Flashback: The Quest for Identity

The Good
Flashback is probably one of the best platformers every released. It offers up a compelling storyline, influenced by several films, and excels in terms of graphics, character animation, music, sound effects and gameplay mechanics.

The Bad
Flashback does not help sell the Atari Jaguar because the game was already published on the "inferior" game systems, such as the 16-bit SNES and Genesis.

The Atari Jaguar version of this game does not help justify the existence of a "Next Level" gaming console.

As a cartridge-based title, it does not feature the cosmetic changes seen in the CD edition of Flashback.

Also I never really get use to the Atari Jaguar game controller, which seemed like a throwback to the 4-bit Atari era.

The Bottom Line
Flashback is a great platformer, but its appearance on the Atari Jaguar does little to demonstrate the Jaguar's hardware potential.