Post by Sunflora Azumarill on Jul 14, 2007 5:26:22 GMT -5
The gameplay for Pokémon Peace Squad is like a mix of an objective-based corridor shooting game and an action game. Basically, while the game delivers a very Sonic-esque way of getting around, each stage also comes with objectives that you must complete while you’re going through a stage, similar to that of games like Goldeneye, Mission Impossible, and Perfect Dark, making it a unique blend of action and task-forcing. The game focuses on an HP life meter and life-based system, meaning as you take damage, your health will decrease. If your health drops all the way to zero, you lose a life and have to start over from either the beginning of the area of from the last checkpoint you crossed. You also have to restart if you fall down a bottomless area.
There is also a radioman in each stage that will assist you by giving you hints throughout the stage. These hints range from basic things such as watching out for an enemy and jumping over a gap to information on obstacles such as rails you can grind, grates you can climb, and obstacles you can move. When you reach an important mission object, the radioman will be kind as to give you hints on what to do. Also, to make things more interesting, they also might just say things about the area you’re in and its surroundings.
As you already know, there are objectives you must complete along the way to the stage’s end. The most common of this is defeating human enemies that you encounter. In order to complete the stage and move onto the next one, you need to complete all the objectives that the stage has. If you complete the stage without completing all objectives, you’ll fail the mission and have to start over from the beginning. There are checkpoints throughout each stage that resemble those from Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle that you can cross to restart from if you lose a life. If this happens, any objective or part of an objective you have completed up to that point will be saved.
However, you also need to be aware of being able to complete the mission. If anything happens that causes you to fail the mission, you end up having to start over from the very beginning of the stage. For example, if you destroy something that you need to use to complete the mission, you end up failing and the fate’s the same. If you lose all your lives (you start with 5), you’ll go to a “Game Over” screen, where you choose from “Continue” or “Quit”. If you choose Continue, you’ll start back at the start of the stage you were last on. If you choose Quit, you’ll be given a password and go back to the menu screen.
The game also functions on a point-based system, meaning as you defeat enemies, collect items, and complete objectives, you’ll earn points. However, you’ll need to be careful because if you lose a life at any point, your score goes back to zero. Once you finally complete a stage, you’ll go to a Results screen where you’ll get your statistics on how well you did (denoted in points). Your score will be determined by your time (how fast you completed the stage), score (your overall score), the number of enemies you’ve defeated, and the number of items that you collected. Once all the points are added up, you will receive a rank based on how well you did. The Ranks are much like they are in the Sonic games, ranging from a platinum A to a gold B to a silver C to a bronze D and a cobalt E. Try your best to get an A because the more A Ranks you get, the more extra stuff you’ll unlock.
There is also a radioman in each stage that will assist you by giving you hints throughout the stage. These hints range from basic things such as watching out for an enemy and jumping over a gap to information on obstacles such as rails you can grind, grates you can climb, and obstacles you can move. When you reach an important mission object, the radioman will be kind as to give you hints on what to do. Also, to make things more interesting, they also might just say things about the area you’re in and its surroundings.
As you already know, there are objectives you must complete along the way to the stage’s end. The most common of this is defeating human enemies that you encounter. In order to complete the stage and move onto the next one, you need to complete all the objectives that the stage has. If you complete the stage without completing all objectives, you’ll fail the mission and have to start over from the beginning. There are checkpoints throughout each stage that resemble those from Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle that you can cross to restart from if you lose a life. If this happens, any objective or part of an objective you have completed up to that point will be saved.
However, you also need to be aware of being able to complete the mission. If anything happens that causes you to fail the mission, you end up having to start over from the very beginning of the stage. For example, if you destroy something that you need to use to complete the mission, you end up failing and the fate’s the same. If you lose all your lives (you start with 5), you’ll go to a “Game Over” screen, where you choose from “Continue” or “Quit”. If you choose Continue, you’ll start back at the start of the stage you were last on. If you choose Quit, you’ll be given a password and go back to the menu screen.
The game also functions on a point-based system, meaning as you defeat enemies, collect items, and complete objectives, you’ll earn points. However, you’ll need to be careful because if you lose a life at any point, your score goes back to zero. Once you finally complete a stage, you’ll go to a Results screen where you’ll get your statistics on how well you did (denoted in points). Your score will be determined by your time (how fast you completed the stage), score (your overall score), the number of enemies you’ve defeated, and the number of items that you collected. Once all the points are added up, you will receive a rank based on how well you did. The Ranks are much like they are in the Sonic games, ranging from a platinum A to a gold B to a silver C to a bronze D and a cobalt E. Try your best to get an A because the more A Ranks you get, the more extra stuff you’ll unlock.