Pickle Wars: Episode 1: Invasion of the Pickle People

Genre: Platformer
Developer: Redwood Games, MVP Software
Platform: DOS
Release: 1994
Rating: N/R

- Graphics -

Wow, these are pretty cool! Redwood tried a lot of interesting techniques... and what's this? CUTSCENES?! Is... is this one of the first games with actual cinematic scenes aside from just taking control of the character briefly?!

Graphics: 10/10


- Story -

1. Be invaded by Pickle Aliens
2. Panic
3. Throw veggies in desperation
4. ???
5. PROFIT?!?!

Okay, to translate, this game is hilarious, and should not be taken seriously at all.

Story: 10/10


- Gameplay -

There are a few areas that are actually impossible to pass if you don't hit a switch first, so definitely a few points docked for that. One of them is in the first level, so not a huge deal if you have to restart, but the other big one is in the very last level. Not fun! The controls can also be a bit wonky at times, but overall it almost helps the game in terms of being hilarious (who doesn't like holding the jump button and going boingboingboingboing? You're a loser)

Gameplay: 6/10


- Music -

The only gripe I have about the music is that if you save and quit, and restart, the music actually follows a set pattern by level, but not fixed to the level you're on. For instance, if I save and quit on level 2, and reload, the music that played on the previous level will play instead. Overall the sound is great, though!

Music: 8/10

Total Score: 8.5/10

Not available for other systems as far as I'm aware (info on this game is lacking; if anyone does know, please tell me!)