Vectorman

by "Sega of America, Inc."

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• ASIN: B00004TMKH
• Media: Video Game
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for your MegaDrive, January 22, 2011

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This review is from: Vectorman (Video Game)

NOTE: THIS IS THE MEGADRIVE VERSION, SO DON'T CONFUSE IT WITH THE GENESIS CARTRIDGE

It's the mid-90s. Nintendo and Sega were competing head-to-head against each other by battling using their main game consoles and games, including the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis. Nintendo tried to use the Virtual Boy to help, but that failed. They were even competing with the handheld section of the industry with the Game Boy and the Game Gear! As the wait for the 64-bit era was coming very close, game companies now wanted to enhance their graphics by pre-rendering them. Sega's entry rivaled Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country. It doesn't look like it, but that entry is Vectorman.

Vectorman is nothing like Donkey Kong Country at all, but the two things they have in common are their superior graphics and their late release dates.

The gameplay is awesome. You get to shoot in all directions, double jump, and get different weapons. Vectorman can also shapeshift when you collect a certain item. In a water level, he swims farther up, which is pretty helpful since he doesn't swim. There are some levels that change the gameplay a bit. The second level, for example, is an on-rails boss battle that shows off more fancy-looking fake-3D graphics.

The bosses are pretty difficult, but once you get the pattern down, you can defeat them. After you defeat them, Vectorman does this pose where he kinda copies Mario with the peace sign, but he uses both his hands this time. He also acts like this kinda "WHOO! That was awesome!" kinda thing.

The sounds define the action genre. Shooting sounds, explosion sounds, and catchy background music.

Overall, this is a really great game that is a must-have for Genesis fans.

Okay, so it isn't compatible with a GENESIS, but if you happen to own the MegaDrive (other version of the Genesis) or a Genesis clone (like the GenMobile), this is a recommendation.