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Tonko's back for one last adventure, and this time he's in 3D. Yet the stages don't really take much advantage of the added dimension, while the controls take all the disadvantage they could find (think Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon in terms of depht-perceptive awkwardness). For a game released in late 1998, Tonko 4 is also a tad too primitive. The stages are little less than just straight roads and there's no reason to not just run past most enemies. Metallic balls open the way to bonus stages that look like they want to be in 2.5D, but it is still possible to walk back and forward on the depth axis, although it doesn't make any sense to do so.
Not to forget the various graphical glitches, heavy clipping errors are of the least concern here. Flickering in the back and disappearing textures make the game hard to play for all the wrong reasons. |
