The game consists of seven levels that take you through various locales: A Swiss Alps-style mountain, a cavern, a mine, a submarine, a haunted ship, a port town, and a castle.
Celtland has been cast into chaos by the theft of Eletale's Book. This mystical volume contains the secrets of the Spirit Tamers. Control Brian, a magician's apprentice, as he explores the expansive countryside and villages on his quest. If he does..
While the plot is initially confusing, thrusting you into the middle of a war that you know little about, it goes a long way in capturing the emotion and bewilderment of a young warrior out on his first foray.
Take one part traditional game design, add two parts flashy graphics, and a dash of gameplay mechanics that haven't been used often before, and occasionally you get an enjoyable game.
It's been so long since a really challenging game has come out that I forgot what it was like to play one. This isn't some save-when-ever-you want, countless-life, namby-pamby video game.
Although this game is a bit more fun than the original Splashdown, a lackluster multiplayer mode and annoying sound effects prevent it from becoming a keeper.
This is a novel idea. Try to picture this, if you can. A fighting game that has no 50 hit combos. A fighting game that does not allow the characters to shoot fire balls out the ends of their hands.