[.ca] Ice Climber (Classic NES)

More like 3.5 stars...:
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.

Like the others here have already said-:
If you have the E-Reader, you're better off getting this for much cheaper. But if not, you'll have to settle for this. The price is a little too much for just one "classic" game, but at least it's a fun and challenging one. And it has more to do, unlike the re-release of Donkey Kong. Poor game... And like the reviewer below already stated (hey, I only just now got the game, but I thought the exact same thing when I saw it), this isn't really a "classic". Because of Smash Bros. Melee though, people started wondering about who the eskimos were. So Nintendo figured it'd get even more money from pretty much the only franchise other than Zelda that's keeping them alive, and put out re-releases of some older games. But they could've done a lot worse. Ice Climber, even today is a good game. It's not the best out there but it's fun, and that's all that matters with games. You play as one of the eskimos and hop around, climbing up the mountain while bashing seals and other animals over the head (screw you PETA members) with a hammer in order to get the sweet, precious vegetables at the top. It sounds easy, and it is...for the first 8 or so levels. Then you have to deal with obstacles like bumpers, platforms that move you in one direction if you stand still on them, and falling icicles. The game makes for a great challenge- try going through the whole thing starting at level 1 (you can pick which level you want to play at the title screen) without dying once. I doubt it's possible unless you put dozens of hours a week into this. Oh, there's something funny that they mention in the instruction booklet. When you die and come back, you flash for a second to show that you're back. Well, it's just that- you flash. You're not invincible during that time, and if you die and come back on the spot where an enemy's at, you'll just die again. So you'll have to be quick with the jumps if you end up in a situation like that. Again, if you have the E-Reader, pick this up for the freakishly low price. Though this version's cartridge resembles the NES cartridge (dispite the size difference) a little bit. It's all about the old days here. Go nuts getting those vegetables.

An NES Classic?:
Ice Climber is one of those NES games that wasn't really too popular and until Super Smash Brothers Melee, it was almost forgotten about. But now its been released as a part of Nintendo's Classic NES series. Though I have to wonder how it got here. Ice Climber is a classic based on its age but not so much its popularity. But it is still pretty fun to play even nearly 20 years later. Ice Climber is a pretty simple game to grasp. You play as two eskimos who climb a mountain. The game has about 32 mountains to climb and you can link up with a friend and scale the mountain alongside him or her. You have to climb the mountain as the level scrolls killing enemies in your way with your hammers. It's a pretty easy concept to grasp just like the other NES classics. Ice Climber is more worthwhile than other classics. The 32 mountains will keep you busy for a while but the game is really easy to complete just the same. The Graphics and Sound are no where near the standards of today's GBA game and no gamer should expect them to be. That's what the "Classic NES Series" banner at the top is made to tell us. The other problem is if you have an E-Reader you can easily buy Ice Climber on that and save yourself some money. Overall though, Ice Climber is a pretty fun game but it isn't as up to scale as the rest of the classic NES series.

5 Star Game on a 3 Star Retro Kick in the Butt!:
Okay ... First off this is a cute simple game that a lot of people will enjoy the heck out of. You climb mountains as an eskimo and you can knock off your enemies from below or hit them with a hammer - classic NES ... simple and addictive. But what I want to know is this any different than the E-READER version which costs about $3? Anyone else notice that EXCITEBIKE, ICE CLIMBER, and DONKEY KONG (and DONKEY KONG JR) were all released as e-reader games at less than $6?!?!? Hmmmmm. Sounds kinda fishy to me that now they are on a cartridge ... alone for $19. Couldn't we have gotten a compilation cart? Just wondering!