''The Adventures of Mighty Max'' is a side-scrolling action-adventure video game developed by British studio WJS Design and published by Ocean Software for the

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in 1994. The game is based on the '' Mighty Max'' television series.

Gameplay

The player controls Mighty Max from the television series. The game has several environments that the player has to explore, including: a factory, Hell, a pyramid, a cave system, and a

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. The player is given a ball launcher gun, which can be used to help traverse these environments. The player can also manipulate objects, most notably a metal crate which the player has to carry to complete each of the game's levels.

Reception

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'' reviewed the SNES version of the game, rating it one star out of five; the magazine was critical of the game's design and gameplay and considered the game "awful" and "not fun". ''

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's'' five-critic review crew gave the Genesis version of ''Mighty Max'' an average score of 4.8 out of 10, calling the game "incredibly slow" and 'unappealing'.

Reviews

* ''Games World: The Magazine'' * ''Consoles Plus'' * ''MAN!AC'' * ''Sega-16.com''http://www.sega-16.com/review_page.php?id=102&title=Adventures%20of%20Mighty%20Max

References

External links

* 1994 video games Ocean Software games Platformers Sega Genesis games Side-scrolling video games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Video games based on animated television series Video games developed in the United Kingdom {{action-videogame-stub