Pirate
Pete While the basic gameplay is the
same, there are more than enough differences to make it a new experience.
The most obvious change is the first level that goes from a jungle to a pirate
ship. And now you are a pirate instead of a Tarzan clone or a jungle
explorer as in Jungle Hunt. The music is also different. It has a
sound like something from a Popeye cartoon. One thing I immediately
noticed as I lost my first pirate is that you cannot just quickly swing through
the first few ropes as in Jungle King. I also noticed that there is alot
less time on the clock, about half as much. It is still more than enough
time, but you cannot waste nowhere near the time you could before. When you get to the second level,
you will see another big difference. Gone are the crocodiles and in their
place are sharks. One odd thing is that when you kill a shark, it sinks to
the bottom instead of floating to the top like the crocodiles. The first
time you kill one, you will think you are dead instead, until it sinks to the
bottom. This level offers another interesting
change. While the boulders are still rolling down the hill, you now also
have to contend with snakes. These perilous pythons come down from the
trees and if you get too close, they grab you and pull you up. So while
you are jumping over the boulders, you must watch when and how high you jump or
you may be snake food. The last level also adds one more
twist to make it more challenging. While you still have to jump over two
bad guys (gone are the natives and now we have dancing pirates), you must also
watch out for the guy up on the cliff who throws knifes at you. So you
cannot sit still too long or you will be stuck between the eyes. Oh and
the damsel is sexier (at least in my opinion). Nothing like a raven haired
pirate lass to set my heart aflutter. So while it is essentially the same
game, there is more than enough to make it a new game and more challenging.
While I still like the original a little better, I think this is also a very
good game and one that I am glad that I found. Try it and see if you like
it?
This is just a review of the
arcade machine. If you are looking for the actual arcade machine, you may want
to check out ebay. Click below to see if you can find this game.
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(Goodbye Tarzan">
(Goodbye Tarzan, hello
Pirate Pete)
When I went to play one
of my favorite games, Jungle King, I noticed something that I overlooked before.
Under the list of games, there was a clone listed called Pirate Pete. I
knew of Jungle King and its replacement, Jungle Hunt, but I never heard of
Pirate Pete. I read the quick description and it told about how it was the
same game with some changes, mostly cosmetic. That was enough to get me to
try it. So will this clone by the same company (Taito) hold up against one
of my all-time favorite games?
(That is one goofy
looking shark, but he sure can bite!)
(Beware of sneaky
snakes.)
(I found out very
quickly about the knives, ouch!)
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