Mighty Gunvolt Burst Review
Originality: Nothing about this is terribly innovative or unique. A side scroller game with Metroid like upgrades, yet without the Metroid like free exploration (once you’re in a room, you’re stuck and there isn’t really a reason to backtrack), and just rapid fire blasting to beat any and every boss. Certain bosses I figured out you could just beat sitting in the corner without them even being able to touch you really. And once you get the .25% damage upgrade, you’re basically invincible. I died a ton early on, but less and less as I got better equipment and then the final boss I didn’t die once on him or the previous bosses you have to fight in that final stage (it left me unsatisfied). Very unoriginal game.
5/20
Graphics: I grade this in proportion to their era and, just like Shovel Knight, I enjoyed the old school graphics they did intentionally. Though with this game, to be honest with all the lasers and what not, I would have liked something a bit sharper and clearer, while still retaining the old school look. It was just a bit messy looking at times.
7/10
Art Style: I didn’t enjoy the art style in this as much as ShovelKnight as it didn’t change much throughout the game (no storms or lightning, etc), but certain levels looked interesting.
9/15
Story: Boring, stupid dialogue. There is a difference in being cleverly nerdy and over-the-top stupid. This game was the later, and I still don’t even know what really happened in this game, nor do I understand why the heck Beck is in it. But you know what? After I beat it in no time at all I don’t even care enough about the story to bother trying to figure it out.
7/30
Game Interface: Annoying or not? No issues here.
5/5
Controls easy and fluid or difficult and rigid? I was hoping you could screen touch the food in the middle of the battle in order to heal up, but that isn’t too much of an issue.
4/5
Is it fun? It’s short and to the point. Not the worst thing I’ve ever played (*cough Project X Zone) but also not even close to the enjoyment I had with ShovelKnight or Shantae (so far).
10/15
Total –
47 / 100
No story based rating - 57 / 100
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – 100 + 5 = 105
Shovel Knight – 95 + 10 = 105
Zelda Breath of the Wild - 104
Paper Mario – 90 +10 = 100
Shadow of Mordor = 95 + 5 = 100
Warhammer: Total War = 98
Zelda Skyward Sword-98
Hyrule Warriors – 93 + 5 = 98
Overwatch – 90 + 5 = 95
Batman: Arkham Asylum - 93
Zelda Minish Cap – 92
Portal 2 – 87 + 5 = 92
Portal – 87 + 5 = 92
Assassin’s Creed 4 Wii U – 86 +5 = 91
Zelda Windwaker HD – 86 + 5 = 91
Bayonetta 2 = 91 NR
Bayonetta (Wii U) – 91 NR
Zelda Oracle of Ages – 91
Metroid Fusion – 91
Mario and Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story – 86 + 5 = 91
Zelda Twilight Princess – 90
Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon - 90
Guildwars 2 – 89
Mario and Luigi: Dream Team – 89
Animal Crossing New Leaf – 84 + 5 = 89
Pokemon X – 88
Zelda: A Link to the Past – 78 + 10 = 88
Kid Icarus Uprising – 88
Darksiders 2 - 88
Fire Emblem Awakening – 88
Civilization 6 – 77 + 10 = 87
Mass Effect - 84
Super Mario Maker = 84*
Dishonored - 84
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark - 84
Paper Mario Sticker Star – 83
Rome 2: Total War - 83
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds-83
Mario and Luigi Paper Jam - 82
Super Mario 3d land – 72 + 10 = 82
Diablo 3 – 72 + 10 = 82
Batman Arkham Knight - 81
Batman: Arkham Origins – 81
Mario and Luigi: Super Star Saga – 80
Trine – 80
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze* - 68 + 10 = 78
Mass Effect 3 - 77
Mass Effect 2 – 76
Mr. Shifty - 74
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 74
Black Ops 2 - 74
Rome: Total War-74
Yoshie’s Wooly World – 73*
Just Cause - 71
Paper Monster Uncut (Wii U) - 70
Red Alert 3 – 70
Snake pass - 66
New Super Mario Bros. U – 66
New Super Mario Bros.Wii – 57 *
Assassins Creed 3 – 57 NR
Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition – 53*
Mighty Gunvolt Burst - 47
Puzzles and Dragons Z: Mario Edition - 46
Kirby Squeak Squad – 43
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3d – 42
Yoshi’s New Island - 27
Project X Zone - 18
* Means it was more fun than the score indicates. Scores judge the overall quality of the game (how fun it is only counts for 15% in my reviews)
NR means Not Recommended based on inappropriateness.
^Charm is rewarded to games that have an undefinable quality to them that makes them amazing and have high replayability value.
