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Here are more of those amazing Wisdom Tree games!
I'll bet everyone would love to be Moses! Well, now you can, in the Moses' Adventure home game! ...well, actually they named it Exodus. It was released in 1991, and I actually find this game to be the best of the...Wisdom Tree saga series. Don't think that I'm praising the game -- it's still pretty bad, but not as bad as the others. According to that really hip manual (which also claims that if your game doesn't work immediately, you may have to wait 45 seconds -- isn't that something?), Moses must "solve 100 puzzling levels to complete the Exodus".
So, Moses grabs his mighty staff, heads into some brown area with rocks and dirt and evil pacing sin wizards. He starts shooting Ws at enemies and rocks and dirt in an effort to make them all disappear so he can have a clear path to...the end of each "puzzling level". These Ws represent the "Word of God" (Word of God! Get it?), which has the strange ability to penetrate inanimate objects as well as Dr. Bad Touch the Sorcerer, who wanders aimlessly (or is he looking for something to sin with?). Pick up all the "M" bottles, kill the foes, and uncover all the hidden objects under the dirt clumps and rock...clumps, and the end transporter will open. Watch that transporter in complete awe! It's amazing! No, I'm being sarcastic. Mario sliding down the flagpole looked as cool as the transporter.
If you look below this paragraph, you'll see a screenshot from the Genesis version, indicating that no matter what generation of system you play this on, it's just gonna stay as pantloadish as it always was. I hate to bash games, but this IS 1991...the Dig Dug era is over, Wisdom Tree. Actually, the screenshot below is after he gets touched by a sinner...he prays for survival, but loses a life anyway. What's THAT telling you? Anyway, the graphics and sound are...at least up to Wisdom Tree standards! Heh. Seriously, if you really want to try out a Wisdom Tree game, I'd recommend this one over the rest. It just struck me as the best. But I'd easily accept that "Athena" game by SNK over this one easily. Ouch! What a severe burn that turned out to be.
Welcome to the many adventures of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho, the inspiring sequel to
Exodus. This time around you play Joshua as you courageously and skillfully battle your way
through over 100 timed levels of puzzle-driven action. And each level has a four-letter code
so you can save your progress. Hittites, Enemy Kings and Amorite Soldiers are all out to get
you, but with your Mighty Trumpet, the Armor of God and the Ark of the Covenant, you will
triumph! To enhance the excitement, we've included digitized speech & sound effects, secret
bonus exits & levels, and exciting new powers like God Speed, Louder Trumpets & the Breath of
God. Whether you've played Exodus or not, we know you'll enjoy this challenging game. And
we've also included 250 Bible questions that will thoroughly educate you on the book of Joshua.
Get ready to have fun!
"There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with
Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Be strong and of good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide an inheritance the
land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them."
Joshua 1:5,6
That was the storyline given in the manual of the game. Not only did that save me a lot of thought towards reviewing the game, it also gives you a feel of what the game's about. Not that it matters. But yeah -- this is Joshua. The graphics are along the same line as Exodus, but I liked Exodus better because...I guess the idea of collecting all those "M" bottles (milk?) appealed to me more than getting rid of a lot of boulders and taking the treasure found underneath. It might get slightly squashed under there. The sound is also irritating with the high notes. The controls are the same as Exodus, so don't be too concerned. Overall...play Exodus instead. Or better yet, play the underrated Metal Storm (NES) by Irem! Below is a screenshot from the Genesis version.
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