Magic Pockets
| Developer: The Bitmap Brothers | Graphics: |
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| Publisher: Renegade | Sound: |
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| Year: 1991 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Platformer | Lastability: |
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| Number of players: 1 | Rating: |
6/10 | |
Originally, Magic Pockets was developed for an English TV game show where kids tried to control the character via telephone to win prizes.
The intro music is lifted straight from a hit of the time: Doin’ The Do by British singer Betty Boo.
The family resemblance to Gods (from the same developers) is impossible to miss: familiar sound effects, a similar graphical style, and, unfortunately, the same sluggish movement.
While it does boast a few clever ideas, a cartoony aesthetic, and some amusing weapons, Gods had a certain character that Magic Pockets just doesn’t manage to capture. The sprawling levels, repetitiveness, and glaring lack of fluidity make it hard to muster much enthusiasm for this one.
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