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Bagman
How a game this cool, got such a stupid name is
beyond me. I could think of a dozen better names, like "Escape
from Justice" or "The Fugitive" or anything more clever than
Bagman. Sounds like a drug dealing game or a grocery store
worker. Enough about the dumb name, lets get to the game
itself. Bagman has you playing the role of a convict on the
run. But you are not just some fugitive breaking from prison,
you are stuck in a mine, where you are trying to collect bags of
gold, while being chased by guards. Why you are in a mine and
why bags of gold are laying everywhere is a mystery to me. But
in the fine tradition of classic video games, logic doesn't
really matter as long as the game is fun.
(Level One, notice how the
guard is immune to the mine cart. Cheater!)
The main idea behind
winning the game is to collect all the bags of gold and put them
in your wheel barrel. This is much easier in theory than
execution. First off, the guard is relentless. He heads after
you and will take you down. He is also later joined by other
guards. While he has a gun, your weapons are the money bags
(which can be dropped on his head, ouch!) and a pick axe that
will send him running. The only problem with dropping the money
on his head is then you have to go and retrieve it. Ditto for
the pick axes, while an effective weapon, they do have another
use, namely to knock down walls to get to trapped money bags.
(Level Two, Check out the
nifty elevator, a great way to get away from that pesky guard).
There are also
different ways to get around. You can use the tried and true
method of walking. While this is probably the safest, it is
also the slowest and there is a bonus meter running. The next
way is to hitch a ride on the mine cars. This is done by
grabbing one of the hand grips on the ceiling and waiting for
the car to come by and dropping in. If you stand in front of
the car, you will be run over. The guards are not affected by
the mine cars, making me believe they are ghosts of some kind.
But why would a ghost run from a pick axe or be hurt by a bag of
money? Puzzling indeed!
There are other
things that can help you in the game. There are elevators that
go up and down (real smart Tom, what way is an elevator supposed
to go) and ladders to climb around on. There is also some
passages that are sloped, so the money bags will slide down
them. These all add some strategy in your battle to not only
outwit the guards, but also in your quest to get all the money
bags (carrying one will slow you down considerably). All in
all, it is a very fun game and one I do recommend! While it has
elements from other games, the whole package makes it a very
original game and a very fun one!
This is just a review of the arcade machine.
If you are looking for the actual arcade machine, you may want
to check out ebay. Click below to see if you can find this
game.
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