Burgertime review - Nintendo Gameboy
The original and highly popular Burgertime appeared in 1981 and is basically very, very similar to this new souped-up version which was released last year.
GAME: Make giant burgers and avoid the baddies in this very weird platform game.
What the Mean Machines staff thought
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This is more of a cross between the original Burgertime and Burgertime Deluxe than a full blown conversion of the latter. And I love it! The game starts out easy, but on later levels the going is really manic and you have to really think to make sure you squash all the ingredients into the burger without getting trapped. If you're after a very jolly platform jape, this is well worth looking out for. 
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Matt Taylor - 05 Aug 2009, 00:27 GMT
Hankering for a handheld slice of my addiction to Super Burgetime in the arcades whilst holidaying in Torquay in the early nineties, I convinced my mum to buy me Burgertime Deluxe for the Gameboy and while I was initially dissapointed with the title (after the technicoloured sick burp that was Super Burgertime) as a teenager, on reflection (having recently acquired it again through eBay and in my infinite wisdom as 'an adult') its a great little platformer, only ever so slightly updating the original Burgertime arcade game, with super deformed cutesy sprites and a fantastic difficulty curve, rewarding often Pac-Man like, adrenalin fuelled, edge of the seat gaming moments in your attempt to squash those meddlesome ingredients between huge beef patties. With the move set stripped back from the generous pick ups and freedom of Super Burgertime, Burgertime Deluxe lives up to its name, a super refined and often super tense reimagining of the original's winning formula. Get this one to go (do you see what I did there?).
