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Great Game
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User
this is a good strategy shot em up game.
Not that difficult until you get to the 2nd save point,
there are a lot of puzzles and secrets in this game. Fortunately there is a battery backed save so you dont have to start over or use a password. It can be very frustrating at times so just be patient and have fun!
Best Version
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This game is great. If you played and like the original, you will love this one. The save feature instead of a password is cool, but other than that there aren't really any other changes. I love this game, it is really fun.
A GREAT GAME GIVEN NEW LIFE
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User
to all who bought this game and rated it low were you even alive when the game frist came out. this is the best remake of oringnal ive seen in a while. it great to be able to share this game with my kids who enjoy it very much this game will keep you playing from start to finsh. 10 stars
Challenging and fun, just like it was years ago
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User
Blackthorne was one of those games of yesteryear that helped define it's side scrolling/puzzle genre with fluid graphics and challenging gameplay. All these years later and with a superb GBA conversion, Blackthorne is just as challenging and fun as it ever was. You play as Kyle Blackthorne and you're armed with your trusty sawed off shotgun as you navigate through maze-like caverns and take on hideous beasts who have enslaved your people. Along the way you'll have to search for hidden passages, hit the right switch to activate the bridge, blow up some stuff, and the like. The game still looks good to this day, and it still controls like the original Prince of Persia. The only real problem with Blackthorne is the same drawback it had all those years ago: it can get way too challenging to the point where you don't know what to do. It can take a while to figure out, but once you do, the gameplay becomes quite rewarding. All in all, if you enjoyed Blackthorne back when it first hit, and you own a GBA and are in a nostalgia kind of mood, look no further than here.
good as the original
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User
i noticed this title because i remember playing the game on my pc.so i asked my brother in the us to buy me the game.the game is pretty decent. it plays quite similar to the original on the pc.i would give this game three stars but i think it stays true to the original, so it gets four stars..
Ah, Nostalgia...
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User
=) This is pretty much a perfect port of the original PC Blackthorne game (which I loved, and played for hours on end), and I'm pleased to say that it keeps my interest just as well. Not only that, but the controls for Gameboy DS (I use a DS, even though the game's made for Advanced) were converted over very well. I dare say the controls are more comfortable to reach in this version than in the original game!
All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase!
Pure nostalgia
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User
Pure nostalgia! I bought this for my DS to relive a short memory of the past. Who says you can't relive the past? It's good for what it is, and an original.
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