First, allow me to get this out of the way.
This game is the epitome of DIFFICULT.
But don’t get me wrong. Just because it’s difficult, doesn’t mean it’s a bad game.
It’s actually one of the best, if not the best, freeware games I have ever played.


        The story details “The Kid”, who, with the help of a gun given to him by “Grandfather The Guy”, seeks to become “The Guy” by defeating current “The Guy”. Other than the beginning and end of the game, you never really hear much about the story anyway.
        This game, created in Multimedia Fusion 2 by one Mike “Kayin” O’Reilly, is designed in an 8-bit style. The game was made as a tribute to 8-bit gaming of the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, and includes many references to old school gaming.

        The controls are very fluent in this game. You have the option of using either the keyboard or a joy pad. One complaint I have about using the joy pad is that, while you can switch the buttons and controls on the keyboard, you can’t do this on the joy pad. And when you die, you have to restart at your last save point, which requires you to press the “r” button. Believe me, you’ll be pressing that button a lot. Personally, I have only gotten to the third boss in the game, and have already racked up over 300 deaths. A lot of the time, this is due to unexpected traps and a strange double-jump glitch, causing the second jump to fail, and what usually ends in you plummeting to your death.


        Going back to the difficulty, you have several difficulty settings. However, these don’t make the game harder or easier; they just affect how many save points you encounter in-game. Medium, while giving your character the punishment of wearing a bow in his hair, has the most save points. Hard has less, about one per every other screen. In Impossible mode, there are NO save points. You die; you go back to the beginning. Now, what makes the game so difficult? Well, the game is a standard platforming adventure game. Doesn’t sound too difficult, right? WRONG.
        Everywhere you turn, things are trying to kill you. Lightning, spikes (Get used to seeing those), zombies, pitfalls, traps, old school gaming characters (Such as Ken from the Street Fighter Series, Shy Guys from Super Mario Bros., etc), and giant “Delicious Fruits”, which are usually mistaken for apples, though the creator states that “They’re more like giant cherries…” Even after the first screens of the game, you can expect these “Death Cherries” to fall in any direction.
        To add to this, there are six bosses you must defeat before being able to encounter and fight "The Guy." These range from a Giant Mike Tyson, to Dracula, to strange fights like Mecha Birdo, Bowser, Dr. Wily, and even a dragon.
        Now, all these problems wouldn’t be so bad, but there’s a catch. You die in one hit. Nearly everything can kill you in only a single hit. This is what causes the game to be notorious among gamers as one of the most difficult games in existence.

I think I’ve gone on long enough, let’s look at the stats.



Graphics – 10/10 I love the 8-bit style
Game play – 8/10 It’s fun, but it gets aggravating at times
Originality – 10/10 This game is absolutely stunning when it comes to originality, and it’s nice to see a game like this in a sea of terrible freeware.
Music – 9/10 The game takes music from old school games, and adds it in, such as using music from Mario Paint Composer, and especially the MegaMan series.
Voice Acting – 3/10 It’s funny the first time you hear “The Kid” talk, but it just gets annoying after that.
Controls – 9/10 The double-jump feature can be a little tricky at times, but other than that, I have no complaints.

Average Score – 8/10 This game is outstandingly fun to play, but if you have a short fuse, I suggest you don’t go near it.