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Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daibōken

けっきょく南極大冒険, Antarctic Adventure
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Platform Famicom Year 1985
Publisher Konami Developer Konami
Region JP Language English
Tags Racing, Japan Only, Penguins, Birds, Single Player
Related Yume Penguin Monogatari 
Platform Famicom
Year 1985
Publisher Konami
Developer Konami
Region JP
Language English
Tags Racing, Japan Only, Penguins, Birds, Single Player
Related Yume Penguin Monogatari

Race against the clock around Antarctica from research station to research station. Play as a penguin named Penta, you need to avoid or jump over seals, holes, and cracks in the ice while catching fish that fly up in the air.
 
Good Bad
  • Cute characters
  • Fairly forgiving at least in early stages
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Simple but surprisingly addictive
  • Unique theme for a racing game
  • Slow paced racing
  • Only race against the clock
  • Controls feel a bit laggy
  • The use of up and down to vary speed is awkward
  • Limited variety in what you do
  • Quickly gets repetitive
Good
  • Cute characters
  • Fairly forgiving at least in early stages
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Simple but surprisingly addictive
  • Unique theme for a racing game
 
Bad
  • Slow paced racing
  • Only race against the clock
  • Controls feel a bit laggy
  • The use of up and down to vary speed is awkward
  • Limited variety in what you do
  • Quickly gets repetitive
 
5 Once you've played a few segments you've seen everything that it has to offer. An enjoyable adventure although rather simplistic and with limited replayability.

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