Jim Power on the Genesis yɛ saa mfiase '90s platformers a ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ fɛ sen sɛnea ɛwɔ hokwan biara sɛ ɛyɛ —kɔla a ɛyɛ hyew, sprites a ɛyɛ nwonwa, ne saa trippy parallax akyi a ɛtwetwe wɔ ahoɔhare ahorow so yi. Sɛ wohwɛ a, wobɛsusu sɛ ɛyɛ mmirikatuo-ne-tuo foforɔ bi kɛkɛ, nanso afei wobɛhunu sɛ Jim anya saa ahuruhuruw mmienu a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi a egye sɛ wode yɛ wo su bi, na level design no yɛ atirimɔdensɛm ntɛmntɛm.

Wobɛbɔ okyinnsoromma ahorow a ɛyɛ ahɔho ne adwumayɛbea ahorow a lava ahyɛ mu ma ntam, na woafa power-ups a wɔte nka ankasa sɛ ɛfata sɛ wɔhwehwɛ (prread shot no gye nkwa). Nnwom no anya saa classic synth-rock vibe, a ne nyinaa yɛ crunchy bass ne cheesy melodies. Ɛnyɛ agoru a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen biara —hwɛ kwan sɛ ɛbɛyɛ janky hitbox ahorow bi —nanso biribi a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ jump section a ɛyɛ anifere a wɔde bɔ mmɔden anum akyi. Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛyɛ "masochistic weekend project" sen playthrough a ɛnyɛ aniberesɛm.

Sɛ wowɔ nostalgia ma era no anaasɛ te sɛ aso kɛkɛ platformers a, ɛfata sɛ wode mfutuma fi cartridge no so.