Moon

In the vein of System Shock and Metroid Prime, Moon is a heart-pounding first-person shooter tailor-made for gamers who crave sci-fi adventure. You take on the commanding role of a special space-based task force assigned to a lunar investigation when a mysterious hatch of alien origin is discovered on the moon. In the vein of any great horror film, things take a terrible turn for the worse leaving you as the sole survivor on this ruined expedition.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Moon proves itself as a creepy and innovative portable FPS experience, weighed down by a severe lack of challenge and variety.

Moon

No One Can Hear You Scream

While the game's setting is very well thought out and the story is quite intriguing, Moon's overall effort seems a bit lacking for a full-fledged FPS. Each new area looks almost identical to the last, and the useless map presented on the touch screen gives you no hint as to where you've been before, so exploring and back-tracking can be very a frustrating exercise. The gameplay is pretty typical: think Doom on your DS but slightly more kid-friendly and less exciting-the complete antithesis to developer Renegade Kid's previous portable hit Dementium: The Ward.

That being said, the controls are simple and relatively easy to pick up on. You move around via tapping the directions on the DS' D-pad and you pan the camera and aim by dragging the stylus across the touch screen. Use the L Button to shoot your gun, and any other available commands or actions will pop up on the touch screen when prompted (i.e. "open door", "examine").

Moon

Lost in Space

Moon gives you the choice between three different levels of difficulty in which to experience this creepy shooter. You can pick from Rookie, Normal, and Veteran, but trust me when I say that even the most hardcore of players can find they have their work cut out for them on Veteran. Thankfully, the difficulty curve is rather balanced in Moon, so even the younger and not as advanced players can still have a great time playing Moon on the game's Rookie setting.

Moon is intense and dark without ever becoming too overwhelming. The game's overall tone, combined with the lack of blood and responsive, straight-forward controls makes this game ideal for younger DS owners who aren't quite old enough for Halo-esque action, but crave engaging gameplay nonetheless. I wouldn't necessarily recommend Moon for the more adult DS crowd unless they were just looking for something to keep them busy for a few hours on a long car or plane ride. Moon is a decent time killer and is great for anyone looking for an interesting sci-fi adventure for their DS handheld.

PROS: Simple control scheme; Straightforward objectives
CONS: Useless map makes navigating a pain; Gameplay can become very repetitive

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LV426

Our judgements define us, not that which we judge.

And this reviwer has defined himself as incompetant and probably childish.

This review is wrong on so many levels. A few of the most obvious
- Inconsistent: The reviewer claims Moon is too easy at the end of the review, but praises the balance of the game and says "even the most hardcore of players can find they have their work cut out for them on Veteran." The reviewer (correctly) praises the game as "intense and dark without becoming overwhelming" and seems to acknowledge the good controls but gives it a shovel-ware score. Which is it?
- Wrong: The reviewer claims that the game is repetitious but never explains how. I'm nearly finished and I don't think it is, IGN didn't think it was, Nintendo Power didn't think it was. He's just wrong.
- My guess: the reviewer wanted another M Rated, blood heavy, simple game like Dementium. What he got instead was an awesome FPS adventure with story, depth, challenge and insane technology. But its not what we wanted and so instead of reviewing the game for what it is, he had a temper tantrum and give the game a failing 40%.

greyscale

LV426 wrote:

Our judgements define us, not that which we judge.

And this reviwer has defined himself as incompetant and probably childish.

I completely agree that we're all allowed incredibly different opinions -- but I guess that's what makes the internet such a fascinating place :)

donkeykong57

xcheez18x wrote:

with all of the games that are out now why would anyone wanna play this

Why not? I still play Duke Nukem 3D and Doom all the time. A game can be great without maxing out technology (i.e. Mega Man 9).

duencil

"CON: Useless map makes navigating a pain"

Did you realise there's a Map button on the touchscreen? It shows areas you've already explored in red.

BMunchausen

Exactly, duencil. The areas you've been to turn red (didn't you notice, reviewer?) and the objectives on it are clearly marked. I was never lost due to the well done map in fact.

spencer4wii

ClassZeroCommando wrote:

it looks interesting but such a low score

dude, don't pay any atention to this review, the reviewer has no idea what she's talking about this game kicks ass!

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