

Be careful, though, as even one dead Tribal means you’ll have to start the entire section over again to save them all.

Fortunately, while the game gives no clues as to where missing Tribals may be hiding, it does tell you how many of them are in any given section. You’ll be scouring every dark corner of every area in the game to make sure you didn’t miss anyone. Even with a guide, this can be quite the ordeal. Now, there are games that people like to play to experience every little bit of it, but Jet Force Gemini may be one of the only games where 100% completion is practically a requirement. Remember those random Tribals that you can save while you’re out and about? Well, late in the game, there is an item that the team needs to reach the final boss, but King Jeff will only give it to you if you do something for him – save all of the Tribals in the game. Probably the worst offense, however, is one of the requirements to complete the game. They start to lose their charm after a while when all you want to do is get out and start fighting bugs and find items you may have missed during your last trip.ĭon’t worry. The problem is that these scenes are shown every time players jump between planets, and they are unskippable. At least… they’re nice the first few times. The game also features nice cutscenes when players arrive on or depart from a planet. Fortunately, the game is not that heavy on the platforming, so these situations are not encountered often. Things are less complicated when controlling Lupus with his rocket feet, but Juno and Vela do not have the same luxury.

The camera sometimes will zoom out to make platforming in some areas a bit easier, but this is not always the case. The camera tends to watch the avatar, not the environment, so there are times when the player jumps and the camera pulls back to stay on the character, which can make it difficult to stick the landing.

Any time players are required to jump around on moving platforms, it can be an ordeal. While the aiming and shooting mechanics are handled wonderfully, the same cannot be said for the general platforming. Jet Force Gemini is not without its problems.
