Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja

What the reviews talk about

Key wordsunresponsivecolourfulpolishedunoriginalawkwardtedious

What the critics said

• Skyler Miller of AllGame criticized the NES version for its "unresponsive controls", writing that "jumping and simultaneously throwing your weapon, an important move, is often hard to perform".

  — AllGame (Skyler Miller)

• GamePro wrote that the NES version was colorful but that the graphics "are prehistoric", criticizing the "flat backgrounds and sprites".

  — GamePro

• GamePro also criticized the music, described as "rock-splitting clinks and clanks".

  — GamePro, 1993

• Nintendo Power positively wrote about the Game Boy version: "Good graphics and animation rival those of the NES and Super NES versions", but said that the "background blur while walking is severe, making it difficult to see approaching enemies".

  — Nintendo Power, 1993

• The One reviewed the arcade version of Caveman Ninja in 1991, calling it "a cutesie 'jumpy-jumpy' game which uses some good graphics and neat comic touches to overcome the unoriginal gameplay", recommending it as being "worth a try".

  — The One, 1991· about another version

• Huw Melliar-Smith of Amiga Action reviewed that the animation of the game's enemies "is pretty good. Not spectacular, but good nonetheless. As Joe & Mac are the focus of attention, perhaps a little more effort might have gone into their creation".

  — Amiga Action (Huw Melliar-Smith)· about another version

• Dave Paget of Amiga Format praised its "clear graphics and well-drawn backdrops", but was critical of the linear gameplay.

  — Amiga Format, 1993 (Dave Paget)· about another version

From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Joe & Mac article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.

Scores

• AllGame 3.5/5 (Genesis) ; 2.5/5 (NES) ; 2.5/5 (ARC)
• Amiga Action 1993 79% (Amiga) (other versions)
• Amiga Format 1993 74% (Amiga) (other versions)
• Amiga Power 1993 22% (Amiga) (other versions)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly 1992 7/10, 8/10, 6/10, 6/10 (SNES) (other versions)
• Super Play 72% (SNES) (other versions)
• Total! 1993 75% (Game Boy) ; (other versions)
• CU Amiga 1992 78% (Amiga) (other versions)
• The One Amiga 1993 22% (Amiga) (other versions)

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