This item is Brand New in Original Packaging. Pandemonium! is a 1996 platform video game developed by Toys for Bob and published by Crystal Dynamics for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, N-Gage, Mobile and iOS. Pandemonium! features Fargus, a joker, and Nikki, a sorceress, who unwittingly casts a spell that destroys the town.
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Pandemonium is a 3-D in a 2-D platform (or is it 2-D in a 3-D?) OK, it's a 2.5-D game. You can play as Nikki or Fargus the Jester, but Nikki is more fun. She is a Sorcerer's apprentice that was talked in to using her powers (by Fargus) but she unwittingly lets loose an evil entity upon the land, and now it's her (or his) job to clean up the mess. She has fire, ice, shrink-ray's, and other spells at her disposal, and also can do a dbl. jump to get to those hard to reach places. Fargus the Jester can do cartwheels through the enemies, and Cid his wise-cracking puppet on a stick can cast a few spells too! The enemies are imaginative and the bosses are great fun to beat. There are sub-games that are a blast to play, and you can also morph into different things, (the dragon is my favorite) to help you on your way. The worlds are large and colorful with more levels than you can shake a stick at, ( or Cid ) and there are a ton of cheat codes that can make the game really different. The graphics are good for the age of the game, but the game-play is a blast from the past. The voice-over's are cheesy but that adds to the charm of the game. If you have a Sega Saturn you should have this game in your library. "Happy platforming!"
From Crystal Dynamics, we have Pandemonium!, an early 2.5 D platformer. After sitting through a dull seminar on responsible magic use, two misfits, the runaway acrobat Nikki and the down and out jester Fargus, steal a magic tome from the wizard leading the discussion. Playing around with it outside, they accidentally summon a giant monster called Yungo that promptly eats their home village of Lyr. Desperately looking for a solution to this mess, they discover a map in the tome leading to the Wishing Engine, which they can use to banish Yungo and restore the village.
Pandemonium! is a side scrolling platformer. The gameplay is time honored and simple, however there is a twist. This is also one of the first 2.5D platformers. This means that the game is played along a 2D linear axis, but the levels are 3D rendered models. This allows for branching paths and obstacles that move in the foreground and background. You can play as both Nikki and Fargus, but they have different abilities. Nikki, being an acrobat, has the ability to double jump. When at the apex of a jump, press the jump button again to go higher. Fargus has the ability to somersault into enemies as an attack. Since Nikki can't attack and Fargus can't double jump, they each are better suited to some levels rather than others. You can pick between them on the world map, but not while in a stage, so pick wisely. You can defeat most enemies by jumping on them, but there are special powers you can find in the levels to attack at a distance. There are fireballs, ice blasts, and shrink beam upgrades at your disposal hidden throughout the levels. Certain levels have sections that force you to go through magical gates that transform you into animals like a frog, a rino, or a dragon. These sections have their own control quirks, but add a good variety to the game. The game's graphics are pretty good, though the Saturn version hasn't aged very well. The Playstation and PC versions have improve graphics, and the PC version got higher quality audio for the soundtrack. However the music on the console versions is still good and catchy, though a track or two may grate on your nerves after a while. The presentation is very good with vibrant and colorful levels. Pandemonium was a very fun experience for me and I think it's a great addition to any Saturn or PS1 library. If you're interested in early Crystal Dynamics games then this one is a great buy.
