Demon Blue

STORY / GAMEPLAY
Harrison, a mischievous schoolboy, felt that school lessons are just boring, so he took his fishing equipment and headed for the local pond. While he was sitting on the bank side, he saw a big fish jumping out of the water! And there he was! Trying to catch this fish and show to his friends how clever he is! Unfortunately the hero slips and falls into the water and that was the last someone ever saw poor Harrison! All of the sudden, the young boy finds himself into a fantasy world swarmed by strange creatures. Hidden energy pots for food and eight scattered keys will help free Harrison from this trap and bring him back to land as an older and wiser person! OK, all you have to do is to collect the key for each level exit and make a hasty escape. You jump over several platforms collecting jewels (for bonuses) until you finally find the key needed. Although its catchy story, the game fails to "catch" your interest for too long. There is no shooting! You just jump over the enemy sprites! It's seemingly impossible though to guide Harrison into safety, as the enemies dominate the screen in such a way that, there is no chance to avoid collision with them and thus, losing energy easily! More on that, you can only jump forwards so you need to turn before you can jump on the opposite direction! It's a difficult platform game and, although it's great visuals, the gameplay can tease your...nerves!

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The Amiga version has nice, colorful graphics with plenty of details. Although there are up to 32 colors on-screen, the visuals are comparable to the MS DOS VGA version. The differences are minor actually. All backdrops are nicely detailed while the sprites move fast and smooth. Soundwise, the game is cool, with a very nice tune at the main menu and several sampled sounds effects during gameplay (but no music).