Game #24 Complete - Mario Vs Donkey Kong

MvDK is a puzzle platformer,  It's something of a spritual sequel to the Donkey Kong games, particularly the title of that name for the Game Boy.

In it, Mario's toy factory, which has been producing tiny clockwork versions of himself, is raided by Donkey Kong who steals them for some reason. So Mario chases after him to take them back. You really can't make this stuff up.

Game #23 Complete - Shrek: Hassle at the Castle

I feel like everyone knows about Shrek. If you were living under a rock in the early 2000s, it was a very popular Dreamworks animated film, about an ogre named Shrek rescuing a princess.

This game adaptation is an action platformer, which follows the story of the first film quite closely.

Game #22 Played, No Ending - Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced

Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced is a collection of 6 classic Konami arcade games ported to the GBA. There are a couple of these arcade collections on the list, and if I'd realised I might have been tempted to filter them out. Playing old arcade games doesn't interest me greatly for the purposes of this challenge.

So, I played each game enough to get a good sense of it, and now I'm moving on.

Game #21 Complete - The Mummy

The Mummy is another tie in game. It's based on the early 2000s cartoon series, which is based on the 1999 film of the same name (which is itself a remake/reboot of a classic horror film). So we're already several levels deep in adaptation.

In terms of gameplay, it's a top down action-adventure title, most reminiscent of something like a 2D Zelda game.

Game #20 Complete - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is one of three Castlevania games we'll be playing through on the challenge, and generally considered the best one. I tend to agree with this feeling.

The game follows the (now classic) MetroidVania formula. You explore the castle, fight bosses, and get powerups which unlock the way to new areas of the castle. However AoS has a few twists on the classic formula.

Game #19 Complete - Mega Man & Bass

Mega Man & Bass is another Mega Man game, in the original series of Mega Man games. As a running theme from the previous game, it was originally release on the SNES in Japan but not localised, and then later ported to the GBA and released abroad.

The game is pretty similar to the previous Mega Man game I played, Mega Man Zero 4, and most of what I had to say there still applies, so this will mainly be a comparison to that game.

Game #18 Complete - Final Fantasy V

This one was a long time coming. I had a lot of life stuff distracting me and the game itself is quite long.

Final Fantasy V Advance is a port of the original Final Fantasy V for the SNES. This is one of the titles that never originally got translated and brought to the west on the SNES. It made its western debut on the PS1 before later appearing on the GBA.