Review Information
Game Reviewed Eternal Mansion, by Char
Review Author RetroreviewerProductions
Created Jan 26 2011, 10:53 AM

General Commentary and Game Overview
Eternal Mansion is a quick and short game where you have to survive this terror of Magikoopas and Boos for as long as possible. And after five minutes, I loved it.
 
Pros -It has a scoreboard to keep track of your scores.
-Very small file size...zipped and not zipped!
-SMW graphics are refreshing.
-Very addicting.
 
Cons -The scoreboard doesn't track down the difficulty level in where you got that score.
 
Impressions
Gameplay
10 / 10
You are being hunted down by a flying Magikoopa and being hounded down by Boos and Eeries. How long can you last?

This game gives you four difficulty levels to choose from (one is unlockable). And when you choose one, the game begins. Depending on which difficulty level you've chosen, there will be a number of enemies that will pack in and try to corner you, the game moves faster, and not to mention fuzz. I really enjoyed being chased out of my wits whenether I play this game. It really makes me feel so alive.

And once your gaming sessino is over, you are taken to the scoreboard, where you can place your name on it and try to get the top ranks. I like the scoreboard idea because it actually gives me a reason to play this game over and over again. But it doesn't track down the difficulty level in where you got that score from. That was a minor letdown.
 
Graphics
8 / 10
It's SMW graphics, but they do work well, and they give us a break from the overused SMB3 graphics that are featured in most Mario Fan Games. And to show some creativity, Char has redesigned the Koopas and Goombas ans Spinies by coloring them green. That was a clever move, and they look nice, too!
 
Sound
8 / 10
I also liked the music for this game. It gave me a haunted house feel when I got to the Title Screen, but when I got into the game, it felt more like an adventure than a haunted feeling. But don't get me wrong on that, I also liked that in-game theme as well. But couldn't they have a haunted feeling as an in-game theme as well?
 
Replay
6 / 10
You can try to get the Insane difficulty, or try for a huge high score. Bad news: tat's the only replayability this game has. But this game is so darn fun I think you should play it again.
 
Final Words
8 / 10
Eternal Mansion is a really fun game mostly because of its excellent gameplay and okay-ish replay value. If you ever want to obtain a high score, please download this game now.

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Char
Jul 5 2011, 7:58 AM
"But couldn't they have a haunted feeling as an in-game theme as well?"
Do you have any suggestions? Not for this game, I'm done with it, but maybe for something I make in the future.
 
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