Griffin
Griffin is a shoot-'em-up game developed by Telenet Japan's "Renovation Game" division (which is not the same as Renovation Products) and published by Telenet Japan's RIOT division for the Sega Game Gear. It was only released in Japan.
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“Griffin is a fun little shmup. Decent and limited diversity of weaponry, challenging bosses and overall well designed levels. It’s also a rare case of where a game from 1990s still holds up pretty in 2025.”
“Game Gear shoot 'em up now making the jump to PS5”
“Were it not for the low price, Griffin would be hard to recommend to anyone at all. Its one redeeming point is the accessibility of a product whose original Game Gear version, in CIB (complete in box) form, can go well beyond several hundred euros.”
“While it’s always interesting to see games with different ideas from earlier days, they don’t always work out as being much fun”
“Not even forgoing rewind makes the game all that tough once you know the patterns and which of the three weapons are good for your situation, and for a ten minute game on the first loop, Griffin is so paper thin I remain baffled.”
“The base game is clunky, shallow, short, and repetitive, and the additional bells and whistles, while nice, don't do anything to elevate the core experience from 1991. If you're a Game Gear fanatic who doesn't want to pay $200 for a hard copy, you might want to consider picking this up, if only to help complete your collection. But remember: just because something is rare doesn't mean it's any good.”
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