KJWoody's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Photo King]

Thoroughly enjoyable...

A fantastic game for several reasons.

The graphics were very interesting, with a cute style, and the Wii imitation was quite amusing. The sounds were quite effective, although the music can get quite annoying after a while. The gameplay was another positive, with interesting, original ideas that were executed very well.

My only concern is that the game can be quite difficult particularly if it is aimed at children. Generally, the difficulty is appropriate, but the fish level had me frustrated. If I stuggle, a younger child may find it even more difficult, but that said, kids shouldn't really be on newgrounds - the risk of long term mental scarring and developing an unnatural obsession with cock jokes is too high.

Finally, I'll leave you with something I'd like to see... a entire Pii system, with a selection of different games similar to Photo King.. It would certainly be a lot of work, but I'd love you for it ;)

[Tankmen: Incursion]

Looks good...

I loved the graphics and the audio. Unfortunately, they detract from the gameplay. The 'dynamic' camera and flashy effects make it very difficult to see what is going on most of the time. Also it is quite difficult to aim at the enemies.

I would suggest simplifying the graphics and effects, and possibly revising the control system. I would find it easier to move with WASD, jump with SPACE and use the LMB to shoot in the direction of the cursor.

[What Element are you]

Interesting

A good idea, and something that I haven't ever seen on Newgrounds. Probably belongs on Facebook, though..

It would be nice if you tried to make it a bit more interesting. Add some background music, maybe some animation, and make the whole thing generally more awesome! :P

A good idea, but needs some development.

smileinyoursleep responds:

yea i will expand it and add music and stuff on the next one i make

[Piggy Flu beta]

Too easy.. to die.

When you begin a level, your rather large character gets charged by pigs straight away, which makes it quite easy to get killed right away.

Still, quite fun... :D

[Game Of Life Simulation]

I've got a tip...

Make it work. I opened the game, and nothing happened. I saw a grey box with two buttons in the top right. Nothing happened when I clicked either of them, and nothing happened without clicking.

Any idea why?

georgepowell responds:

Click and drag your mouse over the grey area.

[Shooting Game Tutorial]

???

I'm sorry, but this is really bad. The explanation is terrible - I didn't understand what you were trying to achieve, and for beginners, they wouldn't know where to start. There are many better tutorials on loads of websites, so I don't see why anybody should use this.

Even if the tutorial was good, the presentation is poor. The font is not particularly clear. The music adds nothing to the experience. The buttons on the main menu are hard to click. The gun noise is extremely irritating on every click. There are very few graphic examples, and no screenshots of what you are supposed to do.

I could go on...