Legend of Kay
This is not the Legend of Kay that THQ originally put out on the PS2 a couple of years ago.
This version by Dream Catcher forgoes the violence with a new mantra,
"The ancient teachings of The Way do not allow Kay to attack another sentient being." -
spiders of course, not being sentient beings.
Kaya, the ninja trained cat, will try to follow his Masters bidding - best he can.
It's a platformer with puzzles and fetch quests.
You will play four different levels - the frog village, the rabbit village,
panda city and the final confrontation - the gorilla city.
Getting there involves lots of jumping, while the L and R buttons allow you to camera
view - there's still too much jumping.
By now designers should have developed a more interesting and less frustrating time-waster in a game.
There are no intermediate saves and so if you die, you go back to the level beginning,
and to die for just muffed jumps seems so - retro. The touch screen is used just for
advancing the text screens - a big waste of DS technology.
The remake of a game without the violence is OK by us. It makes the game much more
acceptable for kids and parents. However, the game feels flat and I don't think it's
because the violence was removed.
Reviewed by: Editor - Aug/10
Rating: E - Everyone
Fun Factor: Platforming - jumping and eventually double jumping.
Female Factor: None
Player Friendly: Bummer - No intermediate saves.