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By Al Giovetti, 03/16/97
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Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
History
It is very difficult to be both a good console game and a good PC game. Maui Mallard spent some time as a console title. It is interesting to note that you cannot find Maui Mallard on the Disney Interactive Web Site.
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Game Play
The game has 23 stages of game play. The game play is typical 16-bit platform arcade game. Our heroic fowl must hop, climb, shoot, fight and teleport through a looney luau. The game play is not the thing here.
Plot
Maui must get through the luau. Along the way he finds ying and yang coins that convert him to the Cold Shadow, ninja warrior. The Cold Shadow has different skills than Maui, which allow Maui to advance to the next level.
Graphics
The graphics are top notch Disney two dimensional drawn animations and backgrounds. The hand rendered (drawn) art is refreshing when compared to stock 3D studio fare.
Animation
The animation is smooth well detailed and excellent. The characterization of the Mallard is wonderful, easily the best part of the product. Disney is known for adding personality to their characters and the Mallard is a true Disney character in this area. Maui is cute.Voice Actors
Music Score
Sound Effects
Eight-bit sound pervades the game and is as out of date as the gameplay.Utilities
Multi-player Features
Cheats, Hints, Walkthrough
Journalists
References
Patrick Baggatta, PC Gamer, volume 4, number 4, April, 1997, pg. 113, 62%.Edmond Meinfelder, Gamer's Zone, 80%.