A rabbit and a monkey leap right into a fridge. That’s not a joke. It’s the beginning of Clive and Wrench’s journey via time. You’ll must blast via the previous, current, and extra to thwart Dr. Daucus. So let’s do the time warp once more!
Made by Dinosaur Bytes Studios and printed by Numskull Video games, the sport options Clive, the rabbit and Wrench the monkey as protagonists in a tried and true online game formulation – a 3D-platformer-collectathon starring a humorous animal duo.
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All of the old-school 3D-platformer staples are right here. 100 or so cash pocket watches and ten jiggies historic stones to gather per themed degree. Wacky characters and wackier bosses with gibberish voices. A smorgasbord of strikes, a tongue-in-cheek sense of humour and a bouncy soundtrack to again all of it up. With all these elements, you’d be hard-pressed to not be reminded of the DNA Clive ‘N’ Wrench shares with the outdated 3D-platforming giants like Mario, Banjo-Kazooie and Spyro.
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Possibly it’s the pair of rose-tinted glasses I can’t appear to take off, however Clive ‘N’ Wrench, sadly, doesn’t stand on these giants’ shoulders as a lot because it fumbles round close to their ankles. Between the Gamecube-esque graphics, some huge ‘ol bugs, and a handful of balancing points (crappy hit detection mixed with no post-damage invincibility noticed my well being halved in a instantaneous loads). That’s to not say it’s a whole write-off. There’s a whole lot of character right here. I’ll by no means get uninterested in bounding a couple of 3D panorama, and a bit of the jokes and references made me smile – Gex’s catchphrase ‘Its tail time’ graffitied on a wall, c’mon!
Clive ‘N’ Wrench shortcomings are put in perspective realizing that growth was led by a single particular person over the course of a decade. Rob Wass, the sport’s creator, director, author and extra, is clearly a giant fan of the style, and as a fellow fan I’ve to commend his work. Say what you’ll concerning the sport, however for one man’s efforts over the course of ten years issues got here collectively fairly darn properly.
Since they fell out of vogue, I’m at all times excited to see a brand new 3D-platformer, irrespective of the form or kind. Clive ‘N’ Wrench isn’t my favorite of the style, removed from it. However props to Dinosaur Bytes Studio for throwing their hat within the ring. I’m eager to see what they rise up to in hopefully lower than ten years.
Score: 2/5