Games Database
GBA
| Also for: | Game Boy, SNES | ||
| Viewed: | Not known | Genre: | |
| Arcade origin: | No | ||
| Publishers: | VIE
(GB) Titus (US) |
Released: | 7 Dec 2001
(GB) Oct 2001 (US) |
| Ratings: | 3+ | ||
Summary
There is a long and well-proven synergy between cavemen and platform games. We don’t know exactly why, but we like it. Prehistorik Man for the Game Boy Advance is a port of the SNES classic from 1995. It’s a cartoon-style platformer with a few interesting innovations thrown in by the good folks at Titus.
You play Sam, a caveman charged with finding the fabled Dinosaur Graveyard so that he can provide for his tribe. To do this he must travel through a load of standard platform levels, fending off dinosaurs and other paleontologically inaccurate beasts.
Not surprisingly, Sam is armed with a club, the well-established weapon of choice for discerning Neanderthal. He has a pleasant swinging action that fells most foes with a single hit. He can also, with the tap of the right shoulder button, let out an almighty scream that will instantly clear the screen of any enemies. As you move through the game, Sam will encounter many helpful people on the way, all eager to share their knowledge of the world.
The game consists of many blind jumps and leaps of faith. To cope with this, Sam is equipped with the ability to look around the screen to make sure he isn’t about to come unstuck. This feature also makes sure that you don’t miss too many secrets and power-ups that are frequently hidden away throughout Prehistorik Man.
One of our favourite features of Sam’s quest is when he whips out his trust bone and handglider. This requires our friend with the low forehead to take a long run up and jump off a cliff, before soaring across the level to previously unreachable locations.
Prehistorik Man looks great, better in fact than it did on the SNES. Titus has wisely made use of some of the GBA’s tricks and the game now has pixel-faded sequences and merging that sets it apart from other games on the platform.
As the latest title to take the mantle from the awesome Chuck Rock from way back when, Prehistorik Man will no doubt suit fans of the caveman-platform genre to a tee.
You play Sam, a caveman charged with finding the fabled Dinosaur Graveyard so that he can provide for his tribe. To do this he must travel through a load of standard platform levels, fending off dinosaurs and other paleontologically inaccurate beasts.
Not surprisingly, Sam is armed with a club, the well-established weapon of choice for discerning Neanderthal. He has a pleasant swinging action that fells most foes with a single hit. He can also, with the tap of the right shoulder button, let out an almighty scream that will instantly clear the screen of any enemies. As you move through the game, Sam will encounter many helpful people on the way, all eager to share their knowledge of the world.
The game consists of many blind jumps and leaps of faith. To cope with this, Sam is equipped with the ability to look around the screen to make sure he isn’t about to come unstuck. This feature also makes sure that you don’t miss too many secrets and power-ups that are frequently hidden away throughout Prehistorik Man.
One of our favourite features of Sam’s quest is when he whips out his trust bone and handglider. This requires our friend with the low forehead to take a long run up and jump off a cliff, before soaring across the level to previously unreachable locations.
Prehistorik Man looks great, better in fact than it did on the SNES. Titus has wisely made use of some of the GBA’s tricks and the game now has pixel-faded sequences and merging that sets it apart from other games on the platform.
As the latest title to take the mantle from the awesome Chuck Rock from way back when, Prehistorik Man will no doubt suit fans of the caveman-platform genre to a tee.