The levels are filled with loot, and there are a variety of temporary powerups scattered in different places - some easy to reach, some not - such as catnip, which makes Claw move and jump faster invincibility potions and different powerups for Claw's sword which allow it to shoot various elemental bolts of energy at foes. For example, La Roca Prison looks old and worn, with brick trellises, trap doors, and crumbling stone platforms in contrast, the Shipyard, which you'll encounter later in the game, contains magnificent 16th century galleons, complete with cargo, cannons, and all the fixings of a real galleon.Įach level contains the usual platforms, lifts, and obstacles, both those that injure and the instantly lethal, all of which vary in appearance based on the level. They are also quite colorful, attractive, and have their own suitable artwork. The levels themselves are very well laid out, with each level more difficult than the last. He also has three different long-range, ammo-based attacks, all of which have the potential to kill off-screen foes: a pistol, whose ammo can be blocked by a number of enemies dynamite, which can be blocked by very few foes and the Magic Claw, a magical attack which can only be blocked by the most powerful of foes.

Claw's melee attacks include a short-range sword attack and point-blank punching and kicking attacks, all of which are engaged automatically based on the presence of enemies. In order to achieve these goals, you must run, jump, and fight your way through the game's levels. Typically, these objectives alternate between levels. The goal of each level in Claw (with the obvious exception of custom levels, briefly discussed later in this review) is either to collect a piece of the treasure map for the Amulet of Nine Lives, or to defeat the boss of that level in order to collect their piece of the Amulet. Naturally, Claw must have it for himself, so he decides to break out of his cell in the prison of La Roca, find all the pieces to the Amulet's treasure map, and recover all 9 pieces of the amulet. Although he's recently been captured by Captain Le Rauxe of the Cocker Spaniard Kingdom, he learns of the legendary artifact known as the Amulet of Nine Lives, which is rumored to grant the wearer near-immortality. In Claw, you play as the feline pirate Captain Claw, Surveyor of the Seven Seas.

The version available on Abandonia, and the one I am reviewing, is version 1.3, which has been made easier than the original version by decreasing the number of points needed to obtain an extra life, from 1,000,000 to 500,000, while decreasing the difficulty of non-boss enemies. Claw is an arcade-style platforming game for Windows, developed and published in 1997 by Monolith, the creators of such games as F.E.A.R.

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