Action 52

Action 52
Publisher:	Active Enterprises
Developer:	Active Enterprises1
Platform:	NES
Genre:	Various
Released2:	1991
Notes 1 - Genesis verison developed by FarSight. 2 - Genesis version released in 1993.

Action 52 is an NES video game, and unarguably the most expensive at a whopping $199. It included, as the name implies, 52 different video games, with each one rounding out about an estimated $4 each. Nevertheless, the game wasn't critically acclaimed in the gaming community, with almost each game included being low in quality. Nevertheless, the company remade it and released it on the Sega Genesis a couple years later with better graphics and apparently different games.

Most of the games included are filled with immense glitches that add to the bad quality of the already unoriginal titles included, which mostly consist of platform and shooting games. The game's sole manual suggested that you could pay $1 for a manual on one of the games, thus you'd have to pay a whopping 52 more dollars in order to have all of the instructions. Because the games were unsuccessful, the company Active Enterprises shut down before they were able to release the SNES version that they had planned.

The game is greatly noted for introducing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rip-off known as the Cheetahmen. Despite the fact that the game was still low in quality, it is visible that it was developed to be the hallmark of the entire game, featuring far less glitches than the other games, not to mention the 12 page comic book featuring the characters that came packaged with every game.

Games

The following is a list of all 52 video games released on the NES version of Action 52. Some of the games on the NES version were merged over to the Sega Genesis version, though it should also be noted that many of the Sega Genesis versions are exclusive, while the same goes for the NES versions as well. It is unknown which games were planned to be released on the SNES version, or if all of them would be exclusive (though the most probable outcome would be an exact remake of the Genesis version).

1-10

Fire Breather			Starevil
A two player game where each of you control your very own dragon. The objective of this game is to try and defeat your opponent player by releasing enough fire balls in his or her direction. Oncoming enemies that weren't released from your opponent also attempt to attack you. You're allowed to destroy oncoming fireballs and enemies with your own fireballs. There are eight levels in all, each one arguably being more challenging than the last.			This game is essentially just a scrolling shooter that involves three stages and multiple enemy opponents. Enemies will commonly just drop forwards, though will rarely move in different direction, thus making enemies easy to defeat. The enemy ships resemble your own, though have their own colors including red and green. At the end of stages 1 and 2 is a large red ship that is assumed to be the boss of the games. There is also no end to level three, as the stage suddenly stops scrolling (though the enemies keep coming).
Illuminator			G-Force Fighter
In this game, you'll traverse multiple different levels, destroying any enemies that get in your way. Like many games at the time, you'll be able to get to an upper level via a ladder. In all, there are four different enemies, which include - Vampires - move across the screen. Shadow Walkers - same as vampires. Shadows - Stay in one place, hoping you'll run into them. Bat - Will follow you around the stage.			This is another scrolling shooter. In this game, you'll travel through space, attempting once again to gun down enemies. However, if you take too long to defeat the enemies, you'll run out of fuel, thus causing your ship to explode. Enemies will fly straight toward your ship, and will often times shoot missiles as well. If you get shot too many times, then you'll lose the game. Unfortunately, you're only allowed to have one bullet on the screen. Once that bullet vanishes for whatever reason, you'll be able to shoot again.
Ooze			Silver Sword
You play the role of a character with a green mohawk. You're objective is to obliterate the "ooze" by shooting it with your gun. Slimes will move around the screen shooting projectiles. Some slimes can be defeated, though some, such as the blue ones, cannot. Glitches fill this game as they do with almost every other one.			In this game you take the role of a knight who must go through your kingdom's forest to kill off all of the mutant enemies that infest the place. To kill enemies, the knight who's name is unknown will thrust his unlimited supply of swords at the beasts who'll fight you in groups of four. In all there are three stages and three types of mutants.
Illuminator			G-Force Fighter
In this game, you'll traverse multiple different levels, destroying any enemies that get in your way. Like many games at the time, you'll be able to get to an upper level via a ladder. In all, there are four different enemies, which include - Vampires - move across the screen. Shadow Walkers - same as vampires. Shadows - Stay in one place, hoping you'll run into them. Bat - Will follow you around the stage.			This is another scrolling shooter. In this game, you'll travel through space, attempting once again to gun down enemies. However, if you take too long to defeat the enemies, you'll run out of fuel, thus causing your ship to explode. Enemies will fly straight toward your ship, and will often times shoot missiles as well. If you get shot too many times, then you'll lose the game. Unfortunately, you're only allowed to have one bullet on the screen. Once that bullet vanishes for whatever reason, you'll be able to shoot again.
Crytical Bypass			Jupiter Scope
An almost unplayable game thanks to horrid controls and an awful onslaught of enemies. This game is an up-down shooter, and as aforementioned hoards of enemies that consist of ships and blocks will all head toward your ship to destroy it. There are two major glitches in this game, with the most notable one being the times were blocks will go right through your ship without killing you.			A considerablly easy title where your goal is to destroy all of the oncoming meteors. All of the meteors head diagonally, and at first are relatively slow compared to the later stages, where the meteors will progressively go a bit faster than before. There are seemingly only seven stages in all, and each meteor will give you 100 points once destroyed. Each stage has a set number of meteors to destroy before you can move on.
Alfredo			Operation Full Moon
Alfredo is a game in which one restraunt's pasta has gotten out of control. The game is side scrolling title in which your goal is to flatten out all of the pasta. You play an exemplary chef, and while this game could be enjoyable, the numerous glitches that the game contains make it virtually unplayable. In all, there are four different types of pasta-looking enemies, with three of them giving you 50 points, and the other giving you a whopping 100. The game is noted for having countless glitches that, as formerly stated, make the game almost unplayable. There are 3 stages in all.			In this game you go through a mission called "Mission: Assault Luna Base 1". As most of the space games in Action 52 are, this is another vertical shooter in which you must destroy as many turrents as you can, and of course withstand all of their fire power they send your way. However, unlike most of the other titles in this game, you don't fly a ship, but rather control a dune buggy. In all there are eight stages, and after the last stage, the entire game will start over without acknowledging you've completed the game.