A weak port of a solid game
Ristar has been a fantastic game to discover and play through. It has a very endearing art style and was something not remotely on my radar. When I found it I was very impressed by the creativity and the care that went into the original game.
Giving it three stars because of two glaring issues with the game:
-1 star: The over-saturation of ads in the game. I’m not exaggerating it’s one of the worst ad formats I’ve ever seen in a game. Start the game? watch an ad. Save your progress after each level? Watch an ad to do that. Want to go back to your level after watching the ad to save your progress? Watch an ad. I don’t feel very sympathetic to this poor design given it’s Sega, a very successful gaming corporation, and not an indie developer who may need the increased ad revenue.
-1 star: The controls are also laughably bad. I get that it’s never easy to port a game onto mobile but this handles way worse than I often have patience for.
At the end of the day, it’s a very flawed port of what I would say is a strong original game for the Sega Genesis. There’s plenty of enjoyment to be found as there’s a lot of care went into the 1995 product. The port itself is about as lazy as it can get. You could probably get through the game if you have enough patience, nostalgia or appreciation for the creativity.
Giving it three stars because of two glaring issues with the game:
-1 star: The over-saturation of ads in the game. I’m not exaggerating it’s one of the worst ad formats I’ve ever seen in a game. Start the game? watch an ad. Save your progress after each level? Watch an ad to do that. Want to go back to your level after watching the ad to save your progress? Watch an ad. I don’t feel very sympathetic to this poor design given it’s Sega, a very successful gaming corporation, and not an indie developer who may need the increased ad revenue.
-1 star: The controls are also laughably bad. I get that it’s never easy to port a game onto mobile but this handles way worse than I often have patience for.
At the end of the day, it’s a very flawed port of what I would say is a strong original game for the Sega Genesis. There’s plenty of enjoyment to be found as there’s a lot of care went into the 1995 product. The port itself is about as lazy as it can get. You could probably get through the game if you have enough patience, nostalgia or appreciation for the creativity.
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I’m not gonna tell you again it’s not a copy of Sonic
Start been my childhood in 2016 on the iPhone 10 and that was a pretty long time I played it I was having a hard time with the D pad but I realize there was a joystick arcade one so I put on but in weeks later it was pretty hard to use so I used the D pad which is really easy to use for me because I’m an iPad and if you’re playing on phone make your D pad or buttons bigger got it so you have to get this because this is the best game I ever had for my phone or I will say iPad it’s really original contact I know the history his name used to be called feel it’s a dumb name right but that’s all bye the end
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It’s a good game but maybe play it on console for a better experience
So I played this on Nintendo switch it was fun but the game it does not have a good rewind please fix
Change a few things please
I like Sega games/old games, and most of all, I like Ristar. It’s been one of my favorite games for years. But there’s a problem. It’s the D-Pad. When you press a corner, it will move you left or right. It should NOT be like that. And not just that, it’s the direct movements too. When it comes to a D-Pad like an Xbox controller, the D-Pad basically HAS to be symmetrical, or I can’t play it. The left and right movements are too thin for me and that gets me anxious thinking I’m going to lose a life. And another thing: Ristar CERTAINLY DOES NOT belong on mobile. As much as I was pretty good at this a few years back, having a pretty thin phone was a problem because I used to play on an IPad. I would recommend it, but the game is just not right for me. I’m way better at this on computer. I’m not going to call it disappointing, I’d just call it not as good. Hope you can fix this since it’s been out for literally more than 20 years. :)
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Great game and classic
Great game because there’s only one character which means no pain unlocking other characters I rate this five Ristars get it? Star ristar?
Coolest game ever
The songs and stuff are so fun and it has retro vibes but it could use some work on the controls overall five stars and two thumbs up 👍👍
Amazing Game
I love this game so much the only thing wrong with it was the ads (Only for mobile) other then that the zones look awesome and it’s so much fun to explore.
This game is very great
I love this mobile port of Ristar. When I was young, I thought the only way to play Ristar was to get a Sega Genesis. I just don’t know why there isn’t a sequel.
Didn’t expect this.
I must say. I am impressed. I have never seen a game as beautiful as this.😍And that is saying a lot for a 16-bit game that cam out in 1995. When I got this game, I just decided to get it to add to my SEGA collection. But this game is something else. Unlock many other trashy apps, this is worth playing! I do wish that they could change the menu screen, as it would make the game a lot more unique. If they do that then I will give it 5 ⭐️s.
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Bozo
It great but it has a little to much adds to it
This game is and feels awsome
I really like this classic game, it just comes back to that early concept for feels the rabbit, I’m so glad they came back to that rabbit game play idea. Well if you can call it a rabbit and he uses his hands instead of his big ears all the time but I think that’s really cool!!!!!
Too many ads
The game is fun, but there are a lot of ads. At the start of the game, when I load my file, when I save data, and when I leave the pause menu. I get that some apps have ads for a reason, but this is kinda too much.
Pretty good genesis classic
This game is really good except there is a lot of ads. When ever you pause the game or make a save state it asks you to watch an ad to do those features.
won’t let me save or sign in
There’s an option to save the game by signing into your Game Center account but everytime I attempt to log in, there’s an error even when I’m connected to wifi. Please fix this bug
A Flawed port
Overall I’ve had fun with this game but one lingering problem keeps it from getting 5 stars. YOU CAN’T SAVE ANYMORE. My Game Center account won’t work, so every time I exit out the game I lose my progress. Fix that and got your self a good game
Ristar is cool but i have a lot of hard time’s
Well I like this game because it remains me of sonic the hedgehog but I’ve been playing for hours and I still die on dark forest in planet flora 😵
Good luck in a boss fight
Boss are a little hard not like cuphead I can’t beat level 1, but these bosses aren’t that hard. This game is a really good adventure!!
I think Ristar is awesome and Sega should make more games with Ristar! ❤️❤️❤️
My opinion is that Ristar is the most impressive game I’ve ever encountered. At first I thought Sonic The Hedgehog was the real star, but turns out Ristar actually is. Ha ha. Instead of Sonic having an entire series, I think Ristar should. The music is beautiful, the stages are as beautiful as the music, everything is amazing! I have no idea why people are voting Sonic over Ristar! My most favorite character in the Sega company is Ristar! Sonic isn’t the star to me anymore! Ristar is! Get it? Ristar is a star, and I think he should be famous! Ristar. Star. Ha ha ha ha ha! Anyways, I think Ristar should have the spotlight. Ha ha!
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I wish the sonic one and two remaster the version for mobile looked like this
This game is so good I like the man you want to start it I it this game is so good I like the man you want to start it I wish the psych the hedgehog remastered look like this too because you’re actually be able to scroll the pixelated options instead of you who happen to pick up your menu so if you do this to Sonic the hedgehog will double the rating
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Why did you say they didn’t have a game store🤔
I like the graphics
