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Game Reviewed	Starbi Space Defence, by the midjet
Review Author	Jack-of-All Games
Created	Apr 13 2012, 9:12 PM

General Commentary and Game Overview

OMG ITZ A GIANT TWINK and the many other thoughts I had in mind when I first saw this awesome thumbnail. I had absolutely no idea how this was going to play. It looked incredible. But then I realized that I should have looked back at the phrase "Looks can be deceiving" (as mentioned in my Final Words), because Starbi Space Defence was actually pretty boring at first glance. In fact, it still sorta was, even when lots more enemies keep pouring in, the control is just too cakewalk to make the challenge any compelling.

Pros	-Flashy graphics -Kirby song
Cons	-Control is boring -No sound effects present -Lack of major challenge

Impressions

Gameplay 5 / 10	I don't know about this one. It all just feels half-baked. As an arcade-style title, it would've been pretty addicting if the difficulty were to ramp up a lot sooner. Every enemy that comes by is pretty easy to get rid of in the first 5 minutes. And then when more came in, I realized that I didn't even need to kill the enemies, and that I could just avoid nearly all of them while killing only ones in my path. But even there, holding the mouse down to kill an enemy is no Pac-Man or Galaga.
Graphics 10 / 10	The graphics got me right into this game. You saw the thumbnail. It looked totally awesome and epic. I bet you were thinking "OMG I gotta play as that giant Twink!" and then you downloaded it. Throughout the game, graphics-wise, it was without a doubt not any different from what you'd expect....And that's a good thing.
Sound 6 / 10	All I had heard was a Kirby song as the main music. No sound effects, either (Which is a shame considering the action here). At least it's a nice change from the numerous Mario tunes I get to hear.
Replay 4 / 10	Arcade game enthusiasts like me may as well try out this game, but I'm not so sure that after experiencing the rather dull gameplay under the sparkly shell, people would come back to it.

Final Words

"Looks can be deceiving"

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Comments

the midjet	Apr 17 2012, 10:25 PM
Is my gameplay really worth 5/10 just because of the difficulty. Did you at leat look at the other thing in the game such as glitches, complexity and quality of the game. I honestly think that 5/10 is a bit too harsh because it took me a long time to figure out how to do somethings such as making a store, charcter select screen an d the lazer took a while.

Jack-of-All Games	Apr 17 2012, 11:26 PM
Quote (the midjet on Apr 17 2012, 10:25 PM) Is my gameplay really worth 5/10 just because of the difficulty. Did you at leat look at the other thing in the game such as glitches, complexity and quality of the game. I honestly think that 5/10 is a bit too harsh because it took me a long time to figure out how to do somethings such as making a store, charcter select screen an d the lazer took a while. No. It got a 5/10 because of it being pretty boring, and when the difficulty does ramp up, the fun factor still didn't change.

the midjet	Apr 18 2012, 12:01 AM
Quote (SMBMM on Apr 17 2012, 11:26 PM) No. It got a 5/10 because of it being pretty boring, and when the difficulty does ramp up, the fun factor still didn't change. so the only reason why i got a 5/10 is just because of the difficilty and it is boring

Jack-of-All Games	Apr 19 2012, 1:54 AM
Quote (the midjet on Apr 18 2012, 12:01 AM) so the only reason why i got a 5/10 is just because of the difficilty and it is boring It matters much more than you may think

Friendly Dictator	Apr 19 2012, 9:33 PM
The whole point of this type of game is to be fun, so if it's boring, then that should lower the score a lot.

Jack-of-All Games	Apr 19 2012, 11:34 PM
Quote (superdimentiobros on Apr 19 2012, 9:33 PM) The whole point of this type of game is to be fun, so if it's boring, then that should lower the score a lot. Yeah, exactly. Since this is an arcade-style game, fun matters a lot more than in other genres. Without any actual fun, you're left with something kinda pointless to play other than its appealing to the eye.

the midjet	Apr 20 2012, 5:54 AM
well ya I do see your point now I should have probably planned my game a bit more although everyone has their own opinion I guess. At least I can say my game is unique though :)

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