Cave Story

In all honesty, Cave Story is by far the greatest freeware game that I have ever personally played. It beautifully combines all of the best features of an RPG, a shoot 'em up, adventure, and arcade together in a swirl of perfection.

The basic plot is a bit hard to understand at first, as it is in all truly good adventure/RPG games, but bit-by-bit, the storyline is pieced together. All in all, the plot is so charmingly addictive that once you start playing, you can't get yourself to stop.

The graphics may not be up to the level of some freeware games, but with the consideration that it is a mere 0.99 megabytes to download, they are stunningly good. The keys never mess up, and the game runs smoothly for the entire time that you are playing, adding onto the perfection of the game.

What you do in Cave Story is basically gather weapons as you move along in the game, sometimes by just finding them laying around, sometimes having to work for them. You can raise the power of your weapons by killing enemies, and raising their levels. Each weapon has a level of its own, so the more monsters you kill, the higher your level goes, and the higher your level goes, the more powerful your weapons are.

I'll end by saying simply that this game is more than worth your time, and it would be a crime against humanity not to download it. If you don't believe me, then download it and find out. I guarantee that you'll find it truly irresistible.

I first heard of this game a while back and it sounded very promising, so I went and downloaded it right away. The first thing you notice is how small the file size is - it takes up less then 1mb on your hard drive.

The learning curve is very well done as you start out killing mushrooms and then move on to what can only be described as "Cute critters". The game shares a few similarities with the Metroid series, the main being that the missle / rocket launcher is the only weapon that you need to collect ammunition for and another being that to upgrade your health you have to seek out small heart tubes.

Game play is top notch here and will not be a walk in the park. For a change, this is a fun, hard game, not an annoying, hard game that just frustrates you. There are 6 weapons and each can be upgraded in levels, up to 3, by collecting yellow triangles that enemies drop. As for the music, it's top quality stuff - very reminiscent of early '90s games. The same can be said for the graphics. It's good to see that a developer has decided to focus on game play rather then the look, but even with that the graphics are not hampered. There can be much on screen at once and I had no problems with slow down.

With the small size, multiple endings, many weapons and lovable characters, this game is a must.

The graphics are average for a freeware game, but the gameplay if fantastic! I LOVED every megamanX game and this is just like it! You go through many levels and improve your weapons that you recieve throughout the game. Each of the 3 levels can improve OR EVEN DE-PROVE when you are attacked! The originality of this game is so amazing and the small download size makes it downloadable even for dial-up users like me.

If you don't get this game (considering it is so small), you are missing one of the best games on the web!

Like a lost classic brought back to the present, this game is an "Old School" reality check; if you don't like it then you'll need to stick to your FPS's.

This game is not just a simple side-scroller - it has its pleasant complexities. It has a nice world of color to immerse you and the character in.

Cave Story brought me back 20 years ago, in my room drinking coke at one o clock in the morning, playing video games on my Commodore 64 and completely, happily lost.

Great game - thanks programmers.