Prehistoric Dude Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

For this Prehistoric Dude Review, we go with Dude on an adventure to help him take back his lunch, which was stolen by a giant dinosaur! Now hungry and without any ham he will need to face many dangerous enemies while traveling through caves and forests, getting some tools and power-ups to assist him during this journey. This is our Prehistoric Dude review.

Prehistoric Dude Review  Pros:

  • 8-Bit graphics.
  • 57.1MB download size.
  • Game settings-visual effects, weather effects, and speed run clock on/off.
  • 3 save slots.
  • Platformer gameplay.
  • The map uncovers as you play.
  • Pick up new items to allow you to progress like the ability to grab ledges.
  • Stat’s on the screen-deaths/chests opened/enemies killed/progression percentage.
  • Play how you want.
  • Boss fights.
  • Metroidvania elements.
  • Attack-you throw axes Joe and Mac style at enemies.
  • Bushes are everywhere and walking through them, fruit, or axes will fall out of them.
  • Fruit-used to open alternative paths and you lose a percentage of them upon death.
  • Infinite lives.
  • Autosaves every section.
  • Save and quit option.
  • New biomes with new enemies.

Prehistoric Dude Review Cons:

  • No tutorials.
  • No touchscreen support.
  • Doesn’t explain how it all works.
  • How many fruits you lose when dying is quite harsh.
  • Hard to see enemies as Bush obscures them.
  • A lot of back and forth.
  • Same music over and over.

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  • 7/10
    Graphics - 7/10
  • 6/10
    Sound - 6/10
  • 7/10
    Accessibility - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Length - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Fun Factor - 7/10
6.8/10

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!