Chameleon Twist
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| Developer(s) | Japan System Supply |
| Publisher(s) | Sunsoft |
| Designer(s) | Hideyuki Nakanishi |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64 |
| Release date | December 6, 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Kids to Adults (K-A) |
Chameleon Twist is a platformer developed by Japan System Supply and published for the Nintendo 64 in 1997 by Sunsoft.
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[edit] Story
The Protagonist of the game is a blue chameleon named Davy who, upon following a rabbit (closely resembling the one from a Lewis Carroll book) into a magical hole in the ground, finds he has taken on a humanoid form.
The plot involves Davy or one of his friends, Jack, Fred, or Linda, traveling throughout the six lands of the magic portal he enters, in an attempt to find a way back through the portal and back home. Following the same rabbit he met before he entered the world, Davy adventures through six worlds.
[edit] Gameplay
By pressing the B button, players are able to have their controlled character stick out his or her tongue. Using the analog stick, players are then able to control the movement of the tongue. This enables the player to obtain power-ups from a distance or to swallow enemies. The tongue will extend until it reaches its full length and retracts back into the chameleon's mouth, or until it bumps a wall, which yields the same result. As a basic attack, Davy and his friends, who have the same powers, can stick out their tongue and swallow enemies that stick to it. Once inside their mouth, the Chameleons have the option of spitting the enemies back out of their mouths at other enemies.
In order to jump up to levels of ground that are usually impossible to reach, the characters are able to launch themselves into the air by using their tongues. If used while the chameleon is moving an a particular direction, the jump is given even more altitude, in what is comparable to pole vaulting.
When faced with impassable gaps in the ground, which frequently block the way, the player is usually able to grab a pole on the other side of the pit, allowing him or her to either move across the pit in a set direction. The player may rather choose to move across the pit in a circular motion by swinging around the pole by pressing the A button and the desired direction after grabbing the pole.
[edit] Multiplayer
The game also features a four player battle mode, featuring Davy and his three differently colored friends. In each battle, the players' goal is to knock opponents off the arena by firing enemies at each other. There are two kinds of battles: Time Trial and Survival Match. Each mode has four different arenas from which to choose.
[edit] Reception
Though disregarded by critics due to its difficult gameplay control and strange life and continue system, Chameleon Twist is heralded for its uniqueness and has garnered a cult following.
