Sega Ages: Alex Kidd in Miracle World

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  • Summary: Your name is Alex Kidd. You have courage. A karate chop that shatters rocks. And a big job to do. You learn that the mysterious city Radactian is in great danger. All your skills and talents are desperately needed to help. But there's a catch: how do you get there? Your only clues are aYour name is Alex Kidd. You have courage. A karate chop that shatters rocks. And a big job to do. You learn that the mysterious city Radactian is in great danger. All your skills and talents are desperately needed to help. But there's a catch: how do you get there? Your only clues are a puzzling map and a medallion made of Sunstone. Will that be enough to solve the riddle of the pathway? You face the obstacles. Solve the mysteries. learn the secrets as you go along. but there's high adventure around every corner. it takes a Kidd like you handle a challenge like this.… Expand

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  1. Gaming Age
    Apr 4, 2019
    91
    As with the current offerings of SEGA AGES games on the Switch you will be getting a very faithful version of Alex Kidd in Miracle World with a couple extra features and very good emulation. It’s a classic title which is definitely outdated in some ways but also worth checking out for a kind of history lesson.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Apr 1, 2019
    80
    Alex Kidd’s floaty, slippery platforming may not be for everyone, especially those who didn’t get to grips with it the first time around. Long-time fans and newer gamers willing to see past its niggles, though, will be treated to the definitive version of an iconic Sega game, one whose new additions are both genuinely useful (adding a Janken walkthrough to the border is genius) and transformative (you may have played the game hundreds of times, but you’ve never played it with FM sound). A must-have for fans, but merely recommended for newcomers.
  3. Video Chums
    Apr 7, 2019
    60
    Long-time Sega fans who have fond memories of the mid-'80s will love rediscovering Alex Kidd in Miracle World. That being said, it certainly won't convert any non-fans as it simply hasn't aged as well as many other retro 2D platformers.

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  1. daWernz
    Mar 29, 2019
    8
    Alex Kidd in Miracle World in this Sega Ages version is able to score 8/10, mainly because it now has a save/load feature. Two stages in theAlex Kidd in Miracle World in this Sega Ages version is able to score 8/10, mainly because it now has a save/load feature. Two stages in the game - the two castles - are much more difficult than all the stages before and after them. There, most screens are very hazardous challenges - because of that, back in the 80s, I never could beat the game. Now it's possible, screen by screen, at the second or third try after loading.
    Most important hints: Find and take the telepathic ball in the first castle in order to have a chance in the final rock/paper/scissors boss fights.
    Gather a fire ring, a flying stick and the item B (shield) before the second castle stage starts; you need each of them to beat a certain hazard in there.
    Alex Kidd in Miracle World is the first and the best game of the franchise. Bright colours, cute character and enemy design, upbeat memorable music - but also jump physics that need time to get used to. Originally the game was published in 1986 - one year after Super Mario Bros. - and really offers more variety than his rival: land, air and water stages; riddle stages (the castles); a map, an inventory which holds different items selectable at almost any time; motorcycle, boat and helicopter rides; money to collect throughout the stages in order to buy items at the shop. And the emulation features offered in this new version are perfect!    … Expand

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