The Getaway
Reviewed by Ty Massei
Graphics: 3 out of 10
Sound: 4 out of 10
Gameplay: 2 out of 10
Hardness factor: 7 out of 10
Overall: 2 out of 10
Graphics: The graphics aren't great. While they tried to simulate a real
pinball table, they just couldn't pull it off on the Gameboy (or any on
the GBC for that matter). Things just look too plain and the animation
is very limited (for example, the ball scrolling is laggy and unrealistic).
Sound: The music is okay, but there aren't enough sound effects in this
game. It just doesn't sound like a real pinball table.
Gameplay: A basic pinball game. If you've never played pinball, you hit
a ball with flippers to try to get points. This game isn't a good replica
because the physics are all wrong. The screen and ball scroll too slowly,
the dynamics are way off (the ball it too heavy when falling and too light
when rising), and even the 'lights' are a little off. These problems, along
with the shoddy board, make it so that there is very little to enjoy
about this game.
Hardness factor: Everything about this game is just wrong, including the
controls. If they made the pit a little shorter, it would be easy, but they didn't.
Overall: 2 out of 10. Bad graphics, sound, and especially gameplay make
this one of the worst pinball games I've every played. If you want a good
pinball game, nothing beats the real thing.