jonthomson's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pico vs Bear]

Another classic brought to the Portal

It's good to see this one on the Portal, it plays a lot smoother than the original, although it's still tricky on a fast computer and was always much easier to finish back in the day. Great mindless violence.

[Johnny Rocketfingers 2]

Pretty much as good as it gets

The original was always one of my favourite NG submissions, and this long-awaited sequel improves on it in almost every respect. It's more or less the perfect Flash game. I can't recommend it strongly enough.

[Pico's School remake]

Excellent remake

A very nice remake of the classic original, it plays well and more or less true to the old version. The final boss was a bit tough though. Nice work on this, it's deserving of its high score.

[MahJong Connect]

Decent mahjong game

Does all of the basics well, looks and sounds good although the music isn't the best, and it's got fairly addictive gameplay. Well worth a quick look at.

[NG Insult Generator]

Alright I guess

A decent enough flash, but it would have been a bit better if you'd have had more initial options entered into the flash, as it begins to repeat itself fairly quickly. Technically solid, with good endless handbag and Nelson effects. Good for a while, not sure if it's worth a front page spot though.

[Shoot 2: CC Mission 1]

Quality submission from the old days

Considering this was submitted back in 2000 this is excellent - a well made point and shoot game with a bit more to it than most, in that it has some difficulty and there's a bit of thinking to be done in completing this. A classic submission.

[Lightspeed]

Alright for a while

Not a bad submission, there's a fair few things to do and it'll hold your attention for a bit, and the flash is well made. Problem is that all the minigames are a bit shallow and lose appeal very quickly.

[Shoot For The Sky]

Nicely made but dull

The game is put together well, I just found it got boring extremely quickly and lacked real replay value. The music wasn't too good either. Looks nice I guess.

[the NG Calculator]

Fun little tool

Not bad for a quick laugh and it seems to be well made, but once you've checked yourself and a few NG "celebs", you're not going to come back to it.

[Alkie Kong]

Brilliance

Combining Donkey Kong action with random b33rness is a recipe for success. Best thing this month. Music is cracking, looks good, comical and plays well.