Psycho Dream
Critic Reviews for Psycho Dream
Still, the inexcusable emulation errors also cause the game to be significantly more difficulty here than it should be, which takes what could have been a solid port of an otherwise fun action game, into an infuriating mess where you’re fighting against invisible obstacles for no logical reason at all.
Psycho Dream is a fun, challenging 2D action platformer; it’s one of those Japan only game that never had the chance outside of the land of the Rising Sun and it’s fun seeing it getting a new lease on life. It has all the classic features; straight forward, challenging boss fights, enjoyable level design and interesting power ups. Once you get adapted to the “heavy” movements and weapon short range, you’ll find a nice hidden gem. If you’re a fan of 2D action games, Psycho Dream is a no-brainer.
If the platforming is not among the best and the hitboxes do rather as they please, Psycho Dream remains highly fascinating, above all where its story is concerned, never hinted at in the game itself yet reflected in the level design and in a progression that culminates in a final boss set to a chiptune version of Schubert's Ave Maria.
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