A third person shooter from the age before dual stick controls and gyro aiming, Jet Force Gemini is... not very good. It has 2 different control modes, a "free roaming" one where you can move, uh, freely but can't aim and an "aiming mode" where you aim with the control stick and can move with the C buttons... it's as awkward as it sounds, but mostly because the aiming itself controls terribly, as it's very imprecise.
Other than controls, JFG has a whack structure, being separated into 2 halves: a first one that's somewhat linear and kinda fun and a second one that's basically massive backtracking. Essentially, to beat the game you have to re-explore 95% of the levels you have already beaten (some more than once) to find spaceship parts and rescue NPCs. It's extremely tedious and basically requires a guide if you don't wanna spend an eternity on it.
Overall, I found this game to be very "meh". I wish I could say I liked it more since it has some charming aspects like a cool art style, nice graphics, interesting level design and good music but it just doesn't play well.
Other than controls, JFG has a whack structure, being separated into 2 halves: a first one that's somewhat linear and kinda fun and a second one that's basically massive backtracking. Essentially, to beat the game you have to re-explore 95% of the levels you have already beaten (some more than once) to find spaceship parts and rescue NPCs. It's extremely tedious and basically requires a guide if you don't wanna spend an eternity on it.
Overall, I found this game to be very "meh". I wish I could say I liked it more since it has some charming aspects like a cool art style, nice graphics, interesting level design and good music but it just doesn't play well.