Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) (VG)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Directors:

Tetsuo Shinyu
Masanobu Tsukamoto

Release Date:

December 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Dr. Robotnik from "Sonic the Hedgehog" has invented a machine called The Mean Bean Steaming Machine...

Plot Keywords:

Beans | Robot | Dr. Robotnik | Puzzle | Evil Plot

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

UK:PG

Company:

Backbone Entertainment

Trivia:

The game is a variation of the Mega Drive version of Puyo Puyo, a Tetris (1985) (VG) clone that has a sizable fanbase in Japan. The characters of the Puyo universe have appeared in over 50 games across 15+ platforms ranging from MSX2 to Sega Dreamcast. Series star Arle Nadja began her magic training in 1989 on an MSX2 RPG called Madou Monogatari, and in 1991 the more well-known Puyo Puyo was created using characters from the Madou Monogatari series.

Movie Connections:

References "The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" (1993)

Best Megadrive/Genesis Strategy Game

YIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! This is a great strategy game. Although the one-player element may have a limited lifespan, it really comes into it's own in two-player. As all games of this style should be, it is easy to get into, but allows for a fair amount of mastery for such a simple concept. The satisfaction factor gained from having set up a massive chain of beans, or from thwarting someone else's plans, is hard to overstate. Tying it in as part of the Sonic franchise was always going to be about shifting more copies, and provides a wafer-thin plot for the Story mode, but that's not what these sort of games should be about, they're about fun and addictiveness. YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAA!