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NES 2 Player Action This game excels in what is generally called "Nintendo Logic". The game was made back when the cold war was in full swing, and everybody hated Russia. Naturally, good ol' Uncle Sam is going to want to send their best and most elite forces into that place and kick some ass and take some names. So what does the USA do? They send one guy (2 if you have a friend) into a country that boasts one of the largest standing armies, and one of the largest cache of nuclear weapons in the whole world. But this is no ordinary guy. Does he have special powers? No. Does he have a biomechanical suit that kills people? No. Is he superman? No. Is he Groxx? Maybe, I haven't known him all THAT long.... But what he does have is a blue knife! Yup. that's right. America is going to save the world from Russia's secret weapon by sending ONE GUY alone with only a knife into Mother Russia to take on the entire Red Army. This game is not really a bad game. However, you will never play it again after you've beaten it. This is one of the most frustrating games I have ever played. You die after just touching the Russians, and believe you me, it happens a lot. In my humble opinion, there is no way humanly possible chance that you can beat this game without the aid of game genie. I have been trying for years, believe me. Even with cheating devices, this game is frustrating as hell. You die a million times at the same spot, then you go backwards in the level, and you do it all over again. The game is divided into 5 levels, which consist of you making your way across the Russian countryside fighting from base to base. Eventually you make it to Siberia, where you meet up with those commie bastards' secret weapon. What is it, you ask? Well, you didn't think I'd let you off that easy did you? You will have to go through the same hell I did trying to kill those damn Russian ninjas. Russian Ninjas? Yes, Russian Ninjas. Nintendo Logic at its best, folks. Also, why doesn't Russia just give guns to everyone? In this game, only a select few even have these primitive weapons that seem to shoot square bricks at you. And the ones that do have the guns, well, they don't even use them. In fact with a little persuasion, they will even give them to you (stabby, stabby). Beware of Nintendo Logic, kids, it can be dangerous! Graphics: The graphics in this game are not that bad. They certainly aren't Megaman or Mario 3 quality, but they seem to do the job. Everything is recognizable, and the backgrounds are okay. the backgrounds are your clue as to where you are in the game, because towards the end, you get into the mountains and snow. Even the enemies have winter coats on when you get far enough, but you seem to be doomed to wear shorts and a T-shirt in the middle of a Siberian winter. hmmm... The sprites are not that big, but they aren't that small, either. One beef I have with the sprites is that there are no faces on them. The damn programmers couldn't give them a mouth or eyes? jeez.... Sound: It has the same damn song through the whole game except on the last level. That gets really annoying after a while. Otherwise, the sound effects are recognizable, and they even play little songs for you when you beat a level. They even play the national anthem for you, when you beat the 4th level. But the main song gets really annoying after a few minutes. I don't like it. Control: The control is not that good in this game. Jumping is awkward, and most of the time, you land on someone and die. Also, if you have the gun or the grenade, you can't shoot right away after one. To compare this game's control to the handling of a car, this game would handle about as good as a shopping cart at 150 miles per hour. Yes it is pretty bad. Frustration: This game is VERY frustrating. In order to kill Russian ninjas, you have to jump, which means you landing on another enemy, which means you die. You then repeat this procedure a MILLION TIMES. I can't stand it. I nearly put a hole in my TV throwing that controller around. Be careful with this game, because it can provoke violence and nobody wants to see someone else get hurt over this piece of crap game. ......BOTTOM LINE: I have had mixed feelings for this game for a long time. Ever since I was a kid, I never got past the third level. But now that I finally beat it, I can finally appreciate it's crappiness. Please, do yourself a favor and if you don't want to be frustrated at this game and possibly kill someone, don't get it. But, if you have someone you are looking to maim with a Nintendo controller, then invite him over and play away! -gimmethebaaawl