Socket (video game)
| Socket | |
|---|---|
Platform | |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
SocketVic Tokai for the Sega Genesis. Players control the android duck Socket in his efforts to stop the Time Dominator from stealing treasures from the past and messing with the flow of time.
Gameplay
Socket is a
health bar, which slowly drains over time and causes death if it fully depletes. Collecting small lightning bolts scattered across levels keep him alive and moving, allowing for progression through levels. A kicking move serves as a means to attack and defeat enemies which attempt to impede his progress.[1][2]
The game has seven overarching
boss fight.[1]
Plot
In the year 2902, the game's antagonist, the Time Dominator, creates a time machine with the intention of traveling back in time to steal treasures and artifacts. An entity tasked with watching over such disruptions, the Time Wrap Patrol, sends Socket to fix the flow of time and stop the Time Dominator.[2][3]
Reception
The game was criticized for too closely resembling Sonic the Hedgehog.[4][1] However, Diehard GameFan's reviewers gave Socket scores around 85% and praised its gameplay, graphics, and music.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Games time forgot: Socket: Time Dominator". 8 April 2009.
- ^ Mean Machines Sega, August 1993, page 13
- ^ http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/socket/amp/
- ^ "Socket | Genesis | mascot, platformer, Socket, Sonic the Hedgehog, VIk Tokai | Retro Game Age". 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Viewpoint". Diehard Gamefan. Vol. 1, no. 11. DieHard Publishing. Oct 1995. pp. [1].
Notes
- ^ known in Japan as Time Dominator 1st (タイムドミネーター1ｓｔ)