![]() ![]() We’ve seen that often even with the most famous of games, and so it’s not too surprising to find that this much more obscure one is barely worth remembering at all. There’s also the not inconsiderable problem that this is absurdly expensive for what at a few pounds would have been an interesting curio but at over £15 is simply an expensive reminder of how badly many retro games survive the passage of time. With reviews such as this game is fantastic - 94 (CU Amiga), quite simply the best - 91 (Amiga Power) and just about perfect - 90 (Amiga Format), there. Every aspect of the original Putty has been improved on and the 50+ varied levels will keep you going for ages, making this the first worthwhile platform game to come out in years. It also makes the optional challenge mode, where you’re tasked with completing levels under certain conditions – such as not collecting any food, seem especially tough and unfair. Amiga Power (Sep, 1994) Its big, its bold, its beautiful and its a real shame that you can only play it on an A1200. Although the levels eschews the simple left-to-right structure of most platformers of the era they lack the sense of progression and tighter design that would’ve brought.Īnd although the amount of effort that’s gone into recreating the original graphics in HD form is laudable the end result is a garish mess that often makes it very difficult to spot either Putty or his enemies.Īs a result the game, and your progress through it, feels random and far too reliant on luck rather than judgement. Putty Squad was originally developed on Amiga 1200, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, MS-DOS, and Super Nintendo, but all of the versions, except for the SNES version, were cancelled for unknown reasons. ![]() Copyright Pyro Games 2021 Theme: Easy Store by Mystery Themes. Contents 1 Notes 2 Screenshots 3 Videos 4 Files 5 See also Notes You can only control Putty with a controller plugged into the second controller port. The Amiga sprites were often overlooked by programmers that didnt think you could do much with 8 sixteen-pixel wide sprites in 3 colours, or 4 sprites in 15 colours. The game may be downloaded from the System 3 website. On top of this collecting stars gradually increases the power and range of your standard attacks until you can wipe out almost the whole screen at once.īut while Putty certainly has a lot of tricks up his doughy sleeves the context in which they’re used never seems halfway near as interesting. Amiga Power Magazine September 1994 Issue 41 Putty Squad. Download Putty Squad (Early prototype) ( info) An early prototype of Putty Squad for the Sega Mega Drive. 1 The Amiga version of Putty Squad was finally released 19 years after the first reviews appeared, following a reconstruction effort by the English Amiga Board's Galahad. Things get even more Kirby-esque when you start absorbing power-ups to gain new abilities, such as time-delayed bombs and a tin of cat food to call in a giant cat called Dweezil (the villain from the original game) to help you out. ![]()
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