Ice Climber: Classic NES Series Reviews



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More like 3.5 stars... - Review written on June 04, 2004
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Rating: 3 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

Ice Climber was a classic NES game that I had always heard of but never played. Recently I have had the opportunity to play it and I actually like it a lot. I think if this was one of the games I had 15 years ago I would have been hooked. The concept here is simple. Two eskimos have to go find stolen vegetables and they must get to the top of the mountains to do so. Armed with hammers they must hit yettis, seals, birds, bears and also ice and rock to be able to advance further up to the top. There are 31 mountains to scale in this game, which could have you playing for a little while to beat the game. If I am not mistaken, you can choose which mountain to start on in the beginning. So in closing, while this is no where near an NES masterpiece it is a pretty fun game and those who grew up with it will probably like the idea of playing it on the gameboy advance. This game isnt even a masterpiece of any kind, but a true NES classic with the familiar NES graphics, sound and gameplay. I would recommend that classic NES fans pick this one up when it is released, and I don't think the $19.99 price tag is too much here(unlike Donkey Kong). Not a groundbreaking game, but should keep you entertained if you try to beat all 31 mountains.