Mami Inoue

~ MAMI INOUE ~

Hudson Soft / SOFIX / Red

Super CD-ROM

1992

Do yourself a favor and check out my disgruntled cousin Zigfriedhopov's Mami Inoue review ( http://www.honestgamers.com/systems/content.php?review_id=3999&platform=Turbografx-CD&abr=TGCD&gametitle=Mami+Inoue%3A+Kono+Hoshi+ni+Tatta+Hitori+no+Kimi ), even if you're not the slightest bit interested in the title (and I don't suppose that anyone is). It's a very good and very funny piece. I don't really have much to add to what my thorough kinsman says about the game, except that I find it to be so bad and so dumb that it actually ends up being pretty damn funny and even entertaining, and the "point and laugh" moments keep on coming because it moves along a lot more quickly than many of the other bad comic-style games for the Duo.

As perceptive Zigfriedhopov observed, there is an ever-so-slight difference between how Mami and all the other characters are presented.

But crudely sketched or not, the shades-wearing "coach" and the time-machine-eating dinosaur are impact characters who will never be forgotten.

And your destinations are presented in refined full-screen portraits.

Sometimes the two amazing art styles are melded seamlessly, as in this riveting scene.

Should neither style do much for you, there's some brilliant extra artwork to check out.

The plot is quite the exciting up-and-down ride. Scenes of brutal violence are followed by uproarious antics.

But yeah, to be serious for a moment, if you absolutely must have one of these "teen idol" titles, walk away from this crap and go for Kagami no Kuni no Legend instead, as it's actually a pretty good game.