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Commodore Electronics Ltd. Creatures, Inc. CyberArts CyberConnect2 Co. CyberConnect2 Co. Boettcher D. Gottlieb D. Software D. Datasoft, Inc. Dave Noonan David A. Dust Devil Studios Inc. Dutech Inc. Dynamo Dynasoft Inc. Dreyer, Inc. East Technology Eastern Corp. Epos Corporation Epyx, Inc.
Equilibrium Equilibrium, Inc. Frontier Frontier Development Ltd. Futura Future Concepts Ltd. Game Freak, Inc. Gravity Interactive Gravity, Inc.
GTE Vantage Inc. Gunnar Games, Inc. Gust Co. Management H. Studios Multimedia Limited H. Halfbrick Halfbrick Studios Halken, Co. HammerHead Ltd. Hect Co. HotGen Ltd. Hothead Games Hothead Games, Inc. I Sioux Game Productions B. Igrosoft IGS Corp.
Indie Saudi Indiefreaks. Intelek Intellectronics IntelliCreations, Inc. Morrison Micros Ltd. Larter K. KOEI Co. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Konami Industry, Co. Lancetronium Land Ho! Lobotomy Software Lobotomy Software, Inc. Lothlorien M. Kramer Manufacturing. At the end of each "Land," Kickle must face, and defeat, a different boss. Each level can be cleared by collecting three red dream bags, which can be spread out or packed together.
The ultimate goal of the game is to defeat the Wicked Wizard King and return the Fantasy Kingdom back to normal. The Japanese version allows the player to select levels in any order within the same Land, and is generally harder.
Kickle is assisted in his efforts by his ability to breathe cold air on enemies and turn them into ice. Some enemies simply smash apart when touched, but others form into cubes. Kickle can then kick these cubes across the level to create walkways and bridges, or use them as shields to protect himself from enemies.
However, these cubes will keep going until they hit an obstacle, and they will eliminate Kickle himself if he happens to be in their path. This alone is not enough to keep your interest for more than a few minutes, so the programmers have added a bit of a twist to each new screen.
There are sharp-edged stars that roll around the walls, springs that send the cubes flying back in your face, rotating gun turrets, cubes that change back into living creatures when you try to push them - and that's just the first level! There are four levels in all, each consisting of 16 or 17 "puzzles".
The music is okay, but the same theme plays during each screen and wears thin before the game's halfway point. Losing games can be continued indefinitely until the NES is turned off, at which point a password can be used to record your progress.
Visually, the game is a delight. There's not a lot of graphic detail, but the cartoonish animation is really vivid, thanks to an overabundance of rich color. Neat intermissions lead to the end boss of each level, whose defeat allows Kickle to meet one of the princesses. Sadly, these tall, buxom beauties look untouchable to our hero Kickle, who is short, bald and pale beneath his fuzzy, red earmuffs.
But they're always grateful and beg him to continue on his intrepid quest. There's no middle ground in forming an opinion on Kickle Cubicle; either you love it or you hate it. Kids are sure to enjoy it, and so are people like me who know how to appreciate this type of light-hearted foolishness.
Others may find this game too sugar- coated and won't touch it with a ten-foot pole. Heck, even the title is cute. It's the kind of name that kids like to say out loud, just because it sounds funny. I can hear it now: "Daddy, I wanna play Kickle Cubicle! Don't let Kickle's "nice guy" image fool you. He's really the hot new hero in this relentless strategy-action game on NES.
He plays it cool while blowing away the bad guys with lethal kicks and blizzard breath. Gameplay is similar to the game series called Adventures of Lolo. The main hero Kickle wakes up one morning with the aim to find his fatherland, the Fantasy Kingdom, bewitched into the ice by the Wicked Wizard King, who has dungeon jail with prisoners in Dream Bags.
Kickle saved oneself and was unaffected to Wicked Wizard King magic. Thus, Kickle decide to rescue the Kingdom with his hero abilities, features etc. Heh, does he has has it? Kickle has the freezing breath. He uses to transform the aggressors into ice and use that Ised enemies against his general foe.
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