(Caltron) 6-In-1:

That was a big break I took... These Caltron games are really taking their toll, but thankfully, this is THE LAST ONE!. The last Caltron 6-In-1 game I will be reviewing is called Bookyman.

Kevin's Review:

Bookyman: * 1/2

The point of this game is similar to Pacman, but is EXCRUTIATINGLY hard, due to the incredible enemy AI and speed, which is faster than you, the stupid pooping enemy, and the overall lack of goodness to this game.

In this game, you're some kind of beetle, moving around on a Pacman style board, and leaving a trail behind you that is a slightly different colour than the rest of the board. You have to avoid these two other creatures, who are bent on stopping you from completing your pointless task.

The pooping creature who comes in later is a stange thing that leaves little black dots on your trail that you need to clean up. You then need to catch this creature, or you'll be cleaning up after him forever (dang roomates). Do all this while pointless cartoon animals (Such as lions, penguins and unrecognisable creatures) wave at you on the off-screen.

There are no power ups, but there are two paint rollers that allow you to either speed up, or with a little luck and timing, mow down your enemies. These are located on top or a pair of "bridges" on the board, unfortunately, it's very difficult to tell the bridge from the regular track.

The enemies in this game are quite brutal. While there's just the two of them, they move just as fast as you do, and gun straight at you from the moment they enter the board, and they never leave you alone for a second. While the logical solution would have been to slow down the enemies, or make the AI a bit less aggressive, Caltron chose the quick and lazy solution and started you off with 9 lives. Once a stage is cleared, you'll have to sit through one of the most boring moments in game history, as every square centimetre of the board turns into a little heart, one by one.

In conclusion of this unbearable Caltron game...

DON'T PLAY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLOCK YOUR EYES! PLUG YOUR EARS! BURN YOUR CLOTHES! RUN FOR THE HILLS! GIVE UP YOUR FIRST BORN CHILDREN, AND DON'T PLAY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for reading.