Claw is a fun but little-known side-scrolling 2D platformer game from Monolith. The Adrenaline Vault's detailed review explains why action fans should take a look:. However, instead of playing a human, cyborg, or mushroom like in other popular side-scrolling adventures, you get to play a part in one of the classic rivalries -- cats against dogs!
Your role in this monumental adventure is that of Captain Nathaniel J. Claw, a feline pirate of the seven seas, infamous to all. The King, tired of your exploits, has put a rich bounty on your head of one million gold pieces, dead or alive. The game begins as you attempt escape from your Spanish prison and your search for the gems that power the Nine Lives Amulet, which is reputed to grant immortality to the owner.
Claw is filled with 14 huge levels to play through, with each level progressing you further towards escape and the Nine Lives Amulet. So how big is huge? Well, the first three levels will probably take you twenty minutes each, but once you hit level four, The Dark Woods, expect to spend at least an hour or more.
Each level is unique and draws you far deeper into the story than you would ever expect a side-scroller to accomplish, but Claw does so easily. As an example, once you escape from La Roca prison, you fight your way through the Battlements to a showdown with your captor. Once slaying him, which is no easy feat, you escape to the Footpath and then The Dark Woods. As you reach certain points in the game, you'll see animated cutscenes which relate more of the storyline to you.
These cutscenes are professionally animated movies when it comes right down to it and their depth rivals some Disney movies I've seen. One thing I really noticed about Claw was how fluid the animation is throughout the game. Each character and background looks as though it was "painted" onto the screen. Imagine playing a cool 3D cartoon and you've come fairly close to what Claw is like. The maps contain that cartoon depth, with some of the background extending forward to conceal areas of the map.
Plus, each character is drawn with such detail that you could just watch them for a couple of minutes and be entertained by it. Of course, true to side-scroller style, there are objects to be picked up throughout the game, plus warps to secret levels. The main item you'll pick up, either floating in mid-air or dropped when you slay some enemy is gold.
Gold, as you might expect, adds to your point total during the game and how much your score goes up depends on the type of treasure you receive. The most common item is the gold coin, followed by items such as scepters, amulets, and even crowns. There are also special weapons you can pick up like the fire sword, which sends a burst of flaming death across the screen torching all the creatures in its path and special items like invisibility and invulnerability.
Whereas with most games you can only play with eight other people, Claw supports 64 players at the same time when on a LAN or online network! The network play has several cool features as well which include: level racing -- for the best time or score across a level, marathon level racing -- which is similar to level racing but the race can span multiple levels, the ability to use custom maps, and the ability to upload your high score to the Claw website for instant ranking with other players.
Perhaps the only downside to Claw 's multiplayer support is that the game was designed to be used exclusively with Engage, which on first glance might make you think this excludes most of the people out there. Claw gets a 5 star rating and with good reason, this game is intense and more fun to play than most of the games that have come across my desk in quite some time.
Monolith doesn't fail to impress with Claw and are certainly becoming more impressive as a whole than many companies are already. Kudos also have to go out to Takrajimasha, Inc.
All this praise isn't to say Claw is perfect, the game has some annoying "flaws. Claw , like most side-scrollers, will let you continue from locations when you pass a flag on the way should you die and have another life.
However, Claw only contains two actual save game locations in each level, so if you die completely, you usually end up having to fight through a hideous amount of territory to get back to where you were before. In addition, the game doesn't offer up as many extra lives as most games do, and finding extra magic ammo is rare.
These few "flaws" in Claw are enough to make the game incredibly difficult but overall, still addictingly fun to play. Largest fansite: The Claw Rescue , don't miss the downloads section. Screenshots from MobyGames. Cate is pirate 2 points. Here you can download and see all claw related stuff including original game, compatible verisons for WIN 7, 10, MAC, level editors, maps, guides, art, speedrun community etc Chitru 0 point.
Giga 0 point. It won't be full screen, but it runs smoothly, and it takes very little time to set up. FEC' file after you mount the Claw ISO to image to main Claw directory then the cutscenes will work but it has the same issues with slowdown but it can be fixed as well.
Akshay Kalson 0 point. Henry Pellinger 1 point. Man, I remember always going to my local Library and playing this game. Sconfiggere i nemici normali Ladri e tagliagole livelli 3 e 4 : Evita frecce e coltelli e poi colpiscili con una spadata sul muso. Cani da guardia bianchi e marroni livelli 5 e 6 : Sono molto difensivi.
Orsi marinai livelli 7, 8 e 13 : Proveranno ad afferrarti e soffocarti. Pirati dalla coda rossa livelli 7, 8 e 13 : Sono molto vulnerabili ai pugni subito dopo che hanno provato a colpirti. Granchi livello 7 : Usa un attacco magico Magic Claw.
Pirati con la gamba di legno livelli 9 e 10 : Odiano essere presi a pugni e colpiti sulla gamba di legno. Pirati con la benda sull'occhio livelli 9 e 10 : Evita i loro uncini e subito dopo affrettati a colpirli con la spada.
Mercats livelli 11 e 12 : Appena verrai visto, sarai bersagliato con dei tridenti. Rimani sempre nascosto ed attacca rapidamente dal basso. Elimina tutti i Mercat in zona prima di attaccare una Sirena. Tigri della guardia reale livello 14 : Odiano essere sollevate e lanciate. Corri subito a sinistra per evitare i tentacoli di Aquatis e ripeti tutta la procedura.
Sconfiggere Katherine Salta verso Katherine e colpiscila con una spadata alta. Appena tocchi terra, allontanati da lei e ripeti.
Inginocchiati e attacca subito, poi salta all'indietro per evitare i suoi attacchi. Se sei troppo vicino al muro salta oltre Le Rauxe dalla parte opposta della stanza e ricomincia; non stare fermo troppo a lungo in un punto. Corri lungo il ponte e usa una spadata alta saltando contro Marrow. Salta velocemente sulla piattaforma e aspetta di nuovo il pappagallo; ripeti nuovamente il tutto.
Fai in modo di avere almeno 25 proiettili. Inginocchiati ogni volta che senti Marrow sparare e prova a sparargli a tua volta, ma senza sprecare troppi proiettili. Ricorda di non saltare troppo in alto per colpirlo, di non avvicinarti troppo a lui e di rimanere sempre sul ponte per attaccarlo. Scendi nell'area sottostante e guarda Omar per capire che scudo sta usando: usa alternatamente uno scudo di fuoco ed uno di ghiaccio.
Se vedi uno scudo di fuoco, arrampicati sulla scala e segui il percorso a destra, poi usa la scala successiva e vai a destra. Prendi la spada di ghiaccio e torna da Omar, spara una sfera di ghiaccio attraverso l'apertura nello scudo di Omar per danneggiarlo. Se vedi uno scudo di ghiaccio, ripeti tutta la procedura ricordando di andare sempre a sinistra invece che a destra.
Evita la lava e gli attacchi di Omar, poi salta verso di lui; attaccalo con la spada e ripeti il tutto. Sconfiggere Red Tail Start by hopping up onto the platform above you. You will be torn to shreds if you remain on the ground. Stay up high to avoid most of Red Tail's attacks. Once you are up above, try and stay directly over Red Tail as he runs back and forth.
When he jumps up to your platform, kneel down and attack when he lands from his jump. He should then jump back down to the ground. Stay up there and repeat this until Red Tail has been defeated. Start by getting onto the platform where Red Tail stands. He will probably come down to get you at first. This is when you have to gain advantage and get to the right-hand side of the platform.
Try to stay near the edge, but not far enough to fall down. If you fall from the platform you will probably have to start again. Once at the right edge of the platform, Red Tail will probably throw knives at you. Jump in between them to dodge the attack. When Red Tail jumps up to the platform, immediately jump and slash him with your sword while he is in the air. Afterwards immediately slash him again but do not crouch then quickly perform your third attack. He will dodge it and go down again.
Run away from him so that he does not bash you on his way down. Repeat the same procedure until he has been defeated. Note: The technique is effective because when you slash him in the air, he becomes momentarily stunned, giving you a chance to attack him again. Also, if you do not crouch, you can move freely and dodge his attacks.
Sconfiggere Wolvington To defeat Wolvington, just watch his movements. After you reach him, do not move.
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