Jet Force Gemini (N64)

*A review which is primarily based on the single-player experience of the third-person action-adventure game, Jet Force Gemini.* Jet Force Gemini sees you taking on the evil tyrant of Mizar in a battle across the universe, and although the story, aimed at children (above the age of eleven - thanks ELSPA), can seem silly in places, the plot twists are simply stupid: [SPOILERS] When an asteroid is set on a collision course with Earth, an ancient starship is needed as the Jet Force ships won't be able to get there in time. However, not only do the Jet Force Team have to search for the ship parts ... more

The game is amazing, there are loads of cool cut scenes and they have got the gunshot effects and plasma rifle blasts down to a science. The first impressions are ace, there is a space shot at the start of the games first cut scene which is a bit blurry but never the less you are soon reassured by the super character detail and surroundings. The surroundings themselves are very impressive, the first level is a tropical village type planet and I do believe that these are the graphics that spawned the whole Dinosaur Planet idea. The Waterfalls are just as beautiful and even the enemy ants put on ... more

Further to the previous comments on Jet Force Gemini, the game, like any has good points and bad points. While JFG may not be as instantly accessible as other comparable offerings, I found it a hugely enjoyable game to play. For one, the graphics are simply the best I've seen on the N64. Perhaps JFG's imagery doesn't quite come on par with some of the latest offerings on the Dreamcast and PS2, but for a 64-bit console, these graphics as good as it gets. Each surface lovingly textured, each character carefully animated, each shadow, each reflection, spot on. JFG shows off the console to it's ... more

It's a shoot-'em-up, but one quite unlike the rest of the crowd, packing as it does a myriad of cinematic sequences, unusual elements, and a rare visual style. Initially control is limited to one of the Jet Force team, but as play progresses two new characters - female character Vela and Lupus the robotic dog - become available, opening up new areas of the maps and introducing new gameplay elements with their special abilities. Players will need to make the most of these powers, as the screen piles up with hordes of enemies at every turn, making for the most trigger happy N64 game around ... more

This is what it's all about - a game that incorporates a sense of fun, action, danger, splendid visuals, a stirring soundtrack - it above all reeks of originality. This is a game that does not benefit/suffer from a legacy or is part of a franchise. Publisher Rare have created a truly ORIGINAL game:A combination of action adventure, puzzle solving and blast 'em up JFG is a huge game set over many worlds that gives it that epic feel that old skool gamers will know from such beauties as Secret or Mana (SNES) Zelda (SNES) & (N64), Metroid (SNES). The gamer gains an emotional attachment to the ... more