Review Information
Game Reviewed Mario Helmet Deluxe 2, by redroses2
Review Author Nite Shadow
Created Sep 11 2015, 7:56 PM

General Commentary and Game Overview
What we have here is a highly accurate remake of the classic Game & Watch game "Helmet"
I find that these types of games are extremely difficult to give proper scores too, due to the limitations required in order to ensure accuracy.
I cannot stress this next part enough: It is the words that matter here, and NOT the numbers, whether they were rated high, or low.
 
Pros Accurate reproduction of the classic game "Helmet" utilizing resources from "Game and Watch Gallery 2"

Good use of resources.
 
Cons Graphics are a tad stretched out.
 
Impressions
Gameplay
8 / 10
This game is relatively simple in it's overall concept, avoid being hit by the falling tools, 1 point for every tool dodged, and more points for escaping into the office, as an endless minigame, your failure is inevitable. The longer you last, the faster the tools fall, and the more you have to dodge.

It's repetitive, but so was the original.
And yet, both are somehow highly addicting.
 
Graphics
3 / 10
The biggest flaw to note with any LCD game, is that all the graphics are permanently etched into the screen.
The source material for this game came from the Gameboy Color version in "Game and Watch Gallery 2" which attempted to simulate this effect on a small pixel matrix screen.

Where this wasn't done that badly, I think that this particular aspect could have been done better.

I can't help but feel that this may have been due to available resource limitations, however.
If you like, you can shoot me a PM, and I can fix you up with the makings for a nice little graphics upgrade for this, that will really make it stand out!
 
Sound
7 / 10
Here is where things get really hard.
How do you rate the sound on a system that was only capable of beeps and buzzes?

In comparison to the source material, I should say that this was done extremely well.
 
Replay
8 / 10
Endless minigames seem to have this effect on me.
Despite knowing that I will inevitability fail, I just keep wanting to try to beat my last high score.
So I keep picking it up, and keep playing, until I fail again, hoping that I have beaten that score from last time.
 
Final Words
8 / 10
Very well done Redroses2!
Where there are some aspects that could be improved, this is still among the most accurate Game & Watch simulations I have ever played. Good Job!

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