Super Adrien

Super Adrien Is A 2D Side-scrolling platformer Videogame Based On The Adrien the Cat Franchise Published by Warner Bros. Interactive, Developed By Konami And Distributed By Cartoon Network Interactive Games For Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast And PC CD-ROM. The Series Takes Place At Usual North Carolinian Places Like Raleighpolis For Example. Adrien And His Buddies Stops An Evil Scientist Dr. Drakken From Taking Over The World.

Gameplay
Super Adrien's gameplay is very similar to its 8-bit precursors and Adrien CD. The game largely functions as a 2D sidescrolling platformer, with an autoscrolling airship stage being the lone exception. The player is able to jump, attack with the character's abilities, duck, crawl, look-up, defend enemy attacks, hang on cliffs or bump into enemies to knock them over, during which a character can pick them up and throw them at other enemies.

The primary gameplay difference is how the use of the rocket pack changed. In Adrien CD, it had to be charged manually, and took a relatively long time to do so; its use was primarily strategic and planned, and sustained flight was generally not possible. In Super Adrien, the ability charges quickly and automatically, allowing the player to use it more conventionally and remain in-control indefinitely.

A duel with Adrien's arch rival & robotic duplicate Metal Adrien occurs, much like in Mitchell CD.

Character Gameplay
The character's gameplay is mostly based on Adrien the Cat 2 and Adrien the Cat 3. It is also the 16-bit success of the early Adrien the Cat videogame series for the Sega Genesis.


 * Adrien - Adrien is able to jump, primarily attack with his Kyokushin Karate, he can dash into enemies in midair (which can now target multiple enemies in quick succession), he can use his supersonic running speeds or breakdance enemies like no tomorrow.


 * Nathan - Nathan is able to jump, attack with his energy sword, or use his jetpack backpack to fly.


 * Marinette - Marinette is able to jump, attack with her professional archery, or use her immensely strong spiritual powers.


 * Katie - Katie is able to jump, attack with her giant hammer, or use her giant hammer to defend herself from danger or he can throw her giant hammer at her enemies.


 * Barnaby - Barnaby is able to jump, attack with his bare-knuckled fists, use his herculean strength to push the heaviest obstacles in the way (or he can pick up boulders and throw them with ease), he can temporarily glide in the air or climb on walls with his fists.


 * Garfield - Garfield is able to jump, attack with his taekwondo, he can also use his white hover skates to rival Adrien's speed or climb on walls with ease.


 * Brock - Nicholas is able to jump, attack with his punch-and-kick combos, or use his jetpack backpack to fly.


 * Alya - Alya is able to jump, attack with her kickboxing, or use her fake atc coins to paralyze any enemy in front of her.

Super Adrien
The main difference between this game and the rest of the series is the inclusion of seven power stones hidden within the levels (as well as another earned by clearing the Super Adrien", similar to Super Saiyan Goku from the Dragonball Z series. Super Mitchell hits harder than normal Mitchell, he charges faster and he can also fly. However, he is still able to sustain damage.

Completing the game as Super Adrien is necessary if players want to see the 'True' ending. If the game is completed without transforming into Super Adrien, a message will appear saying 'Try Again'. The 'True' ending simply shows Super Adrien returning the power stones originally found (which was claimed after clearing the prologue level) to its rightful resting places, transforming back into normal Mitchell, and then raising his arm and giving a shout of triumph, followed by the message "END."

Plot
After Adrien and his buddies saved the Super Adrien Land from Marquessa and his robotic android army back in the Adrien the Cat. This time the Raleighopolis is under attack once again by Dr. Drakken. Making matters worse, he also dispatched Adrien's andriod-like counterpart & rival Metal Adrien, to kidnap Koriand'r, find the seven power stones before Adrien does & finish him off. Mitchell and his friends speeds into action to save the world, rescue animals from robotic slavery, find all seven power stones before Dr. Drakken does and rescue their friend from Dr. Drakken's clutches of world domination.

Reception
Electronic Gaming Monthly commented that some of the attacks "take some getting used to" and that the game needs more colors, but that the sound effects are fitting and the look is an improvement over the original Rocket Knight Adventures. They summarized it as "overall a good action title" and gave it a 7.2 out of 10. While they criticized the severe slowdown in the later levels, GamePro concluded that the game is "a good progression from the original", applauding the special attacks, smooth graphics and animation, and the fact that the harder difficulty levels actually include new sections in the stages instead of just adding more enemies.

Allgame gave the game a score of 4.5 stars out of a possible 5.