DE,Digitiser2000 - Green Dog Review DS,inserter SP,J:\peter\teefax\p472-digitiserReview.tti CT,12,T PN,47201 SC,0001 PS,C000 RE,0 OL,0, D]CDigitextG\%%a %%b%d C%H:%M:%S OL,1,R?5|||4|4|4,,h|||h|h|h|Qt +t +t +t OL,2,R?1}555j~jjjQ+}0"o}0"o}0"o OL,3,R55}|4k!j||j~k~Q "ot +t +t OL,4,G``````````````````````````````````````` OL,5,EGREEN DOG THE BEACHED SURFER DUDEGMD OL,6,BPoor Sega. Even after Sonic The 'Hoggo OL,7,Bwas born it struggled to sire a stable OL,8,Bof iconic characters to rival Nintendo OL,10,FJust look at its cast of limp also- OL,11,Frans: Alex Kidd, Billy Hatcher, NiGHTS, OL,12,FYentl McRabbi, Riceman - the man who OL,13,Fcried rice - and Tramboo, the tramp OL,14,Fmade out of bamboo. OL,16,BWorst of all was its literal attempt to OL,17,Bsurf the zeitgeist with Green Dog, OL,18,Bcoming across more like a damp uncle OL,19,Bslithering around on his tummy-tum at a OL,20,Bcool dude's hip-hop luncheon. OL,21,G```````````````````````````````````1/4` OL,22,E]CM TURNER VOMITS NEAR SPIRE p480 OL,24,ANext BIndex CLetters FBack FL,473,470,474,471,8ff,100 PN,47202 SC,0002 PS,C000 RE,0 OL,0, D]CDigitextG\%%a %%b%d C%H:%M:%S OL,1,R?5|||4|4|4,,h|||h|h|h|Qt +t +t +t OL,2,R?1}555j~jjjQ+}0"o}0"o}0"o OL,3,R55}|4k!j||j~k~Q "ot +t +t OL,4,G``````````````````````````````````````` OL,5,BThe biggest issue with Green Dog The OL,6,BBeached Surfer Dude isn't its flailing OL,7,Battempt to appear cool, but that its OL,8,Bflailing attempt to appear cool OL,9,Bdirectly impacts the gameplay. OL,11,FThe lolling, laid-back gait of the OL,12,Ftitle character makes for a slow-paced OL,13,Fand vague platform nonsense, rendering OL,14,Fit hard to judge jumps and aim your OL,15,Ffrisbee at enemies. OL,17,BSkating and flying stages enliven OL,18,Bmatters only slightly, and it results OL,19,Bin a repetitive platformer which feels OL,20,Blike you've necked a gallon of downers. OL,21,G```````````````````````````````````2/4` OL,22,D]CMBAMBER STEPS ON NIVVIN'S PRANNY p350 OL,24,ANext BIndex CLetters FBack FL,473,470,474,471,8ff,100 PN,47203 SC,0003 PS,C000 RE,0 OL,0, D]CDigitextG\%%a %%b%d C%H:%M:%S OL,1,R?5|||4|4|4,,h|||h|h|h|Qt +t +t +t OL,2,R?1}555j~jjjQ+}0"o}0"o}0"o OL,3,R55}|4k!j||j~k~Q "ot +t +t OL,4,G``````````````````````````````````````` OL,5,BWithout wishing to smear Green Dog with OL,6,Bthe faintest of praise, it at least OL,7,Blooks and sounds fairly nice. OL,9,FHowever, there are decent acoustics in OL,10,Fthe Sistine Chapel too, but it doesn't OL,11,Fmean it isn't also a grotesque monument OL,12,Fto an outdated institution with a long OL,13,Fof history of dubious behaviour. OL,15,BYou might be able to slap a baseball OL,16,Bcap on The Pope, but he'll still be OL,17,Bfigurehead of a religion which believes OL,18,Byou'll go to Hell if you so much as OL,19,Blook at a French tickler. OL,20, . OL,21,G```````````````````````````````````3/4` OL,22,A]CMHOT POP FOR DADDY'S TOP COP p580 OL,24,ANext BIndex CLetters FBack FL,473,470,474,471,8ff,100 PN,47204 SC,0004 PS,C000 RE,0 OL,0, D]CDigitextG\%%a %%b%d C%H:%M:%S OL,1,R?5|||4|4|4,,h|||h|h|h|Qt +t +t +t OL,2,R?1}555j~jjjQ+}0"o}0"o}0"o OL,3,R55}|4k!j||j~k~Q "ot +t +t OL,4,T x$,,,,,((,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(,,,,,(t OL,5,TM5E GREEN DOG THE SURFER DUDEGMDT j OL,6, zz OL,7,T +$$,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(,,,,(,(' OL,8,B GENRE:GPlatformer OL,9,T=(,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(n OL,10,B GRAPHICS:G7.5 OL,11,B SOUND:G7.0 OL,12,B GAMEPLAY:G4.5 OL,13,B ORIGINALITY:G4.5 OL,14,T,$,,$$,,,,,$,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,((,, OL,15,CSUMMARY:FLandfill platformer which is OL,16,Fmore a limp attempt to bolster Sega's OL,17,Fstable of characters "with attitude". OL,18,T,$,$$,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,$$,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, OL,19,CM OVERALL:A51%GBrown bog... OL,21,G```````````````````````````````````4/4` OL,22,A]CMBAMBER REVOLVES IN OWN GRAVE p380 OL,24,ANext BIndex CLetters FBack FL,473,470,474,471,8ff,100