Toki
Going ape for this arcade to Lynx conversion
By Dan LoosenSeptember 20, 2004
Who remembers Toki? This arcade
"hit" flew through the arcades very quickly. The premise is something
about a wizard shrinking Toki the caveman into an ape and stealing his
girlfriend. As Toki in his ape form, you must travel through this tough
2D platformer to save her. The arcade game was insanely tough, and as
far as I know, only three console ports were made -- One for the NES,
One for the Sega Genesis with the subtitle of "Going Ape Spit" and this
one, the Lynx version of Toki. None of the games are very
common.
The problem with Toki is that it is such a tough game that to
translate it to the home market just turns people off. If you can play
the game the whole way through with an unlimited amount of continues, it
isn't replayable. If you don't have a good number of continues, your
frustration won't take you too far into the game. The Lynx version,
unlike the others, has not been "dumbed down" for the home market, and
this is a blessing and a curse at the same time.
The game is tough to make your way through it, but the levels are
inspired and the great sound effects and tunes will keep you happy.
Overcoming the challenges in the game is very rewarding, and you can
progress if you keep your wits about you. It will just take a while.
Control is spot on, allowing Toki to make precise jumps and spit (yes,
that is your main "weapon") in five different directions.
Toki is a great game that is hampered by the fact that it only
takes one hit from an enemy to end your life. You can figure out the
patterns, and you can make it through the entire game with a lot of
practice, but you must have a lot of patience to make it that far. No
matter how much I loved the arcade game -- and I really did -- the Lynx
version simply can get too tedious at times, and I was and still am
surprised that I rarely pull this title out to play anymore.
Game Data |
Scores
|
| Title |
Toki |
Graphics |
80% |
| Publisher |
Atari |
Sound/Music |
90% |
| Genre |
Action |
Gameplay |
55% |
| System |
Lynx |
Control |
95% |
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|
Overall |
70% |
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