Title
Publisher
Power Quest / Sunsoft
Genre Vs Game with Story Mode
Features GameBoy, Color GameBoy Compatible, Password Save, 2-Players
Reviewer Valerie
Summary
Gameplay

In Power Quest, you can choose between 2 modes of play. Story Mode which is still somewhat more of a fighting (vs) game than an RPG because of the simple and basic story element. Or a purely Vs Mode.

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In the Story Mode, school ends and your best friend tells you about the National Modeller's Tournament that's coming to town. You want very much to take part but you have no money. Luck is on your side however, because as you and your friend Louis speak, a letter arrives and you've won a 1,000 credit voucher for use at the moddler's shop. With this, your journey to winning the National Modeller's Tournament begins.

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You start with buying one of the 5 models in the shop - Max, Gong, Speed, Axe or Lon. Choose carefully though because each have their own special attacks and some not so easily executed. Special attacks require the use of a combination of buttons such as down, right, down, right... then A or B. And this to me, a non fighting fan, is impossible.

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Training your robot model is now done with kids in the playground, with factory workers and in the fighting dojo. With each win, you get more credits and with this, you can upgrade your model's parts for future fights. And this tedious bit goes on and on until you win the competition.

Verdict Sound easy? Maybe. But it's really tedious especially when your wins are so little and you find yourself fighting the same people over and over again for a measly sum of credits. I bought this game because it was a vs type of RPG and after finishing Pokemon, I was hoping for it to be at least similar. Nope! Far from it as you stay in the same town throughout the entire game.

This is a game that's more for VS fans than RPG fans so if you like fighting and executing impressive combos, then this is the game for you. The music and sound is not bad. Message scrolling speed can also be adjusted. And most importantly, the color is good.