The Sega CD version also seems much harder to me. Like all of the other FMV games on the Sega CD, Time Gal looks washed out and blurry, especially when compared to the LaserActive version. In addition to the LaserActive port, Time Gal was also released on the Sega CD (the only time it was released in the US) and in a two pack in Japan on the Sega Saturn with Ninja Hayate (also released in the US on the Sega CD as Revenge of the Ninja). These options are all in Japanese (the game was only released in Japan), which makes things tougher for someone who doesn’t know the language.
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There are also moments when Time Gal will use a special timestop power, where you are forced to choose between three different options on how to proceed before time restarts a few seconds later. As the game progresses, it will sometimes stop showing you the button prompts, forcing you to rely on the yellow flashing visual cues on screen instead, which helps add to the challenge. Each level is divided up into different time periods, which based off my playthroughs of the game, appear in a random order. Time Gal lacks the mirrored sequences of Road Prosecutor, but adds a couple of its own little twists to make things interesting.
The game’s controls/input response times are also excellent, making Time Gal feel tough enough to be a challenge, but not frustratingly so. The game is incredibly well-animated throughout, especially the many cartoonish deaths of our hero. The animation/art style in Time Gal is gorgeous, especially compared to Road Prosecutor and Triad Stone.
All while avoiding numerous obstacles like cavemen, dinosaurs that sound like Godzilla, WWII, evil robots, and the Grim Reaper.Īnd, in a very special guest appearance, Richard Branson. Like the latter, the story gets told in the opening/attract mode: Evil McBadguy steals a time machine, forcing our unlucky hero, Time Gal, to chase after him through various points in time. Time Gal is another quick-time FMV game like Triad Stone and Road Prosecutor. From the moment the game boots up and you hear that wonderfully cheesy synthesized intro music (complete with Sega Genesis-style fart bass!) you know you’re in for something special.Ī lovely swan dive into the very fabric of time itself. The LaserActive gets another port of an 80’s laserdisc arcade game, and I’ll be darned if it isn’t the best game on the system.
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In this special series on the Pioneer LaserActive, guest author Taylor Pinson will be discussing some of the games released on the Sega PAC, an add-on for the LaserActive that could play Genesis, Sega CD, and Mega LD titles.Īt least the gloves will keep her hands warm.
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