Games for Lunch: Maximo vs. Army of Zin
In a nutshell: Minimum Maximo difficulty.
1/5/2009 6:10 PM | 0 Comments | Page 2 of 3
0:16 More random enemies, then a large-ish "boss" robot breaks through a wall. Beating him's a matter of attacking constantly ... except when he winds up to punch, when you should block. Thrilling...
0:17 I run into my first checkpoint, and a homely man with a backpack selling stuff. Apparently you can't save items for later use, which means I just wasted money on a potion that gave me a small sliver of health. LAME! Also, I can't afford armored underwear. SUPER-LAME!
0:22 Woman offers me treasure behind her house because I saved her life. When I go to open the chest, it turns out to be ALIVE, with SHARP, POINTY TEETH! Wow ... that's the last time I save HER life.
0:24 "Those fiends blew up my mill. I guess I won't be needing this key anymore." So he gives it to me. Wait, what?
0:27 The robot boss from before is now a relatively common enemy. Also, they have fist-missiles! Yikes!
0:28 Before I finish the level, I accidentally tap R1 and became the Grim Reaper for about a split second. D'oh! I only found 1/7 secrets and 17/21 treasures and 7/10 innocents. A 79-percent completion. Wow, I suck! The save screen tells me the game is 4-percent done. I figure that there are 25 total levels by using THE POWER OF MATH!
0:29 Level 2: "Into the Fire." A few basic enemies, then a pikeman offers to sell me some more stuff I can't afford: new attacks, a "death koin" to extend my life, etc. Man I hate being poor.
0:31 Heh ... I'm stuck on a burning covered bridge until I see a sign for "The Downstrike Inn." With the curious "X-X-[triangle]." Hit those buttons and a jumping downward strike destroys the floor and sends me to the next area.
0:35 After my sorry performance last level, I'm taking more time to explore the fiery surroundings. It's hard to tell which direction is the main path and which are the "secrets."
0:37 In a burning barn now. The plaintive cries of "help" from the villagers are low on audio quality but high on emotional content.
0:38 I keep accidentally slashing innocents when trying to talk with them. Sorry there, innocents!
0:40 Don't you love it when you come to a dead end and a support pillar just happens to fall in front of you, creating a bridge across to the next platform? I know I do.
0:41 Out of the burning barn and into the clearing as they say. Wait a minute ... no one says that!
0:42 Odd ... sometimes the O button throws my shield; other times it does a wimpy little short-range uppercut thing. Consistency, people!
0:43 The homely salesman is back! Now I can afford my armored boxers! Oh
frabjous day! I use my new undies to buy new GOLD armor. Man, I am stylin'.
0:44 I'm now in a hallway with a door that opens and belches fire. What is this, Scooby Doo?
0:46 You know what I hate? Inaccessible treasure that's surrounded by a wall of fire. You know what I REALLY hate? Trying to walk around seeming holes in the fire and getting burned so many times that I lose my gold armor in the process. GRRRRR!
