This is basically my second time writing a review for a video game that was designed to look like it could've been originally made for the N64. Not only does the game feature graphics that look like it could've been made for that system in the late 1990's, it comes complete with INTENTIONALLY badly translated English from Japanese language! After playing this game, I think I'm beginning to understand one of the main reasons WHY more video games weren't MADE for the N64 back in the day! I'm sure a lot of video game companies felt like it was asking a LOT of them to suddenly transition from making 2-D side-scrolling platform adventures; to making open world 3-D video games! Some companies, like Nintendo and Rareware; managed to make the transition pretty easily. Others, like Sega and Titus; fell HARD right out of the starting gate! And in the case of Titus, it actually WASN'T mostly their fault! They actually HAD a game almost COMPLETELY ready, but executive meddling FORCED them to scramble and try to make a NEW game from scratch, and they were FORCED to Christmas Rush the infamously bad "Superman 64" WITHOUT the chance to really play-test it! Needless to say, the reputations of anyone who worked for Titus never really recovered! Basically, what this game does is focus pretty exclusively on flying through rings (star rings, to be exact); but it does it pretty well! By playing as a magical witch in training, your task is to fly through star rings and gather star dust diamonds! While each stage takes place at dusk, or night (due to the need to keep flying witches a secret), the stages are all well-designed with good graphics by N64 (and Indie Video Game) standards, with good music, sound, and controls! By collecting star dust in tutorial stages that let you master all the techniques that can be used in the game, and flying in regular stages, you can gather stardust that will allow you to buy faster and better modes of transportation! While admittedly; there aren't that many stages to this game, it's STILL a better use of money (and more fun) than playing through "Superman 64". It is an interesting experience that I recommend playing through at least once. Enough said, true believers!
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