Mario 64, only better.

User Rating: 9 | 40 Winks: Conquer your Dreams PS
By phiberoptikcabl | Review Date:
This is an obvious rip-off of Mario 64, right down to the sound effect you get while standing in front of a door that won't yet open. However, I found the plot, graphics, game controls (definitely game controls), and overall enjoyability of 40 Winks to be a lot better. The controls being better may have something to do with the fact that the Nintendo 64's controller was horrid while the PS controller was/is a beautiful work of art.

The base levels in the game are massive and take quite a while to explore. This can be a bad thing if levels are poorly designed and repetitive. I was never bored to death playing this game. The costumes that you wear to gain different powers was a brilliant idea. I sometimes find myself using the wrong one intentionally to see if it will give me some kind of advantage.

The bosses can be quite difficult at first. But as you play for a while you realize that every one has a very specific pattern (not a new thing in video games, I know, but noteworthy as it ads a false sense of difficulty that I like) and if you figure out the pattern you can beat them very easily.

Overall one of my favorite games of all time.

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