Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods

The Good
Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods (herein after simply referred to as "Highlander") is clearly inspired by Alone In The Dark, with its 3rd person perspective, inventory puzzles to solve alongside enemies that need to be killed with a weapon.

If you are able to find a working Atari Jaguar CD device, then this game offers us some nice graphics, including some animated sequences taken from the cartoon series of the same name.

The Bad
Highlander features very little in the way of music and some sluggish controls, which often seem downright glitchy.

The animated sequences used when your character punches, kicks or opens up chests are goofy and, speaking of goofy, this is a game where the best item to use is a rubber chicken!

Yes, you do locate a sword in the game, but it is difficult to properly hit enemies with it and, even when you do, is not a powerful weapon. It is easier to actually hit enemies with the rubber chicken and it also seems to do more damage.

The Bottom Line
It is unfortunate that Highlander fails in the gameplay department and is a bit too goofy. The game's designers were reportedly fans of the Highlander franchise, but, in this case, fandom did not translate into a good game. About the best thing that can be said about this game is that it is probably one of the only adventure-action titles for the Atari Jaguar CD-ROM device.