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Friday the 13th Review

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Andy Marsolais
, 07-29-2012 at 09:42 PM (1623 Views)


Game: Friday the 13th
Music: 4/10
Difficulty: 8/10
Pre-Internet Rating: 3/10
Post-Internet Rating: 6/10
Fun Factor: 6/10 Super Mario 3 Bear Suits
Price: $5


While sitting at home deciding what game to review for you fine folks I thought to myself “this website was created for horror so let’s try some horror” and that my friends is the legend of how this Friday the 13th review came to be. Originally I was seriously weary about re-playing this game because I can remember as a kid thinking that this game was absolutely horrible and one of those games that they simply made far too hard for it to be fun.



The game starts off well with an attention grabbing scene of a knife stabbing Jason’s face mask in the eye while the screen begins the flash blood red. When the game starts, you hear a great use of creepy horror style music but it quickly goes downhill from their when you realise that song is 1 of only 4 different songs in the entire game which means you better get used to hearing it over and over again. You start off with 6 usable camp councillors with varying jumping and running ability and 15 child campers. Your goal is to kill Jason Voorhees a total of 3 times before all of your kids or councillor friends are dead. To get your attention Jason will attack these people and that will sound an alarm letting you know. When you hear the beeping sound you have to check your map for the location and rush over there to save your comrades before Mr. Voorhees makes short work of them. This is how Jason bates you into fighting him and not so lucky for you it works every time. You have 60 seconds to make it to where Jason is wreaking havoc or he will kill 5 kids and if that happens 3 times you lose the game.
Besides Jason there’s also a collection of baddies that stand in your way of finding him. These include:

· Bats
· Zombies
· Crows
· Wolves
· Jason’s Mom (secret character)







Jason’s mom plays a small role in the game but it can be a significant one if you can find her. Hiding in the cave system is a mini boss that resembles a medusa head and from what I can tell it’s supposed to be Jason’s mother. The game takes place over 3 days and depending on which day you find her she gets harder and harder to beat but it also results in a better reward. If you defeat Jason’s mom on the 2nd day you will receive her sweater.........yeah, you read that right. Apparently if you can get her sweater, Jason’s attacks on you inflict 50% less damage so I guess it’s not as funny as it sounds but what you want to do is beat her on day 3 because that’s where you get the most powerful weapon in the game which is a pitchfork .You start off with a horrible weapon in a rock but you quickly pick up a knife which has a far better ability to connect when thrown.





These weapons and the secret characters are the reason this game is getting such a boost in ratings when it comes to post-internet. If you played this game as a kid and it made you so frustrated that you almost tossed your NES out the window, try taking a look at a walkthrough. Friday the 13th reminds me a lot of Simons Quest in the way that it only makes sense when some nerd spends days of trial and error breaking everything down for you. A decent walkthrough will explain how you can stop yourself from constantly getting slaughtered by Jason, you can learn what the purpose of lighting fireplaces is and how you can find a weapon that actually does some damage to Jason rather than just hoping for the best. With a decent walkthrough this game becomes playable but nowhere near as much as Simons Quest. The good news is that Nintendo sold a butt load of these games so you can find it anywhere and probably trade a copy if Kameo for it.
In all, Friday the 13th is nothing more than another licensed game that LJN rushed to market in order to make a quick buck. The only way I can recommend picking this one up is if you plan on acting out a little redemption for your childhood self. Other than that I say keep your money and stay away from this one.

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Updated 07-29-2012 at 10:03 PM by GregMO ROberts

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  1. GregMO ROberts's Avatar
    $5! A steal!
  2. Andy Marsolais's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by GregMO ROberts
    $5! A steal!
    Keep your $5 Gregmo, I'll send you one of mine lol
  3. ryanraze's Avatar
    Will you review games upon request? Blaster Master, Rush'N'Attack, Wizards & Warriors, Dusty Diamond All-Star Softball (Criminally underrated), Rygar!?
  4. Andy Marsolais's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ryanraze
    Will you review games upon request? Blaster Master, Rush'N'Attack, Wizards & Warriors, Dusty Diamond All-Star Softball (Criminally underrated), Rygar!?
    Blaster master might be a possibility. Ever played Bad News Baseball? That was one of the first games to have cut scenes "SAFE!"
  5. Andy Marsolais's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ryanraze
    Will you review games upon request? Blaster Master, Rush'N'Attack, Wizards & Warriors, Dusty Diamond All-Star Softball (Criminally underrated), Rygar!?
    Come to think of it, I have a real copy of Dusty Diamond. Maybe I will review that but it kind of ruins my affordable Nes game streak. It's about $40-$50 loose.
  6. ryanraze's Avatar
    Wow, I didn't know it had such a value. I do recall Bad News Baseball I think...didn't it have some type of rabbit? Prior to Dusty Diamond, I was a fierce lover of Baseball Stars. I will always remember my brother creating the 88 Red Sox, and me creating the 88 Mets (despite not being a Mets fan). We used to have tons of battles in that game. I believe it was one of the first games to ever feature a season function, and a create a team function. True fans of the game will recall the cheat method to maximize your dollars (Player vs. Player/custom vs. lovely ladies who had highest prestige).
    As I said, I didn't know Dusty Diamond had any value. It was a rare game I received as gift from my grandmother which wasn't horrible, as she typically would buy games featured on QVC; one of which was a compilation game released by Codemasters (I'm stretching the memory, but it had 6 horrible games on 1 cartridge).
    Blaster Master and Wizards & Warriors were games I loved; but they also stand out to me based on the "childrens novels" released for them. I must have read all the books in that series multiple times, and loved every moment of it. Strangely, I have the urge to read those again despite probably not finding any value in them at 31 years of age. I suppose nostalgia would be worth something. I do question why they made on for Airwolf. I mean, who liked Airwolf???
  7. ryanraze's Avatar
    How bout Strider, that was a brutal game
  8. brainchomper's Avatar
    Loved Baseball Stars. Kayla and I both play baseball/softball and I got her started on , Nintendo Baseball, RBI Baseball and then Baseball Stars. I remember I couldn't believe the players could jump and dive.

    Friday the 13th was a game I played here and there as a kid, but thought it was so hard and I had trouble just knowing what the hell I was supposed to do. I revisited it a couple years ago when I was living at Butch's and beat it in a few days. The final Jason is a bitch to beat. It's one of my biggest gaming achievements though. Haha... yes...I don't have many. But still, it was one of those bucket list things.
  9. Andy Marsolais's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by brainchomper
    Loved Baseball Stars. Kayla and I both play baseball/softball and I got her started on , Nintendo Baseball, RBI Baseball and then Baseball Stars. I remember I couldn't believe the players could jump and dive.

    Friday the 13th was a game I played here and there as a kid, but thought it was so hard and I had trouble just knowing what the hell I was supposed to do. I revisited it a couple years ago when I was living at Butch's and beat it in a few days. The final Jason is a bitch to beat. It's one of my biggest gaming achievements though. Haha... yes...I don't have many. But still, it was one of those bucket list things.
    Thanks for replying Brainchomper. I will be posting my review for "Kings of the Beach" today.

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