Postby youngtomlin » Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:05 pm
Here is a review.
Design
The level design is pretty good for a lava themed stage. It has a lot of lava themed areas with a dark BG and red items and enemies. There were a lot of Fire Bros. that added to the theme and created a more difficult level. In the first section I loved the red bushes and the skulls drilled into the ground. It gave the level a very menacing feel too it. The second section was slightly empty and felt a bit vague however there are still the bushes. I would switch those for something else or move them higher up the BG as they are just floating on lava, which does not make much sense. There was also not much else in the design other than the bushes in the interior of the level. The music fit very well and further enhanced the lava/inferno feel. The level was quite short and I think you could of extended it further by mixing the second and third section's together so you had some land platforming and skull raft sections in the same area to extend the level further. I would also add more coins as they are and great way to make the design less repetitive. I would also remove another Fire Flower from Section Three as there are two very close together. The level's design was mostly good however.
Difficulty
There are a lot of Fire Bros which could cause a problem if not dealt with quickly. The first and third sections are a good difficulty as there are good amounts of enemies and jumps that you need to traverse and deal with in you have a Fire Flower. The second section is quite difficult though and you have to deal with random Podoboos jumping from the lava and you also have to dodge the Blargg's too. This creates a lot of difficulty that was quite hard to complete as I took damage a lot from the Podoboos when they were in groups and would just shoot up and damage you. There is a provided Yoshi that is very useful in the second section as you can step on the Podoboos with the shoes and easily dodge them. I would not want to try the original version with even more Podoboos and that would be even worse. Other than that tough the difficult is balanced enough to be fun and tough to play.
Enjoyability
The level is pretty fun to play and keeps you on your feet throughout the second and third sections. As said before I would love to see the level extended with a fourth section and combine the two previous sections together to make the level longer but keeping the player engaged.
Overall
The level was fun to play though and I enjoyed playing it. Would love to see more level's or a new version of this with and extended area. Please take in mind that improvements noted in the review.
7/10
