I cannot believe that it
has already been three years ago since the first time that I saw Crouching,
Tiger Hidden Dragon in theaters. I remember hearing about this “awesome movie
with tons of martial arts fantasy action,” so my friends and I decided to go
check it out. When we came out of the theater we were blown away by all of the
things that just transpired. We thought that it would be a great concept for a
game. Now this has come true, but is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon any good?
Read on to find out!
This game follows the movies storyline perfectly. Once players boot up Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon, they see that the fierce warrior Mu Bai, giving his
legendary sword, the Green Destiny, to his lover and fellow warrior Shu Lien.
With this act, he hopes that he can at last retire to a peaceful life. Shortly
afterwards Jen, a student of the Jade Fox (arch nemesis of Mu Bai), steals the
sword and runs away. It is up to players in the role of Jen, to find out if they
have what it takes to wield this sword.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a side scrolling action game. Players must
fight hordes of incoming enemies before going on to the next part of the level.
The only bad thing about the action in this game is that the combat system is
really simple; meaning that there are only so many combos that you can perform.
This really takes away a lot of depth that the game could have used. After each
level you will be given a password so you can return to where you left off if
you need to quit the game.
When players collect enough Chi they can perform special attacks by pressing the
R button. They are Chi Rolling, Chi Spin, and Chi Kick. Then players are
poisoned or dazed, players can press the L button, initiating Chi Recovery,
which takes the Chi and helps recover from these dangers.
There are two super combos, by combing two combos in a row, helps players take
out the enemies quicker. The first is the Rising Slash + Air Slash, which knocks
enemies in the air then smashes them in the ground. The other is the Rising
Slash + Air Spin, which hits enemies in the air and then you do a spin attack on
them.
What is interesting is that the game story is fold-using cut screens that use
the actor’s faces. Unless players know who is who in the movie they will have a
hard time comprehending what is going on.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is rated T for Teen, for mild violence.
Gameplay: 7.0
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a straight action game. This is not a bad thing
by any means, but there is a serious lack of depth here. There aren’t many
combos that the players can perform which makes the combat get repetitive rather
quickly.
Graphics: 7.3
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon looks pretty decent for the GBA hardware. The
sprites look nice and clean, and the animation is fluid. The backgrounds that
the players will transverse look nice.
Sound: 6.2
The music and sound effect won’t blow your mind like some GBA games do. It is
pretty average stuff.
Difficulty: Easy
This game is extremely easy to beat. The enemies aren’t that difficult at all.
Concept: 6.5
Nothing really innovative here, the game is based off the movie. For players to
really understand what is going on in the game they should watch the movie
first.
Overall: 6.5
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a decent game but it is extremely short! Only
get it if you must have every single thing related to this movie.
