The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island

I have to admit, this is a really well done zelda-like for the price of a water bottle. If you like old fashion zelda games and don't mind spending a buck for about 30 minutes to an hour worth of game time (you can stretch it to two hours if you go exploring for secrets), you have yourself a decent game here. I hope the developer considers making a sequel that compares to "Ocean's Heart" or "Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King" in terms of content and story cause... I would definitively buy it, and the potential for a pirate theme zelda-like is insane. Anyways, if you don't mind dropping a dollar for a fun, short experience. Go for it. Cheers!

Completed both islands in 39 minutes, taking my time. Similar to Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but is very bare bones. The only items I saw in the two islands were the boomerang, the bombs, and the life potion (a la Link's Awakening). There was a Magic Potion, but I never saw any items that used the Magic Meter. The only way to use coins as far as I could tell were through buying the Life Potion from the old man in the cottage. Your sword can't be charged like in Legend of Zelda, but rather than tapping the wall with the sword like in Legend of Zelda, you can swing at walls, and if they're bombable, there's a sound that plays. Very low variety of mobs; most are analogous to other mobs. Most of them have very similar behaviour, and dealing with them gets boring over time. The amount of content is low enough that the maps could be marketed as "an example map" if the game itself were a modding tool to create islands and bosses. Solid 6.5/10. Worth $1, but probably not any more...