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Pooyan
Pooyan
This is one of those fun little games that didn't get too much exposure on the
home front. It was made for the Atari 2600, with a less than desirable version
and it made it to a few computers. Then it disappeared altogether from the
American consoles. It did appear on the Famicon (for anyone who doesn't know,
this is the Japanese version of the Nintendo), but failed to make it to these
shores. But now with MAME, you can relive those joyful days of the endless
struggle of the little pigs versus the big bad wolf, or in this case, wolves.
The game starts off with a cute little cartoon of the wolf
chasing the pigs. While the animation is pretty good, the music in the
background is some of the most obnoxious I have ever heard. From there, you are
off to stop those pesky wolves from making bacon out of you. You are in a basket
that is pulled up and down and your job is to shoot arrows at the wolves who are
coming. But it isn't the wolves you want to hit, rather their balloons that are
helping them to descend to the ground. Pop their balloons and the wolves fall to
their deaths. Don't pop them and the wolves will run across and climb up a
ladder and sit there waiting for you to come down. If you do come down, the wolf
may snap at you and eat you right up! Not a good thing for a piggy.
The second level throws you for a loop as the wolves are going
up instead of down. This time you must stop them from getting up and pushing a
boulder on your poor head. Again, this is not good for a piggie's health.
Besides your basic arrows, there is a super arrow! Get this by
going up to the top of the rope when it appears. When you shoot it, it will wipe
out all the wolves in its path. Sorta a mini smart bomb. This will aid you and
you can keep getting them. There is no limit, but they don't always appear, so
you may have to wait.
When you boil it down, it is a fun little game. While it isn't
a classic, it does offer enough to make you want to play it a few times. I love
the little animations and even the awful music at the beginning will grow on
you. Plus, how can you not enjoy a game where you have to save cute, little
piggies?
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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