This doesn’t offer up much tension and you never really feel that you’re in danger of succumbing to a horde of enemies. Instead of getting close to the enemy, you can sit back and endlessly toss items towards them. Unfortunately, this type of combat takes away from the overall difficulty factor, as most enemies don’t have a ranged attack. You can do this by throwing a variety of items at them, including things like axes, arrows, rocks, and other projectiles. Enemies will appear all over each level and it’s up to you to dispose of them. In classic retro style, you’ll find yourself moving in a linear horizontal direction. Curiously, this is almost the same storyline as Chuck Rock, which features a caveman venturing into the untamed wilds to rescue his wife. You’ll play as a caveman who sets out on a perilous journey to rescue a cavewoman who was kidnapped during a picnic. Still, there seems to be much missing to Dinocide’s gameplay, specifically on the fronts of difficulty and variety. This is by no means a bad release, and it is important to note that it might feel better to those of you who haven’t played many past platformers. Sadly, the visuals are perhaps one of the strongest points to the Dinocide experience. Overall, Dinocide looks better than most old-school games, and may have a little modern flair, but developers succeeded in crafting eye candy that looks and feels as if it came from the early ’90s. The sprite designers did very well animating and shading all of the monsters, characters, and dinosaurs. The graphics are perfectly pixelated and very colorful. Visually, Dinocide does a fantastic job of mimicking platformers of the past. Even though the indie release pairs together two favorable elements in dinosaurs and platforming, it manages to fall short of anything truly entertaining. Unfortunately, Dinocide doesn’t manage to evoke the same feelings that Chuck Rock did, for a few reasons. That’s no surprise when you consider how adamant developers were when it came to bringing an entertaining retro-inspired experience into the new age. At first glance, AtomicTorch Studio’s indie creation Dinocide seems like a close relative. Those of you who experienced the Super Nintendo Entertainment System may remember a comedic caveman-based romp by the name Chuck Rock.
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