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Kilgour22
Rating based on 100% clear.
This was very good for the time in which it was released. Some parts are still good; I think stage 4—the catharsis-esque visuals—contains some high-quality screens. For people who enjoy the jump+shoot gimmick, stage 8 has held up well overall, though I personally despise it.
The platforming is of questionable quality. Most of it is gates, diagonals, and f-jump variants. It's never outright bad, but, particularly in later stages, they're placed late in a save in such a way that they kind of suck to do. It's not fun dying to a diagonal at the end of a long save.
Save placement is okay for the most part, but sometimes it doesn't make sense in conjunction with the platforming. Stages 8 and 10 are the most egregious offenders here.
The visuals are generally fine, though it can be hard to see which spikes are active in stage 8.
Overall, there's a good but not great experience to be had from this game for the right player.
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This was very good for the time in which it was released. Some parts are still good; I think stage 4—the catharsis-esque visuals—contains some high-quality screens. For people who enjoy the jump+shoot gimmick, stage 8 has held up well overall, though I personally despise it.
The platforming is of questionable quality. Most of it is gates, diagonals, and f-jump variants. It's never outright bad, but, particularly in later stages, they're placed late in a save in such a way that they kind of suck to do. It's not fun dying to a diagonal at the end of a long save.
Save placement is okay for the most part, but sometimes it doesn't make sense in conjunction with the platforming. Stages 8 and 10 are the most egregious offenders here.
The visuals are generally fine, though it can be hard to see which spikes are active in stage 8.
Overall, there's a good but not great experience to be had from this game for the right player.
Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 60 60
Aug 1, 2022
Gaborro
For its time I find this needle game very impressive, and it really feels like it gets better as the game progresses, peaking in the EX stage if you go for all secrets. It starts getting quirkier with the platforming and the gimmicks are used in really smooth and fun ways.
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Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 60 60
Jun 10, 2022
JarvisGaming
Rating includes extra
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 4.5 45
Difficulty: 60 60
May 22, 2022
Nearigami
Rating based on true end. Has not aged very well.
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Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 65 65
Feb 11, 2022
Trener
It is hardly possible now to give an adequate assessment of this game, since it is clear that it is outdated, in many places it is simple in form, nevertheless it is played well. I note as a big minus that the extra level is secret, although it is not difficult to get to it in general, the ways of finding objects are simple, hidden in secret stages, nevertheless, this final stage, in my opinion, is the best in the game and looks very fresh even now, he had to be aware of this game in order not to miss it
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Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 61 61
Dec 10, 2021
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