Duck Tales

STORY / GAMEPLAY
In Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold, you play the role of Scrooge McDuck aided by his three little nephews Huey, Louie and Dewey. Scrooge finds himself lost in a cave network swinging from vines into the Amazon jungle and climbing mountains in search for any kind of treasures (gold, diamonds etc). There are also a few extra sub-quests such as taking pics from wild and rare animals of the jungle (this time with Daisy's help) to earn a few more bucks. All quests are presented with funny, animated acting of Disney's heroes, a details that adds to the game's experience. In order to grab the chance of getting first to a place of interest around the world, you must fly your airplane avoiding a variety of threats. In case of failing this Scrooge will pay a few bucks for fixing this or, even worse, he may lose the chance to try the quest. The competitor with more money on the scale at the end of the game is the winner and earns a place on the magazine's cover!Duck Tales plays OK but soon you'll realize that it gets too repetitive. It's a shame that the developers didn't spend as much time to make a more appealing gameplay as they did on the game's great visuals.

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The graphics on the Amiga are great as they have 32 simultaneous colors and some quite large and well defined sprites that are almost identical to their big screen real cartoon characters. The animation, although smoother on the Amiga, still lies a little bit on the slow side and makes gameplay a bit frustrating at times. As for the sound, the Amiga version includes nicely composed tunes, numerous speech samples and effects that really grant the game a fun, Disney-style feel!