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Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome fun filled game. It's a nice break from all these modern games where the screen is so crazy and you have to have 10 hands to work the controls. It's simple, great graphics, fun and entertaining. My husband bought it my accident and we had a blast playing it. Highly suggested.

Maximo is max fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game is about as much fun as you will find for its price, i loved it all the way through and i recommend it for anyone who is a fan of video games

Jeff's review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is a bit repetitive and boring , It is worth renting on a rainy day , the graphics are average , I found myself getting lost and unable to figuer out ware to go in order to finish a level.

I say rent it !

Fun Game But With A High Level Of Difficulty

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

"Maximo" is a "knight vs monsters" themed game. But it also shares some gameplay aspects similar to "Spyro" in that you need to find hidden items, collect money and defeat enemies while trying to achieve a 100% completion ranking.

However, while "Spyro" is suitable for almost any age or skill level, "Maximo" is a much more difficult game. The first stage of the first level is relatively easy, once you figure out how to save. But from there the difficulty level rachets up dramatically.

What I eventually discovered is that the easiest and most effective way to play the game is to constantly replay the first stage in order to build up lives, money and keys to use in the more difficult levels. This takes some of the frustration out of completing the hardest levels. But doing the first stage over and over can certainly become repetitious and it makes the spirit collecting aspect of the game nearly pointless. After many long hours, I finally "won" the game and achieved a 98% level of completion. But, I must admit, I have had to resort to an internet walkthrough "cheat" in order to finish the last 2%.

So basically I agree with the other reviewers that said this game gets difficult very quickly and is certainly not for everyone. But, for those willing to perservere, it can offer a fun and long lasting gaming experience.

No, no, not worth NOTHING!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: May 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

"Hey, look Mom, that game overthere looks COOL!" a kid said to
his mother at Blockbuster.
Many nights later. "DARN THIS GAME, MOM... I hate this game, I
HATE IT!"

This is what America should feel like, Maximo should be the wo-
rst GAME of the year 2002, THEY PUT IT A GREATEST HITS LABEL! OH
NO! They were right to put all the Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter,
and Ratchet and Clank on a Greatest Hits label but were wrong to put this as a Greatest Hits, When there was many other better
ones that were ignored such as Escape from Monkey Island, Pirat-
es: Legend of The Black Kat, and Dog's Life. They were wrong to
put this junk as a Greatest Hits game.

The graphics: Horrible, Hell is not like this!

The Sound: BAAD! Capcom, you loonies, your game, this despicable
Maximo [...] is bad!

Pros:
SORRY, NONE!

Cons:
Bad Graphics
Bad sound
Assy saving program
EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF IS BAD ABOUT THIS GAME!

Not worth it, and oh my gosh, look at how much time you've wast-
ed on this

Great Fun!!! Don't Give Up!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ghosts to Glory was the first video game I bought. It was difficult to play since I was new to video gaming. I died many times along the way and had to start over. But, once I learned how to play this game and build up my money, life points, etc., it was super fun. I noticed from the reviews that many players got frustrated and gave the game a low score. I say don't give up and it will get better and better. Many praises to the developers!

WORST game I've come across yet

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: October 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Usually I read a few reviews before buying a new game, but this was on sale, and the graphics looked good on the box - so I bought it. Since I've played over 50 games and liked pretty much all of them, I didn't think twice about risking buying something without reading reviews.

Boy was I wrong.

First of all - everyone who complained about the saving feature on this game was right. There is nothing more frustrating than spending a couple of hours playing something only to lose everything you've done. Not only is the save feature ridiculously hard to get to, but you also have to pay for it. Since there's no POV in this game, you will inevitably be jumping headfirst into many lava pits along the way, uselessly losing lives.

Another frustrating aspect of this game is that your armor can only take a limited number of hits before you end up running around in boxer shorts (at which point you are as good as dead). Although yes, you can TRY to not get hit, because you can't control the POV, monsters at times sneak up on you that you have no way of seeing. There are also these annoying ghost monsters that are really tough to hit and pretty much destroy your armor.

It's too bad that the makers of this game didn't put more thought into the saving because in terms of actual playability (aside from not controlling the view) it is actually pretty fun. The graphics are good and it has the potential to be addicting.

Too bad I got so frustrated and sold it back for $3 after only trying for 3 nights to play it.

Bottom Line:

Pros -
Good graphics
Easy to learn new weapons techniques
Actual gameplay is addictive

Cons -
Almost impossible to save
Costs $ to save, get armor and life potions (and you don't get that much $)
No POV and too many jumping sequences
Armor doesn't take many hits
Weapon upgrades don't last long

Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Maximo is a fun game. While the plot is cliched, this is not what the game is about. The combat is fun. You fight using a sword and can get armor to improve the amount of hits you can stand. The game can be hard, but it doesn't feel like it is throwing unfair challenges at you. The stages in the game are fun. I would like a larger variety of stages in Maximo than there is. Overall, it is a fun game.

it sucks!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: April 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

DON'T BUY THIS GARBAGE THIS IS THE MOST FRUSTATING GAME EVER
MADE, BECAUSE OF THIS GAME I HAD TO BUY A NEW CONTROL BECAUSE
I BROKE MINE AND THEN I BROKE THIS STUPID GAME,TOO.
YOU HAVE TO PAY GOLD COINS EVERYTIME YOU WANT TO SAVE, CAN
SOMBODY TELL ME WATH KIND OF GAME IS THIS!! I ALREADY PAID FOR
MY MEMORY CARD GOD DAMMIT!! THEN THERE IS MONSTERS ALL OVER
THE PLACE THAT YOU DON,T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS GOIN' ON,JUST IMAGINE
STREET FIGHTERS IN RPG.
IT SUCKS, DON'T BUY IT, SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY DRIVER 3 WHEN
IT COMES OUT.

Not fun

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: November 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Learn by dying/failing, and when you fail you go all the way back to the beginning. That's a rather bad game design philosophy.

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