The Bad
Hey... it's Commander Keen, it's perfect. If I did have a gripe it would be that the bundled wrist-watch pong game is a little too easy...

The Bottom Line
Maybe, I'm just getting old, but this game is pretty much king of PC platform games in my book.

by Steve Hall (329) on August 29, 2000

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