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NewZealand Story, The

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Platform Mega Drive Year 1990
Publisher Taito Developer Taito
Region JP Language English
Tags Action, Platformer, Single Player, Japan Only, Arcade Conversion, Birds
Platform Mega Drive
Year 1990
Publisher Taito
Developer Taito
Region JP
Language English
Tags Action, Platformer, Single Player, Japan Only, Arcade Conversion, Birds

Shoot arrows as Tiki, a flightless kiwi bird as you try to save your girlfriend Phee Phee. Each level has you navigating a maze to rescue your kiwi chick friends while avoiding enemies.
 
Good Bad
  • Cute main character
  • Respawn nearby on death
  • One hit deaths
  • Limited continues
  • Enemies appear out of nowhere
  • Endless respawning
  • Can jump through floors but not float through them
  • Precision jumping required
  • Spikes everywhere
  • Bland backgrounds
  • Boring levels
Good
  • Cute main character
  • Respawn nearby on death
 
Bad
  • One hit deaths
  • Limited continues
  • Enemies appear out of nowhere
  • Endless respawning
  • Can jump through floors but not float through them
  • Precision jumping required
  • Spikes everywhere
  • Bland backgrounds
  • Boring levels
 
3 Slowly flying through mazes of spikes while enemies randomly pop in to avoid a one hit death is not fun. It's playable but not worth the effort.

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