Ice Climber
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Game Title:Ice Climber
System:Nintendo NES
Players:1 Player
Genre:Platform
Developer(s):Nintendo
Release Date(s):1985 - JAP/US
1986 - EU |
Ice Climber is a vertical platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985.
In Ice Climber, the characters Popo and Nana, collectively known as the Ice Climbers, venture up 32 ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from a giant condor!. Player one takes control of Popo, a boy wearing a blue Eskimo parka, while player two controls Nana, a girl wearing a pink Eskimo parka. The only tool they carry is a wooden mallet to carve openings in the ice above and to club enemies.
Each mountain level consists of eight layers of colorful ice and a bonus stage. The stages consist of eight levels that scroll vertically as you progress from level to level. The game starts off easy enough, but you quickly find yourself fending off such creatures as yetis and birds with your hammer, avoiding falling icicles, and jumping on moving clouds to advance to the bonus stage that lies atop each level. Standard, dull ice blocks pose no threat other than an easily disposed of barrier and platform. Square ice blocks with higher detail are indestructible, forcing the player to take another path. Hatched ice acts as a conveyor belt sliding the Eskimo either left or right. Finally, many mountains include unbreakable moving platforms resembling clouds. The bonus stage takes place at the peak. Within a 40-second time limit and no enemies, the Ice Climbers often face trickier jumps and multiple moving platforms. The peak is also the only place to recover stolen vegetables, most notably eggplants. Collecting just one piece of corn from the fifth bonus stage is the only way to gain an extra life. At the top of the peak, the Condor flies overhead. The game can be played in one or two-player mode. In two player mode it places Popo and Nana against each other in a race to the summit. Players may prefer to play cooperatively on the way up, but during the bonus round, they must compete for the top. And the Verdict is...
Eeeeerrrr! Its ok, its not terrible!. |