Score: 10

"One of the first, one of the best."

submission: Marvin Spectrum

date: September 25, 2009

When I think of my first days on Newgrounds, I think of this game right here. It's awesome beyond words, especially if compared to the stuff that you find in the Portal these days.

The music is so awesome, I'd listen to it even without playing the game at all :D

Great work man. Just spectacular stuff.

Score: 8

"Nice upgrades."

submission: Madness Deathwish 2

date: September 22, 2009

Relatively straight-forward, nothing out-of-this-world, but likable in its own right.

It'd be nice if you were to create a few bosses, maybe add a save-mode so guys can get ALL the weapons before finishing the game, and let people jump instead of just move back and forward.

Other than that, enjoyable.

Score: 10

""FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU""

submission: Canabalt

date: September 11, 2009

First attempt: "Hmm, that was pretty cool, don't quite see how so many people can call this <<addicting>> though. I guess I'll try it one more time, now that I've got the gist of it."

Fourth attempt: "Gawd, STUPID-ASS WINDOW, how the f*ck was I supposed to know that I WASN'T supposed to jump there. F*ck. Alright, I'll try it just ONCE more, to see if I can beat my score."

Tenth attempt: "...swear to Gawd, if I find the person that came up with this crap, I'll bash his face in. Ok, LAST TIME I try this out, then I'm off to do more important things with my life."

??? attempt: "...x...x...x...x...restart...x...x..
x..x..x..x..x.."

Score: 5

"Great idea, bad game."

submission: Smokin Barrels

date: August 9, 2009

The controls are way too slow and sluggish to make it as enjoyable as it could be, given the level-ups and the tournament-style duels.

Score: 10

"All in all, a great game."

submission: NINJA Brawl

date: July 31, 2009

I'm rating this a perfect ten out of ten, but I'd still like to point of a few things that you might be able to improve on (should you ever make another game like this one right here).

I know it's almost disgustingly easy to criticize something like this, when one has no clue how much hard work is put into the making of a decent videogame in the first place, but nonetheless I'd like to give you a few pointers to make it even better (which is saying something):

1) The game is slightly too hard in certain points, about halfway through. Too many bad guys to slice and dice, that gang up on you and take away a crapload of health unless you resort to the run-and-jump assault. And even then, it's a bit risky. It's just a pain in the ass to kill a crapload of enemies, only to die and have to start the entire level all over again. Try to shorten the amount of footsoldiers just a little bit.

2) The level-ups are barely noticable. It takes a good ten level-ups to make a solid difference in your power level, and getting all of those takes a lot of time. Try to make it mean something MORE, when you've killed a certain amount of enemies. Not too much of course, or it'd just get boring, but still.

3) This is probably just me talking here, but it feels like the selected character is a bit sluggish and slow to respond to commands. Jumping from side to side to avoid bombs and boss-charges and sprinting when the time is right to dodge or attack are hard things to accomplish, and this frustrates the players. My suggestion would be to try to quicken things up a bit, make the character a bit more responsive.

That's pretty much all I've got. Which means that, at least in my humble opinion, the rest of the game is just great.

Good work, and thanks for the entertainment.

Score: 6

"Uhm...no."

submission: Metal Gill Jawesome

date: July 29, 2009

My honest opinion? Nah.

As far as parodies go, it just seems a bit excessive to me.

Don't get me wrong, the animation, sound effects and voice acting are (obviously) as good as they were in the original Metal Gear Awesome...but like I said, it just isn't a funny concept to begin with.

Score: 10

"Holy crap."

submission: GUN & SWORD

date: July 5, 2009

That looked like something straight out of a Devil May Cry videogame.

And that's pretty much the highest praise I can give you without reducing myself to stalking you at your home until you've come up with a suitable sequel, given how much of a fan of this kind of battle I am.

This is simply TOO good. There's no way in hell we're going to be able to wait for Solid Sticks 6.

Score: 7

"Cute."

submission: Free Will - The Game

date: June 30, 2009

If you haven't beaten the game, you'll probably end up thinking that there's some sort of philosophical message the author is trying to establish.

Nice game, all in all.

Score: 7

"Hmm."

submission: Drop the Bomb (Medals)

date: June 29, 2009

Would be a hell of a lot more entertaining if some of the questions weren't so unreasonable.

I'm not saying ALL of them, but...some.

Like: "What was the color of the two most expensive pieces of property in the 2008 American version of Monopoly?"

...if someone actually knows the answer to that question, it doesn't mean that that particular person has studied a great deal of subjects, or that he or she deserves to win in a contest of knowledge.

It just means that the person in question was lucky enough to have bought the damned Monopoly game himself/herself.

Score: 1

"..."

submission: RIP Michael Jackson

date: June 26, 2009

A flashing picture and some rudimentary background music don't make for a very awe-inspiring tribute.

I liked Michael Jackson as much as the next guy, but this "tribute" you've made in about five minutes of your time just doesn't do him justice.

You don't HAVE to post something on the exact day he passed. Put more effort into it, post it the next day. Or even a FEW days later.

This is just trash.

And yes, DO vote "thumbs down" on this review. God knows that makes you a hardcore Michael Jackson fan.