The game sells as an action game based on this but we would rather say it’s a platform game. As said before, new gamers will find a lot of fun in these moments while more experienced gamers will go for building up their momentum.Īside of destruction, the main selling point is defeating enemies. Some levels are also filled with great extras as giant bowling balls to take care of your environment and its enemies. The graphics look clean and although they aren’t that special, they really pop-out thanks to the great style. Thanks to the great looks, it’s definitely a game that you can play for a long time. The game is at its best during the moments you can keep up this momentum but that’s a hard task to complete.ĭon’t worry however the game is a lot of fun if you aren’t that skilled in keeping up the speed and your momentum. By dashing and destroying, you can gain speed and momentum. Tembo is able to dash, jump or hover his way trough various walls and flours. This destruction of the environment is by far one of the most fun elements of the game. The most fun part about it all is that almost everything you see is destructible. Finding and defeating them all will gain you access to new levelsįinding civilians unlocks other bonuses. The game even shows a counter of how many soldiers you’ve killed and how many are remaining in the level. The first one is the save all civilians that are trapped by the Phantom Force and the second one is to defeat as many soldiers as possible.

But are they any fun to begin with? Short answer, they sure are! Each level has its own theme and atmosphere but will always force you to do two important tasks. Depending on your skills it will take you a couple of hours to complete all levels. Tembo features a total of seventeen levels divided in zones (look at that, Sonic). So this brings us to the core of the game, the levels. By destroying the right object you can keep up your momentum just until you reach the finish, or you can just have fun with the crazy physics and fun of destroying everything. The big difference is that everything is based on destruction. We won’t go as far as saying that Tembo could easily replace Sonic as Sega’s mascot but we’re sure that this is a game very suitable for the Sega label.īy looking at the moves, it might look like Tembo offers a rather classic platform experience but this isn’t true. Tembo is big and heavy but thanks to these moves, he’ll run trough the levels as fast as Sonic. These are the basic moves but it gets a little more complex learning more difficult moves as slides, butt stomps, uppercuts and a bouncing cannonball. He can jump, float in the air like Yoshi, dash and shoot water. In here you’ll learn the moves of the elephant. The entire game looks like an interactive comic, including classic phrases as ‘Bada Bada’ popping up while playing.Īfter this short introduction of Tembo, you’ll be dropped in the training or tutorial world.

It isn’t a mind-blowing or innovating plot but the gorgeous comic introduction sure makes up for this flaw. Tembo is humanity’s last resort and was called forward to save Shell City. This army quickly outnumbered local forces thanks to their machines and soldiers.

Tembo is the last hope for the military that lost Shell City to the hands of the Phantom Force army. He’s big and heavy but surprisingly fast for his size. If Rambo would die and return as an elephant it would be Tembo. Game Freak went from Pokémon to a brutal badass commando Elephant. Tembo is the new star of this game and he’s an elephant. Looks like we got a new fast-paced 2D platformer! Tembo feels fresh and new and it might concern Sonic. Game Freak, the Pokémon game creators tried something new with Tembo by creating an action packed platform game in a cartoony world.

Tembo the badass elephant