The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews the infamous Action 52, a collection of 52 games on the NES, focusing on the last game, Cheetahmen. He expresses his disappointment and frustration with the game's poorly designed gameplay, numerous glitches, and lack of polish. Despite having a health bar, the game is extremely difficult, and the Nerd struggles to progress through the levels.
The Nerd also reviews Cheetahmen II, a sequel to the original game, and finds it to be even worse, with more glitches and poor design choices. He then moves on to review Action 52 on the Sega Genesis, which has a different set of games, but still suffers from poor quality and numerous problems.
The Nerd concludes his review by playing the Genesis version of Cheetahmen, which he finds to be even less playable than the NES version. He expresses his relief that he is finally done with Action 52 and its numerous flaws.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Angry Video Game Nerd is reviewing the game Cheetahmen, which is part of the Action 52 collection.
2. Cheetahmen was originally intended to be a major franchise, with plans for comic books, action figures, and merchandise.
3. The game has a storyline where the Action Gamemaster is sucked into the TV and the Cheetahmen must fight for him.
4. The gameplay involves moving right and killing everything in sight.
5. The game has a jumping glitch that can be exploited to the player's advantage.
6. The game has a unique level design, with some levels having multiple paths and others having invisible walls.
7. The game's difficulty spikes significantly in level 3, with the introduction of new enemies and obstacles.
8. The game has a health bar, but it is not consistently implemented throughout the game.
9. The game has a boss fight against Rhinoman, who can be defeated by exploiting the jumping glitch.
10. The game has a sequel, Cheetahmen II, which was never released.
11. Only 1500 copies of Cheetahmen II are known to exist, making it a valuable collector's item.
12. The game was re-released as part of the Action 52 collection on the Sega Genesis.
13. The Sega Genesis version of Action 52 has 50 games, not 52.
14. The games in the collection are mostly clones of other games, with some having identical titles but different gameplay.
15. The collection includes a game called Pong, which is referred to as the "1st Game".
16. The Cheetahmen game on the Sega Genesis is game number 13 and has a different gameplay mechanic than the NES version.
17. The game has a unique background design and music.
18. The game has one-hit deaths and requires precise timing to punch enemies.
19. The game has a glitch where the player can collect Cheetah icons, but the game does not provide instructions on how to do so.
20. The game is considered to be less playable than the NES version.