So, SilverHawks is a bit of a weird one. If you’re a kid who grew up in the ‘80s (or if you’re a retro lover who came to the cartoons of that era later) you might be familiar with this Rankin-Bass production. If you haven’t seen it, SilverHawks is about a group of cyborg police, sent from Earth to the faraway galaxy of Limbo and stationed at a floating space-base called Hawk Haven. Their goal? To crack down on Mon*Star and his Mob in order to keep the good citizens of Limbo safe.
HIGH An Action-RPG redesign gives new life to Mega Man.
LOW The grinding and the saving.
WTF The world can be destroyed with a computer virus.
HIGH Solid writing and breezy platforming.
LOW Performance issues, at least on Switch.
WTF Clancy f*cking Brown!
HIGH Both phases of the last boss fight.
LOW That damn chaser dragon.
WTF How is this game-within-a-game so addictive?
HIGH Enjoyable racing and lovable characters.
LOW Barebones package, disappointing online. And no voice-acting?
WTF All these references and the devs couldn’t fit a Kablam nod in?
HIGH Those visuals. I mean, damn.
LOW The roulette level.
WTF The idea of playing this without the dash invulnerability power-up.
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Snake Pass available for PC and PS4 and developed/published by Sumo Digital.
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