Jaguar Hyper Force

Hyper Force

Player Guide: – Switch (to open doors) – $100 – $100 – $200 – $200 – 200 Points – 400 Points – Increase life – $100 – 500 Points – Increase Ammo – Increase Ammo – Increase Life – Spike Trap – Metal Ball Trap – Flame Trap – Pit		Background: In 2099 the ruthless mega-corporation Trans Con is becoming even more powerful than the government. Because the government is afraid to challenge it directly it calls on you to stop this corporation. You will go through a series of missions to destroy Trans Con and must deal with spike traps, flame throwers, and a host of mechanical enemies. Between levels you can buy extra weapons, ammo, and other goodies. Game Play: Best described as a Platform shooter, you must travel many levels looking for switches to get to the next level. The characters are bigger then you would expect, but you get use to it quickly. The overall graphics are good, except that the main character could have a little more detail. The music is excellent; a great accompaniment to the action. One of the best features is that your soldier can hover. This allows you to reach high platforms and avoid enemy fire. The hover control is quite good and it allows you to avoid the frustration of falling off platforms, like in games such as Rayman. Further, your soldier has a good amount of life and can take multiple hits. The manual itself is not as descriptive as you like, and does not give you descriptions of all the enemies and weapons, but this is probably due to the fact that Songbird did not have access to the source code. Also, I noticed that the game occasionally locks up when you save or load it. However, others reported no such problem. I believe that you can lessen this problem by going slow through the load, and save commands. Don’t let the last couple points dissuade you from buying this game. I was taken by surprise at how good this game really is. It is unique in that it can be a challenge, but is not so frustrating that you want to quit. This is perhaps the best platform game for the Jaguar and one that will keep you playing to the very end. Pros: fast action, multiple enemies & weapons, long life, hover abilities Cons: manual, can lock up saving & loading Purchase Screen Top Row: (Guns) One shot, dual shot, dual large shot, triple shot Middle Row: (Ammo) additional ammo for each gun Bottom Row: (miscellaneous) extra ammo?, extra man, extra life?