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It progresses slowly at points, but it's nothing that detracts from wanting to finish the game. I'm hard pressed to find any major flaws with the game. The only aspect which hasn't been changed in some way if the music, which unfortunately could have been much better. Better yet, the game has undergone a number of visual improvements over its Japanese release Gouraud shading on the backgrounds being the most notable.Ĭontrol has also undergone some welcome tweaking as well, becoming more responsive, and load times have been noticeably reduced. Fans of Fujiwara's past works will notice the visual style right off. Furthermore, character and stage design are top-notch. Tomba!'s mix of 2D sprites and 3D backgrounds works well, and the game is packed with personality. There are also a number of hidden sub-quests, so it really pays to wander off the beaten path now and again. Whether it be finding a lost item in the woods, or rescuing a stranded dog, it never gets boring or repetitive. What's truly impressive is that each sub-quest is unique - you never have the same goal twice. Here's where it becomes more of an adventure than a run-and-jump action game. Certain amounts of AP are needed to pass each area in the game. At various stages in the game, Tomba is assigned tasks to complete (rescue trapped villagers, for example), and once he does, he's rewarded with Adventure Points (AP). Much more than your standard platformer, however, this game is all about sub-quests. Control is spot-on, and fans of those games will eat this one up. In this respect, the game truly does play much like the classic 8- and 16-bit games, which inspired it: Ghosts & Goblins and Ghouls 'N Ghosts. Tomba has a variety of moves (jump, throw, attack) and weapons (mace, wood boomerang, stone boomerang), and there are plenty of demon pigs, spiders, and other foes to use them on. That's not to say there isn't a lot of old-school platform action to be had. Along the way, he'll embark on a number of side adventures - and that's where the game truly shines. Players control Tomba, a wild jungle boy out to retrieve his lucky golden bracelet from demon pigs that have overrun his land.