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Iridion 2
Console
Game Boy Advance
Publisher
Majesco Games
Genre
Arcade
Developer
Shin'en
Release Date
05/29/03
ESRB Rating
Everyone
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Iridion II Review
The Game May Have Its Flaws, But This Is One Fun Shooter.
December 18, 2003 | 10:00 PM PST

by: Seth Walker

The original Iridion was one of the first launched titles for the Gameboy Advance way back in June of 2001. Having wanted to play Iridion, but never being able to pursue myself into buying it, I am thankful that I waited for Iridion II which brings 2D old-shooter flyers back into the palms of gamers.

Iridion II is packed full of 2D goodness with the game spanning five worlds and fifteen levels. The game even lets you take your score, log on to the internet and rank yourself against other Iridion addicts at www.iridion2.com.

This game is definitely inspired by past shooters from the Arcade and SNES days as it uses many successful elements from those gaming days, but the game uses its own ideas to fully create a shooter that feels like nothing else thanks to the clever engine the developers used to fake a 3D environment in a 2D world. The music is actually very soothing to the ears as it is one of the best soundtracks to be on a shooter or a Gameboy Advance game in quite awhile. Another key quality is the fact that gamers can collect power-ups during the game that gives gamers the ability to freely choose one of the six weapons in the game. The key to destroying most enemies is deciding which weapon is best used for different situations by switching back and forth between weapons with the ‘L’ and ‘R’ buttons.

But with all these good qualities that Iridion contains in it, there still really not much uniqueness in it. The same old enemies will continue to attack and the same feel of the game will always be the same except for different enemy placements, or a stronger version of the enemy, or different levels that still seem to portray the last level you just played. Another bad quality that SHOULD be in every cartridge game is battery save. Players will be unable to save their game at all, which means it requires gamers to use the password system. Though passwords will never be over 5 characters long, it is still very much a hassle to write down or remember.

However for a game that cost $15 dollars, it is surely a game that gamers should not miss as this is an excellent title for the price that should be in gamer’s collection everywhere.
Visuals
8.5
Sound
8.0
Control
8.0
Gameplay
7.5
Lasting Appeal
7.0
Verdict
7.5
[not an average]
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