MetalDart's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Jive Machine]

Great job guys

Blue Hippo showed me this while it was still in production. You guys did a great job.

The graphics were great. Blue Hippo's backgrounds more enjoyable and had a nice cartoonish feeling. And OMG! I never knew what you looked like!!!

Great interactivity. It was cool to play and very addicting. Watching dave dance is almost hypnotising.

Improvments? dave needs to the the head bop so he can dance to "What is Love?" properly! >:C

Overall, great job guys. I am so jealous right now. ;)
Grade: A+

BlueHippo responds:

I knew I was missing a dance move.

:(

-dave

[Stick Arena (NG)]

Front Page while under judgment

That's how successful this flash is.

The graphics were great. Even for stickmen, the graphics, and their faces were pretty detailed. Also, the weapons were detailed as well and the flash had great quality. Only thing I wish was that you would move on to real people rather than stick figures.

The gameplay was great. I can see why you finally submitted this to NG and I am already a fan of it. The gameplay is challenging, easy to get into, and addictive. That's what I love to see in a game.

The violence was alright. Mostly blood, guns, and swords, but nothing too excessive. It was all in good taste, but I would have expected more violence.

Overall, great game, just wish the graphics were people instead of stickmen.
Grade: A+

[NG Sketchbook Tour 06]

That was amazing

Not much to call a flash itself, but some of those drawings were simply amazing.

Those graphics were great. Stamper still has his weird/erotic, but lovable style. Also, it was good exposing other artists as well, most of them I never even heard of! After this flash, I checked many of the author's profiles, and learned more about them. It was good at the end, but I expected something with more pizzaz. I liked how Tom ended it, but I just thought it would have ended with a sterotypical awesome drawing or Pico and Alien Hominid looking into the sunset. Still, the graphics were great, and all the styles were perfect.

There was no sound, so I had to turn on my television, just so I could hear something. Sure there were little sound effects of mechanical doors opening and closing, but nothing to keep my ears entertained.

There was interactivity having to flip through the pages and all. Not many people drew violent scenes, and I was surprised considering all the members of Newgrounds. The only pictures that made me laugh were Stamper's and Tom's, so there was some humor at least.

But the part I am most proud of is that it actually worked! It was cool seeing everyone pull together and submit quality drawings. I was sad though, that I forgot about it, and just realized it again. I would love to take part next time. Also, you spent $203 on this. That's a lot of dedication (or I'm just cheap and think it is).

So overall, mediocre flash itself, but the drawings, dedication and all the hard work put into this, deserve a 10.
Grade: A++

[Newground$ Tutorial]

Almost average

I already knew most of that stuff, so I was dissapointed that you didn't bring anything new to the scene.

The graphics were mediocre at best. The images of the daily awards and other images were very pixilated and had bad quality. Also, you didn't draw most of that stuff. Also, there was no style because most of it cou;d be found in the rules/FAQ.

Not much violence, humore, sound, but there was some interactivity. Not much to call it a game, but enough to earn you a few points.

Improvements? Make the images have better quality, and try giving other tips as well. Include more information with brighter graphics. It was pretty hard to read.

Overall, mediocre flash and has a lot of room to improve on.
Grade: D+

HomerDough responds:

Okay thanks for the advice

[3XA: Flight of Death V1.5]

Simple and fun

I liked the premise behind it, but I was so used to having lasers, that I had to grow used to not using it.

The graphics were simplistic. It would be nice if you could spice things up a bit like making meteors move closer to the screen, or a different background.

Good songs, both were good. They were clear and didn't become tedious, so it was relaxing. Maybe some more upbeat beat music to make it more exciting.

The gameplay was good. You didn't introduce anything new to the scene, you just took away some mechanics. Try doing something more unique,

Overall, it was a good flash, but you didn't introduce anything new.
Grade: C

Cryzabey responds:

Thanks for the review = ).

When we update it next month we'll be sure to add lasers = P. Along with many other upgrades to make it much more original. Msg me with BG ideas?

[King of Buttons 3]

Why yes, I do like sausages

I found that secret, but I won't tell others where to find it. I'm still looking for others.

The graphics were pretty good. Nothing too astounding when all the graphics are buttons and a sausage. The style was great and all the different game modes were very creative.

The sound was alright, got a little annoying at times, but not too much to stop me from playing. Maybe try some quicker and more upbeat music if possible.

Not much violence or humor, but the gameplay covers for those. I loved the games, but I was confused at parts. I am to used to clicking buttons that I didn't realize I needed to use the spacebar. Also, it was a shame that most games had X's through them, so I just wonder what I missed out on.

As for the stuff you did include, I must say, it had me entertained. I didn't expect a story mode and the rhythm mode was challenging, but fun!

Improvements? Different background on main menu. I don't really like the feel of it. Also, include more games! So overall, great game, and I enjoyed it very much. Responses highly appreciated.
Grade: A

GAMECUBICLE responds:

hehe, that secret is pretty easy to find yes, but it has over 10 other secrets :)

[Type It]

Easy, simple, and addicting

I remember playing this game on your site. It was very fun and I'm glad it's finally on NG. You have all the key elements to a great game. It's just that there is room to improve on.

The graphics were mediocre, mostly being letters or rubble left from blowing up the letters. It would be nice if there was a background either to distract the player from the letters or just make it harder.

Good sound, but it was only when you messed up. Which was kind of sad because I didn't miss all of them. I finally just had to mess up on purpose just to hear something. You may want to add sound when you blow up a letter, but then the sound could get repetitive with all the letters on screen.

Not much humor or violence, but there was great gameplay. It seems like a minigame rather than a full fledged game, but that's alright. I enjoyed it and had fun with it, so that's what matter.

Overall, great game, simple and addictive, but seems just to simple.
Grade: B

[The NG Study Buddy]

Very Handy

The last thing I think of when I think of Newgrounds is homeowrk. But you changed it and made this little study tool. It was very handy.

The graphics are pretty cool, and the layout was very easy to access. There wasn't that much graphics, but all details were worked on, and were pleasant to look at. It was a very good style, and seemed to perfectly match Newgrounds.

Great song selection. The first track was the one I listened to the most. It was kind of soothing and my favorite. You don't need more songs, and I like the songs the way they are.

Good interactivity, but not enough for it to be a "game." Still, all the typing and clicking is interactive. Not much humor or violence, but there shouldn't be any.

Improvements? You should add some default questions. Like some basic algebra or science. Also, I don't know if it's possible, but a sharing method would be nice. Not just could you have your own, but other's study notes as well. Also, you picked an odd time to release this. It's summer for me, and there's no need for it. But when school arrives, I'll be using this a lot. I'll add it to favorites.

Overall, very handy and useful, but odd time to release it. Responses highly appreciated.
Grade: A-

Moosh responds:

Hey you got some pretty cool ideas there, maybe I just might use them in an updated version :)

And yeah it's also summer over here. After the end year exams, I just thought of making something like this would be helpful.

Hope it comes really handy for you :D

[Super Mario's Coin Hunt]

Fun and simple

The overall concept is simple, but the game is still fun. It's stuff like this which bring back old times. You really didn't introduce anything new in any way, but it was still a good game to kill some time. The graphics were subpar, being that Mario and the spiky creatures were mostly the only thing that moved. The sound was good, and anyone can remember any kind of Mario tune. There was violence, because you jumped on spikey creatures. The interactivity was probably the best thing about this, but it would be nice for more games. Overall, good game, just needs more kinds of gameplay.
Grade: C+

[K-FED: Dancing with Fire]

That was surprisingly fun

I saw this under judgment and thought what an honor it would be to see it. It was funny seeing the K-FED title because I know it would be another kill that celebrity type of game the moment I opened it. That preloader was amazing. It was quick, it had great graphics, and it was Newgrounds. Now onto the flash itself.

The graphics were amazing. Maybe something I would see on MTV's sickemation or another cartoon show. It did look like the celebrity counter parts, and it looked like you tried to work out every last detail. The sound was great, but it kind of got annoying hearin "Popozoa!" over and over again. But in a way, that's what K-FED actually does, so that actually fit in quite well. There was a lot of violence. I mean, when you punch someone's face off, you know there will be violence.

Now for the interactivity. This had some great gameplay, and was easy to get into. Actually, it was so easy that I skipped the instructions and started beating him up. The part I found amazing, I WON! Not reading objectives or anything, I beat the game first try. Part of it was dumb luck actually. I liked how you could beat up K-Fed early on and get a hang of it, but when Britney showed up, thats where I started using my brain. It was very cool and tricky to see that you had to beat the baby out of her hands to get her to move. Thats what I love about this game. IT's a fighting game, but you still gotta use your brains.

Some improvements, more celebrities to beat up! I wanted to beat up more people, but the replay value of this game is great.

So, this was a great game and you all did your part. Expect some bad reviews saying that it was made by Tom Fulp and is over rated. I will always love this game knowing I played it first. Into my favorites it goes! Responces highly appreciated.
Grade: A+

TomFulp responds:

Thanks for the beefy review. I was worried that the game was too easy... It was tempting to add a block button and some more strategy elements, but I wanted to keep it mouse driven in case players want to beat off to the sheer goodness of beating up KFed.