The first boss was no pushover, using a lot of attack patterns
Though my time with Tropical Freeze was short, I could find little to fault about it, other than it does feel like Retro is playing awfully safe. Many of what I saw could just as easily have fit into Donkey Kong Country Returns, but this could be the developer trying to push itself to its DK limit with true high-definition landscapes, cool visual effects, and online leaderboards.
Tropical Freeze also feels less gimmicky, which can be attributed to the
Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?