The Protector

From: Pony

Year: 1985

Format: MSX

Hey look! It's Jackie Chan and some trampolines!!

Comments:

Supposedly based on Jackie Chan's fourth American movie. The only thing it actually has in common is that one of the enemies carries a buzz saw and "Benny Garucci" attacked Jackie with one at the end of the movie. The point of the game is to defeat all the enemies on the screen. You get around the screen by jumping on trampolines and swinging on chains. Once you kick all the bad guys to death you go to the next level. After a while different enemies are introduced and the levels take on a puzzle element. You need to kill the bad guys in a certain order or you will find yourself stuck on a platform with an unjumpable gap between you and the next enemy. The only thing to do in a situation such as this is to commit suicide (in the game of course) and start over. The graphics are very sparse and antique looking and there are only about two (stone age) sound effects. The tune that plays through out is catchy to start with but after a while it will drive you mad! It's not bad...