Spy Hunter(N.E.S.)

 The N.E.S has had some great games, one great developer the N.E.S had was Sunsoft.  Sunsoft made some entertaining games for the N.E.S, and probably their most popular was Spy Hunter for the N.E.S.  This is actually a port of the popular arcade game of the same name.  So, without further delay, let's look at Spy Hunter.

There really isn't a story for the game, since most arcade games didn't really have a story at the time, along with any ports made.  Instead, I'll tell you what is going on.  You're some spy hunter(hence the title) who drives an epic car called the interceptor.  The player tries to kill any enemy spy cars(the dark blue cars).  You have to avoid killing civilians, and try to not die yourself.  Along the way, semi trucks will come to give you gadgets that you can use.

Let's look at the positives:  First off, this game is hard.  It's so hard, that you have a grace period that allows you to die however many times you want, without losing a life.  I like this though, challenge is a great aspect that makes you more determined to beat your high score, and gets you addicted to the game.  The music is entertaining, it's just an eight bit version of the theme to a show called Peter Gunn, and it's memorable.  You won't get the song out of your head.  You have to go faster to gain points quicker, but the faster you go, the harder it is to see other cars, giving you easier chances to die.  If you kill a civilian, you get penalized and stop gaining points.  The challenge is great as I said before, in most games now a days, there would be difficulty selections, tutorials, and other things, back then, they challenged you and knew players had intelligence.  As you go semi trucks will come that will allow you to get helpful gadgets when you enter the semi's back.  These gadgets include oil slick, smoke screen, and a missile that takes out enemy helicopters.  Each gadget is helpful, and if you don't have gadgets, you can use the main guns on the car.  This game is a fun challenge.

There are negatives though:  First off, the game does have glitches.  The original arcade version was better on glitches I hear, but the N.E.S does have some glitches when it comes to collision detection.  Also, sometimes, the Peter Gunn theme won't play sometimes, just giving you silence, which seems dull sometimes.  Also, while I like the difficulty, others might like things to be easier(I guess they can't handle the heat that is the N.E.S.).

Overall, Spy Hunter is a fun port of a fun arcade game.  If you like the challenge, you'll love this game, if you don't however, then you might not like this game.  We don't see Sunsoft a lot now a days.  It's sad though, because they had games with really awesome soundtracks, and Spy Hunter is a good example of this.  Thanks for reading, and remember to keep ranting n' raving.