Moon
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Moon
(1995 on
Macintosh, 1997 on
Windows)
Description
Renegade Kid returns to the DS with this second game, Moon. After updating the Renegade Engine, used for the first game, Dementium, this new shooter for the DS puts you in the role of Major Edward Kane, Chief of Military Operations for the Extra-Terrestrial Encounter Organization. The year is 2058 and you and your squad are sent to the moon to investigate strange things that have been happening at the new moon bases. An alien hatch has been discovered at the construction site of one of the bases. So you need to take charge and take care of business.
As its predecessor, it tries to fill the lack of shooters for Nintendo's handheld. With the stylus for aiming, the D-pad for moving and the shoulder buttons for shooting, Moon revisits the late 90's style of shooter started by the Quake series.
The game features 24 episodes, 7 different weapons, various levels of difficulty, bonuses and other game modes to unlock.
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Critics
Average score: 73% (based on 39 ratings)
Players
Average score: 4.1 out of 5 (based on 8 ratings with 1 reviews)
Technically Impressive but feels lifeless
The Good
This game is technically impressive. It runs at a very smooth frame rate at all times. There are a good variety of weapons to collect and feels like you are provided with a good supply of ammo to blast things away with. The areas of the game when you are driving a Moon Buggy are kind of fun. The game provides enough challenge to keep you on your toes, but not so much that you are pulling out hair. The controls feel just right too. You can usually aim and shoot with ease.
The Bad
The environments feel very flat and lifeless. There are lots and lots of empty corridors and rooms with nothing but four walls to look at. Often it seems the only level variety is the color of the walls. There are not a lot of variety in the enemies. I was not impressed with the sound effects or music in this game either. The story is kind of B movie quality.
The Bottom Line
I would only recommend this game if you are dieing for a FPS on the Nintendo DS. That said I had more fun with the Call of duty 4 DS version. Despite being technically solid this game often left me depressed with its lonely atmosphere and blandness. Sure some of the weapons are cool but you won't get them until you force yourself to play trough 75% of the game and then its to little to late.
Nintendo DS · by Matthew Melbourne (18) · 2009
Trivia
It received two awards in IGN's Best of 2009 Game of the Year Editors' Awards:
- Best DS Shooter
- DS Award for Visual Excellence
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Game added by Corn Popper.
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Game added February 13, 2009. Last modified June 27, 2023.