By
Sega

Mixing Rastan-style gameplay with the tiniest RPG elements, Danan: The Jungle Fighter, received a distinctly lukewarm reception from our reviewing staff all those months ago.

What we said then

Presentation
81%
Reasonable loading screen, and the conversations with characters are well presented.
Graphics
72%
Pretty, if samey graphics, but the scrolling can be jerky and some of the sprites aren't particularly lifelike.
Sound
59%
Very boring aurally, with bog-standard sound effects and tunes.
Playability
78%
Interesting to explore, and the straightforward gameplay means it's simple to get into.
Lastability
62%
Although the number of levels means there's a lot of game in there, there's not a lot of variety in the actual gameplay.
Overall
72%
A worthy effort marred by lack of variety and poor animation.
JAZ
Jungle Fighter is an enjoyable and straightforward horizontally scrolling hack 'n' slash game.
MATT
At the end of the day, Danan doesn't grab the imagination - we've all seen this too many times before.

What we say now

JAZ
Very average. It was overrated at the time because it was a fairly unusual game. These days with plenty of better platformers around this would be lucky to get 55%.
RICH
I thought this was rather cacky when I first saw it all those months ago. If I were reviewing it now, I'd probably deduct a whopping great 15% from each of the ratings. It's okay, but Master System owners deserve better quality for their money.
Rating
57
Reviewer
Mean Machines Sega magazine Lookback
Region
UK
Scans
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