Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (NES review)

Developer: Imagineering
Publisher: THQ
Released: 1992

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is an action game that's based on The Animated Series cartoon.

+ Has some interesting gameplay mechanics, such as the stage where you need to repeatedly shift gravity to find the exit.

+ Fake ending is very well done and the game frequently breaks the fourth wall in a humorous way.

- Controls are finicky and you're always bracing yourself in mid-air as you're never quite sure where momentum will take you.

- Collision detection is shocking, which leads to cheap hits and weird situations where you'll jump through a platform.

- At times, taking damage seems like an inevitability and your lack of projectile attacks makes you feel under-powered.

- Final zone is a nightmarish maze with swarms of unrelenting enemies and areas that look identical to each other.

- Art design is very inconsistent, as while there's some above-average texture work some enemy sprites look amateurish.