Alex Gordon
Posted by Ruff on July 11th, 2008
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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In case you’re wondering what the feline equivalent of Indiana Jones may look like, Alawar Games and Dayterium will gladly show you the answer with the Alex Gordon game, an adventure Platformer that will take you through 5 different game worlds filled with treasure gathering and enemy stomping fun.
In this game, you take the role of Alex Gordon, a tomb raider who had just found an ancient amulet with his sister, Alice. Never did he imagine though that the amulet will scatter its gems throughout the whole island with the slightest touch. But touching the amulet, he did, and after angering the local natives, especially their leader Pooh the Monkey King, Alice was then kidnapped for the ransom of bringing back the amulet in one piece once again.
As a Platformer game, your task as Alex Gordon is to travel through the many levels of an uncharted island divided between 5 types of game worlds including volcanoes, mountains and other ravenous terrains. Being some physically fit feline that you are, your travels will have you collect coins, battle against ninja tortoises and samurai pandas, and run, jump and swim your way across obstacles too in the hopes of collecting an amulet piece after each stage. Also, you have to be on the lookout for hidden passages too, containing jewels and other treasures that can earn you money, which will be used for later.
During your adventure, you will come across helpful friends too. If you’re just starting out in playing the game, Help Penguins are scattered across the beginning levels to orient you on Alex’s basic skills. Alex Gordon fans, dressed as cheerleaders, are also scattered strategically throughout the levels, serving as save points in case Alex loses all his hearts and may expend one of his hard-earned lives.
There’s also an optional objective to the game where you are tasked to collect stars hidden in each level. While at first, you’ll have no idea what these stars are for, they are actually used to buy bonus stages after finishing a particular scenario. Bonus stages are timed stages that will enable you to collect more money and treasures, which will add more to Alex’s overall loot and can help him achieve his tropical island dreams faster.
Yes, you heard that right. You also have to help Alex Gordon pimp-up his island getaway by purchasing add-ons and upgrades from all the money you collected through your adventures. I liked this feature very much because it encourages the player to collect every coin that comes to Alex’s way. Therefore, instead of just breezing through the levels just like you do on typical Platformer games, you’re more inclined to back track your steps and see to it that you already collected every single shining thing you come across.
In terms of presentation, the graphics of the Alex Gordon game is simply beautiful and breathtaking. The music is nicely done as well and the gameplay is just as smooth whether you’re using the keyboard or the mouse to control our feline protagonist. The difficulty of the game is inclined on the easy side though, but that doesn’t mean that the challenge will stay lax on the more advanced levels. And also, a major part of the gameplay will have you tracing back your steps to see if you’ve missed any coins, treasures or stars behind, which can be pretty tiring (if you’re a perfectionist). But this task adds more to the overall play time too, therefore putting more value to your possible purchase.
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