And we have yet another project to the pile. Old-school shooter/puncher platformer, Amagon! Made by American Sammy (the same company behind VICE: Project Doom if you can believe it!)
Simple story, simple graphics, and simple gameplay that harkens back to that arcade experience where games feature less fixed screens (from the time of Mario Bros.) to the familiar side-scrolling genre.
You are Amagon, a barefoot guy in a tee and shorts who's crash-landed his airplane on a dangerous, jungle island. Your only hope is the cross the island and get to a port where an abandoned ship can sail you back to civilization. But this is a game where EVERY form of flora and fauna is out to kill you. What starts as birds, spiders, and snakes attempting to give you a miserable day progresses all the way to a clash with...ALIENS FROM SPAAAAACE!? Believe it!
And there's all kind of nasty bosses in between like lion men, hippo demons, ticked off dryad tree-beasts, skeletons, and even a giant stone serpent statue come to life.
But Amagon isn't defenseless. He runs, he jumps and he just happens to be carrying a machine gun......with limited ammo. So...better pick up spare bullets or you'll have to resort to using your gun as a club. And going melee is dangerous as heck.
Fear not! For Amagon has a trick up his sleeve. As he racks up the points he can gain enough to trade in his score once he finds the Mega Key! And using the Mega Key, he can transform into the brutish Tarzan knock-off, Amagon; whose brutal uppercuts sent enemies flying, plus he can use the devastating Megagon Shockwave attack as a projectile.
But BEWARE, yet AGAIN! Depending on how much of a score you had before you transformed, you may not have enough of the 70,000 point quota in order to start Megagon with full power; for however many points you DID train in, represents how long you can stay as Megagon.
Getting hit by enemies will drain that power bar as will EVER use of the Megagon Shockwave. Use your power wisely or you'll be back to wimpy Amagon where a single hit will KILL YOU!!! You read that right! Amagon can't even take one hit without dying. Lose all your lives and it's game over.
UPDATE: This profile is COMPLETE and ready for the REPOSITORY!
Amagon Profile (Dropbox Mirror)
Amagon Profile (OneDrive Mirror)
Stage 1-1:
Stage 1-2:
Stage 2-1:
Stage 2-2:
Stage 3-1:
Stage 3-2:
Stage 4-1:
Stage 4-2:
Stage 5-1:
Stage 5-2:
Stage 6-1:
Stage 6-2 and the Ending:
Stay tuned for more.