Review Information
Game Reviewed Mario Helmet Deluxe 2, by redroses2
Review Author Ryan Silberman
Created Sep 8 2015, 12:12 AM

General Commentary and Game Overview
The Game & Watch lineup has hosted a wide variety of little electronic games that at best kill time. They certainly aren't worth much as quality experiences this day and age, though, so it is rather odd to see Helmet get a fanmade port that's pretty faithful to the original to the point where it's actually the biggest flaw with the package. The other biggest flaw is that this is called "Mario Helmet Deluxe 2", as that absurd title implies there's new features, and there aren't.

Also, THAT'S NOT MARIO! Look up any info on the real thing, and you'll find no mention of Mario unless you're looking at the Game & Watch Gallery 2 variation that DID include Mario in place of the unnamed character. That guy you're playing as is not Mario! What's this doing on this site if THAT'S NOT MARIO?! I thought we're only supposed to have Mario-related games on this site, right? I guess I'll create a faithful recreation to Oil Panic, Climber or Octopus and call the unnamed character in each of those Mario, since that obviously worked out well in redroses2's favor.
 
Pros -Faithfulness
-Fun to an extent
 
Cons -Lack of new features
-No reason to really come to this
 
Impressions
Gameplay
5 / 10
Here's the thing: It's just like the original Helmet. Very faithful in keeping in line with the original gameplay and material. However, why is it necessary? This is a game solely about getting the high-score, right? How about adding an online leaderboard? That would change things effectively. Or maybe you can even remake the Game & Watch Gallery 2 version to JUSTIFY THIS GAME'S EXISTENCE ON THE SITE. And add a leaderboard for that.
 
Graphics
8 / 10
Very much like the original game.
 
Sound
3 / 10
There's actually sound missing from the original. Where are the beep-boops of the tools falling down? I don't want to hear pure silence.
 
Replay
3 / 10
Unless you're a die-hard Game & Watch fan, I don't see the point to coming back to this much.
 
Final Words
5 / 10
Despite the fancy word salad of a title and promise that Mario is in it, Helmet is at best a cheap timewaster. That goes for both the original game and this fan-remake....except for the beginning of the previous sentence, clearly.

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Dim_Yimma_H
Sep 14 2015, 7:40 PM
Haha... That "salad" is the best i've had in quite some while :)
 
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