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Entombed is… a game? I think it’s a game; it may not be though, maybe a tech demo, or something along those lines. If you’re looking for slapdash, cheap entertainment that may or may not be entertaining look no further than Entombed, brought to you by Quaker Oats. This game is light on the graphics, sounds, and gameplay, so I think I’ll just wrap this review up with a single paragraph. You move a vaguely person shaped object through a bunch of vertically scrolling ‘mazes’ that are rife with unavoidable dead-ends. You will see bars moving back and forth on your quest to boredom, you NEED to collect these since they will allow you to remove –or add- any block in the maze, but since the maze is simply mirrored a removed –or added- block will show up on the opposite side of the maze, because of effort. You will be pursued by mummies, I think, who will wander way too fast through the walls and pose no actual threat to you unless they appear from off-screen right in front of you. The first mazes are somewhat enjoyable but quickly get boring and frustrating as in the later mazes the screen moves too fast and the collision detection makes you stick to the walls like crippling debt sticks to your credit history. Without a doubt this is a pick-up and put-down game, it’s mildly enjoyable until you realize that it has nothing new to it, the first maze is like all the other mazes except slower and more boring. Entombed does have two player co-op, which may salvage it but I haven’t been able to test that hypothesis yet. If you are intent on buying this game for some inexplicable reason prices are tolerable at best starting at 5-ish dollars for a loose cart, and since this is U.S. Games the boxes are way too expensive at 30+ dollars for boxes of varying quality. Collector’s Zone for today, give this game a big ‘ol skip.



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