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Puzzler: Signs of Life
Jayhenningsen
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Tags: Puzzle

Health bars have become an almost omnipresent fixture in video games, but how much attention do we really give to their aesthetics? See if you can identify the video games depicted below based solely on their health indicators. If you find yourself running low, head over to page two for the answers.

1)    Life1
2)   Life2
 
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Comments (8)
Default_picture
July 06, 2010


I missed 2 and a half. (I got MOST of #5 right). I would have missed #8 if the main character's face wasn't right there.



Great puzzler!


Twit
July 06, 2010


I can't believe I got #6 even though I've never played it. Gamepro must've covered it a lot back when I read about it.


Default_picture
July 06, 2010


I got 3-6 and 10 wrong. I'm actually surprised I did that well.



In case you were even curious, here are my incorrect guesses:



3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (I feel bad because I own the correct answer).

4. Super Castlevania IV

5. Lost Odyssey

6. Jet Set Radio

10. Red Steel 2 (I feel bad again because I own the correct answer).


Dan__shoe__hsu_-_square
July 06, 2010


I missed #4, 8, and 9...though after seeing the answers, I'm mad I missed 4 and 8!



Great puzzle. I really liked this one.


Default_picture
July 06, 2010


I couldn't get 4, 5, 8, or 9. All the recent Final Fantasy screens looks somewhat similar (when it comes to the health/magic section). 3 was somewhat confusing, because Ninja Gaiden uses a similar (if not the exact same) health bar.


Robsavillo
July 06, 2010


Yeah, I was confused with #3, too. Replace "Player" with "Ninja," color both bars pink, and move it to the left side of the screen and it's Ninja Gaiden.


Default_picture
July 06, 2010


The fact that #4 is on there makes me very, very happy. I guess it's composed of Enix stock parts (fonts, sound effects etc. that seemed to be frequently reused)  from that era, because the bars themselves also show up in Soulblazer.


2_fobs_n_a_goon__2_
July 12, 2010


I am so ashamed, I guessed no. 7 as the original prince of persa


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