Quik the Thunder Rabbit

PopoCop 2023-09-03
Good platformer but a little too short.
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mailman 2020-02-09
(8/10)
A cute little platformer with a likeable character. You travel through four worlds each consiting of 4 stages plus after each world there is a maze with the guardian at the end. There are also some bonus levels inside the stages. Fast paced, however a bit repetitive.

Interesting aspect of this title is that it recognises the chipset and accordingly adjusts the visuals adding on AGA machines different backgrounds and more detailed graphics. What is more, CD32 version has a completely different introduction.
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PortugueseWarrior 2012-05-23
(6/10)
Got this game for free with some magazine. It isn't half as bad as it might have looked but it ain't no top contender either. Slightly above average, I would say...
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jesus 666 2012-03-06
(9/10)
The best Sonic-style game on the Amiga, the gameplay is fair, well paced, and a lot of fun, there's bosses to fight, and bonus stages to play. The music is catchy and memorable. Graphics aren't particularly good, but the style is distinctive and there's still some measure of charm there.
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Dan Locke 2009-09-12
(4/10)
Of the numerous Sonic the Hedgehog-wannabe platform games in the early '90s, Quik the Thunder Rabbit is easily one of the odder ones, likely due in no small part to its French heritage. It's also competently-executed, with beautiful pastel graphics, an interesting Gauntlet-esque food system, and excellent controls, along with the odd minigame here and there.

Sadly, it's also very dull. The levels tend to be large, but they're also quite aimless and feel much the same from start to finish; there are precious few dynamic elements to liven up the level designs, and the same few graphics tiles are reused in endless masses of single textures, giving the game a homogenous feel.

Finally, there are some aspects of the game that are just bad. The soundtrack is most noticeable - it's relentlessly saccharine, and it's shot through with hideous faux-chiptune whistles and buzzes. The other glaring flaw is in the gameplay: the stages are all timed, but the time limits are far too small for meaningful exploration to be possible. Indeed, they're often too restrictive for actual completion of the stages - the later levels are so huge and sprawling that any hope of reaching the exits is doomed from the start, as players will run out of time before they're even close to finding them.

I really wanted to like Quik the Thunder Rabbit - it could have been a real answer to Sonic the Hedgehog - but it's too dull and flawed to be serious competition.
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Scrawffler 2009-06-18
(9/10)
A very well thought out platformer. Not only must you complete the instructions you are given in a time limit while making sure you hit the enemies before they hit you (like most platformers) but you must also pay attention to your food and water levels, which is strangely realistic for a platform game.

Rabbits in real life have to have fresh food and water available at all times - unlike most animals who just have a couple of meals a day - and giving the character food and water needs gives the game an extra something that you just don't get in other platformers.

Along with charming graphics, pleasant music, a protagonist that isn't too difficult to keep control of, very good level design and a nice range of enemies and bosses, what we've got here is a forgotten gem.
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Bolch 2007-12-08
(8/10)
Now here is a real rarity: a good game from Titus! It may be a "simple" platformer, but it has everything: cool graphics, catchy music, cute and likable main character, plenty of collectibles and secret rooms, variable levels, bossfights, nice intro and end-sequence. But what I like the most is that is actually playable - the difficulty level isn't very high (it may be a flaw for hardcore players, but an advantage for me) and it has an in-built password system, too. Definitely give it a try.
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Haplo 2006-03-30
This is a rather interesting platformer.
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