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Nightshade

 

 

SCORE: 65

 

Nightshade 

 

Nightshade was originally released back in 1992 on the 8-bit NES. I remember this video game from back in the day. I can tell you those are not fond memories either. I played Nightshade on the Piko Interactive Collection 1 on the Evercade recently. I was able to have some unpleasant flashbacks thanks to this video game. We are sort of a hero going after these different crime bosses in a city in Nightshade. We are start out being tied to a chair and having to find a way out.

When you think about the technology of the 8-bit NES Nightshade looks decent. There are some violent portions in this video game. The music is nice in Nightshade. At times the music could get a little bit annoying. I think they were going for the creepy feel in those areas in Nightshade. There are strange false god like characters in Nightshade to deal with as well. As we help out the city we gain a reputation which allows us to access new and different areas in Nightshade.

The biggest problem and issue with Nightshade is the controls. We press a button to bring up a menu, and move a cursor around the screen to interact with items in different ways. I got so sick and tired of reading: “Nightshade Can’t Do That.” I am trying to pick up a crowbar that is just sitting on the ground. How am I supposed to interact with it to pick it up? The poor controls and poor design is what ultimately really hurts Nightshade at the end of the day.

There were supposed to be more video games in this franchise after Nightshade, but the poor controls led to poor sales and that led to no more games in the franchise. I think there are some interesting ideas in Nightshade that could have been expounded upon. Nightshade should be a lesson to any modern video game developer - make your game easy enough to play that we want to spend more time with it.
- Paul

 

Graphics: 65%
Sound: 75%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 55%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%

System: Evercade/NES
Publisher: Blaze Entertainment/Ultra Games
Developer: Beam Software
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated


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