Review Date: April 10, 2021
Release Date: February 1, 1989
Platform: NES
Publisher: LJN
Genre: Horror
Anecdotes: This is another game in the “throw it in the NES and see what we can do” category. This game only got played when one brother got to choose a game for another to play. Friday the 13th had two effects: the brother that chose the game got bored and left the room, and the brother playing got fed up with it and shut the Nintendo off. All three of us hated this game, and amazingly, I never figured out how it even got in our collection. I think one of the friends that came over just left it with us because he didn’t want it either.
Description: The counselors at Camp Crystal Lake are getting attacked by Jason. It’s up to these kids to put a stop to it.
Positives: I really like the passage of time and using different palettes for day and night. I also like the mapping system and how easy it is to get around. No matter which loop the counselor is on, the camera is always on the outside of it, so going left will always be clockwise, while going right will always be baserunning order. Up leads to the inner loops; down leads to the outer loop.
Negatives: While it’s great that the map makes it easy to know where I’m going, I still have no idea where I should be going or why I’m going there. It’s all just aimless wandering. I’d assume I’m looking for Jason because there don’t seem to be any subbosses or subplots. While I’m looking for whatever, this grating music plays in the background. I have a bad headache now.
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Final Opinion: I would rather watch an episode of Teletubbies than play this game again.
Grade: D