Beyond Oasis

The Good
This game is a bit of a hidden gem. It was released late in the Megadrive's lifecycle and so was overlooked by many people, however it deserved much more attention!

The game is played from a top-down perspective and features great anime-esque cartoony graphics. The graphics are really the best of the genre I think for this console, and surpass the Shining Force series with ease.

The gameplay consists of a basic hack and slash adventure through the land, while discovering your use of elemental skills. There are a lot of key-finding and platform jumping puzzles. It's a really odd blend of genres - puzzle, platform, rpg and action hack-and-slash. It works surprising well though and it a very easy game to get into.

The Bad
The sound springs to mind in this game as being a little weak. The music is pretty good but the sound effects are forgettable.

The only other gripe is that it can often be difficult to know what to do next. The game is quite linear and missing a vital key or something (which could be dropped somewhere or hidden in a chest you didn't find), can leave you wondering where you were meant to go next.

The Bottom Line
A great looking, fun action/rpg which really shows what Sega's 16-bitter can do!