Manos Mania continues to sweep the nation and the latest to hop on the bandwagon is Freakzone Games with its retro-style video game based on the movie Manos: The Hands of Fate.
In it, you play as the character of Mike, husband and father of Margret and Debbie who along with their dog Pepe are lost on vacation. Mike must search for Valley Lodge so that he and his family have somewhere to stay. Along the way, he encounters strange creatures and must battle Bosses at the end of each level.
The game is a typical side-scrolling adventure that was the norm during the eighties. It's also extremely difficult as was the case also with classic 8-bit games. I purchased the PC version and found it impossible to get by the boss in stage 2. To be fair, I am using my keyboard for the controls and I think I would have a much easier time if I was using a USB NES controller. I get too mixed up using a keyboard. I'm also not what you would call a gamer. Even in my youth I was a casual player at best. More serious gamers might have more success than I have so far. I do plan on buying a proper controller and having a real crack at this game. The weapon you start out with is a revolver which you can replace with a shotgun however it is extremely difficult to hang on to it. Once you are hit by an object or creature (which I have trouble avoiding), the shotgun reverts back to a revolver.
Since I haven't managed to get very far, I can't very well give a complete review of this game. Have a look at the gameplay trailer for a better idea.
In it, you play as the character of Mike, husband and father of Margret and Debbie who along with their dog Pepe are lost on vacation. Mike must search for Valley Lodge so that he and his family have somewhere to stay. Along the way, he encounters strange creatures and must battle Bosses at the end of each level.
The game is a typical side-scrolling adventure that was the norm during the eighties. It's also extremely difficult as was the case also with classic 8-bit games. I purchased the PC version and found it impossible to get by the boss in stage 2. To be fair, I am using my keyboard for the controls and I think I would have a much easier time if I was using a USB NES controller. I get too mixed up using a keyboard. I'm also not what you would call a gamer. Even in my youth I was a casual player at best. More serious gamers might have more success than I have so far. I do plan on buying a proper controller and having a real crack at this game. The weapon you start out with is a revolver which you can replace with a shotgun however it is extremely difficult to hang on to it. Once you are hit by an object or creature (which I have trouble avoiding), the shotgun reverts back to a revolver.
Since I haven't managed to get very far, I can't very well give a complete review of this game. Have a look at the gameplay trailer for a better idea.
