Populous on GB yɛ saa weird little game boy gems no mu biako a ɛnsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ adwuma nanso ɛyɛ koraa. Wodi agoru sɛ onyame —yiw, onyame a ɔyɛ ne ho nyinaa —asase a ɛrehuruhuruw, mmepɔw a wotete so, ne asiane ahorow a wobɛto agu nkuraa ase bere a w’akyidifo nketewa no di akɔneaba no. Mfiase no, ɛte sɛ agoru a ɛyɛ ahodwiriw, nanso afei wuhu sɛ ne titiriw no worebɔ chess a asasewosow ne nsuyiri wom.

Controls no yɛ clunky denam nnɛyi gyinapɛn ahorow so ( ɛyɛ game boy port, ne nyinaa akyi), nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ hwɛ a wobɛhwɛ wo asomfo nkumaa no nkakrankakra agye asase mfonini no bere a akansifo nyame tumi ahorow no ho popo. Terrain manipulation no yɛ nwonwa sɛ emu dɔ —ɛtɔ da bi a wobɛdi simma petee ara kwa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wo mmarima no betumi akyekye ntɛmntɛm.

Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛyɛ ɔhyew a ɛyɛ brɛoo, na mfonini ahorow no yɛ... Wiɛ, ɛyɛ game boy graphics. Nanso sɛ wowɔ sukuu dedaw mu nhyehyɛe mu anaasɛ wopɛ sɛ wote nka sɛ woyɛ onyame ketewaa bi a ɔyɛ aweredi ara kwa bere tiaa bi a, eyi yɛ ade a ɛma obi yɛ ade tra so a ɛyɛ nwonwa. Nhwɛ kwan sɛ ɛbɛkura wo nsa kɛkɛ.