Gameplay is very tight and spot on like it's predecessors, which
is a plus. One weak point is that every time that you turn the game on you have to go into
the options and set the control to the original style, otherwise it's reversed from the
original, and if you needed a while to master the original, you don't want it changed. The
levels are well designed and offer every imaginable layout and tripped out background. There
are also plenty of new enemies and the original cast. Some of the new ones include a frog
that slowly jumps from block to block, a small pipe that fires small red blobs, and a
purple glob that looks like a Hershey's kiss. There are also new power-ups and ways to
score points, all adding up to a nice variety. There is no adventure mode at all just
plain old arcade mode, and there is infinite continues offering no challenge at all and
can cause the game to grow boring shortly
Graphics are fantastic for such an early SNES game. The levels and characters look great
and offer the usual isometric 3-D view. Color is plentiful, if not a little too bright at
times. All of the characters have an incredible amount of animation for their time.
Sound is where this game falls on its face. Everything music track in the game reeks like
early Sega Genesis audio, and is extremely muddy sounding and loud. It muffles out the
sound effects. The tunes range from good to poor and the gainy sound doesn't help. The
sound effects on the other hand are great and very well done adding to the nostalgia of
the game.
All in all with all the weak points this is still a decent game that should be enjoyed by
all. Q*Bert fans be warned though, this game is relatively rare and can be kind
of expensive at times.
