Mole Mania
Game by Nintendo
Review by The Avardancer
Released: 1997
Size: 4 Megabits
Use with: Any version of Gameboy
Save: Battery (2 Slots)

Opening Snide Remarks:
Why did I buy Mole Mania? I was bored, had cash, and wanted a new game. Is
that so wrong?

Gameplay:
No, is it isn't wrong. This game is going to win the award for most
overlooked Cult Hit. This game rocks!! It plays a little like the old Lolo
games for the NES; except that Muddy (The hero.) has a ton of moves that Lolo
doesn't. This game offers a lot of puzzles and it could be classified as a
Puzzle-RPG. Why? Because the game has tons of text in it. You read a lot of
signs (They teach you how to play and some of them are funny.) and you
interact with the characters. This game is what Legend of Zelda would play
like if it had a huge emphasis on puzzles. It will hook you!

The game has a really cool sense of humour too. This is not a "cutesy" title.
This is a really fun game. The only flaw in the gameplay is the fact that as
you go through the game; you will notice that the puzzles follow an almost
set pattern. (Easy, easy, impossible, easy, impossible, tough, easy, easy,
Oh my god!) This game is a real addicting puzzle game and it's full of so
many puzzles it'll make your head spin. Don't buy this game if you wimp out
easily. This game takes stamina, and brains. Mole Mania also has a two player
battle mode that plays really well. (And it's fun too.)

Graphics:
This game is pretty hilarious sometimes. There's all sorts of campy humour in
the game. Those cinema scenes are funny! The enemies are funny. (Sumo
Wrestlers should say no to crack.) Colors on the Super Gameboy are great too.
The bosses are cool. The sense of humour shines. For example; to beat the
first boss. You need to move the tack around the floor so that when he jumps;
he'll land on it. (The following animation is funny.) When Muddy beats a
puzzle room; he does this little gesture with his paws that looks like one of
those Rap artist gestures. (I'm the mole, I'm the mole!) Muddy looks cool in
his little shades. He's soooo smooth. The animations when you rescue his kids
are funny. (My favorite is the one where he's running to his son and his son
runs right past him to stand with the other moles. Then Muddy burys his face
in his paws. While his son is exchanging handshakes with his brothers. It's
so funny. And just a bit sad. Oh, the one where Muddy spins one of his sons
around like a plane and accidently lets go is funny too.)

Sound:
There's sound and it's clear; but the warning tone when your low on life is
annoying. (Trust me; you are going to hear that chime a lot!)

Music:
The music is good; but it gets annoying as you progress through the puzzles.
Just turn the volume down.

Play Control:
It's perfect and Muddy's moves are easy to do. (The game also teaches you new
skills like an RPG when you progress. (Read the signs!)

Final Analysis:
Want a new game to waste a couple weeks of your life away? Get Mole Mania!!
It's a grand Puzzle-RPG that has a high reward factor. It's just too much
fun! I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a fun romp and further proof that Gameboy
has some of the best games anywhere.

Score:
Gameplay: *****		(5 out of 5)
Graphics: *****		(5 out of 5)
Sound: ***		(3 out of 5)
Music: ***		(3 out of 5)
Play Control: *****	(5 out of 5)
Total:			(21 X 4 = 84)

Final Score: 84%

Currently Known Codes:

NONE.
(Except for this tip. READ the signs. And NEVER use the give-up item!)