Editing Tomba! (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 84%<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199051-tomba/index.html |title=Tomba! for PlayStation |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209014811/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199051-tomba/index.html |archive-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
| Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12189&tab=review |title=Tomba! - Review |last=Sackenheim |first=Shawn |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114205810/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12189&tab=review |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
| CNG = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Tomba/ |title=Tomba! |last=D'Aprile |first=Jason |date=September 25, 1998 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=[[CNET]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816210742/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Tomba/ |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref>
| Edge = 6/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/9/98/Edge_UK_056.pdf |title=Ore Tomba [JP Import] |author=Edge staff |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |issue=56 |date=March 1998 |page=100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707225316/https://retrocdn.net/images/9/98/Edge_UK_056.pdf |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
| EGM = 8.75/10<ref name="EGM">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-108-july-1998_20210613/page/n143/mode/2up |title=Tomba! |last1=Ricciardi |first1=John |last2=Kujawa |first2=Kraig |last3=Smith |first3=Shawn |last4=Boyer |first4=Crispin |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |location=[[Lombard, Illinois|Lombard]] |issue=108 |date=July 1998 |page=140 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>{{efn|Two critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the game each a score of 9/10, and two others gave it each a score of 8.5/10.}}
| Fam = 31/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=16900&redirect=no |title=オレっ！トンバ |language=ja |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719033017/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=16900&redirect=no |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
| GI = 8.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=jul98&doc=tomba |title=Tomba! |last1=McNamara |first1=Andy |last2=Storm |first2=Jon |last3=Reiner |first3=Andrew |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[FuncoLand]] |issue=63 |date=July 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990912213619/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=jul98&doc=tomba |archive-date=September 12, 1999 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
| GameRev = B+<ref name="GameRev1">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34076-tomba-review |title=Tomba! |last=Cooke |first=Mark |date=August 1998 |website=[[GameRevolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040219013503/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/action/tomba.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2004 |url-status=live |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
| GSpot = 8/10<ref name="GSpot1"/>
| IGN = 8.7/10<ref name="IGN1"/>
| NGen = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NGen">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_45/page/n137/mode/2up |title=Tomba |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=45 |date=September 1998 |page=136 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
| OPM = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="OPM">{{cite magazine |title=Tomba! |last=Rybicki |first=Joe |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=1 |issue=11 |date=August 1998 |page=86}}</ref>
| PG = (PSP) {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/tomba/tomba/ |title=Tomba! |last=Willington |first=Peter |date=July 9, 2012 |website=[[Pocket Gamer]] |publisher=Steel Media Ltd |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230915235042/https://www.pocketgamer.com/tomba/tomba/ |archive-date=September 15, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
| PSQ = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps1/tomba |title=Tomba! Review |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=December 3, 2014 |website=Push Square |publisher=[[Gamer Network|Hookshot Media]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702052447/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps1/tomba |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref>
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''Tomba!'' received favorable reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name="GR1"/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 31 out of 40.<ref name="Fam"/>

The events were praised for their variety, quantity, and non-linearity.<ref name="EGM"/><ref name="GamePro"/><ref name="IGN1"/><ref name="GameRev1"/><ref name="NGen"/><ref name="OPM"/> Mark Cooke of ''[[GameRevolution]]'' noted that ''Tomba!'' was the first platform game to grant such freedom, following attempts by [[Role-playing video game|RPG]]s such as ''[[The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall]]''.<ref name="GameRev1"/> However, John Ricciardi of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' and Joe Rybicki of ''[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]'' warned that the overlapping events may easily result in players getting sidetracked.<ref name="EGM"/><ref name="OPM"/> The game's side-scrolling segments were considered reminiscent of platform games from earlier generations, particularly Fujiwara's past titles ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins (video game)|Ghosts 'n Goblins]]'' and ''[[Ghouls 'n Ghosts]]''.<ref name="GSpot1"/><ref name="IGN1"/><ref name="NGen"/> Cooke, however, felt that the lack of innovation made the gameplay "a little too tired".<ref name="GameRev1"/> Several reviewers praised the responsiveness of the controls.<ref name="GamePro"/><ref name="IGN1"/><ref name="PSM">{{cite magazine |title=Tomba! |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine]] |issue=11 |date=July 1998 |page=33}}</ref> Rybicki cited the high amount of load times as a negative point,<ref name="OPM"/> and John Broady of ''[[GameSpot]]'' criticized the limited save system as a "chore", suggesting that a system that saves the game after each event would have been more logical.<ref name="GSpot1"/>

The game's visuals were lauded for their bright and colorful presentation,<ref name="GSpot1"/><ref name="GamePro"/><ref name="OPM"/> smooth character animation,<ref name="NGen"/><ref name="PSM"/> and combination of 2D character [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprites]] and 3D [[Polygon (computer graphics)|polygonal]] environments.<ref name="IGN1"/><ref name="EGM"/><ref name="GameRev1"/> Crispin Boyer of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' compared the game's visuals to ''[[Klonoa: Door to Phantomile]]'', particularly in the "almost perfect marriage" of its disparate graphical elements.<ref name="EGM"/> Cooke described the hand-drawn cutscenes as endearing and humorous, and regarded the introduction to be the game's best feature.<ref name="GameRev1"/> All four reviewers for ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' appreciated the game's eccentric and lightly humorous tone,<ref name="EGM"/> as did Rybicki, who found the game refreshing after a glut of [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] three-dimensional [[third-person shooter]]s at [[E3|E3 1998]].<ref name="OPM"/> Erik Engström of ''Hardcore Gaming 101'' saw influences by various [[anime]] from the late 1970s and early 1980s; he compared the game's rural and fantastical setting and occasional scatological references to [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''[[Dr. Slump]]'', and compared the Koma Pigs to the ''[[Yatterman]]'' character Odate Buta.<ref name="HG101"/>

Reactions to the audio were more mixed. Some were impressed by the soundtrack and considered it catchy, with Cooke declaring that the game "may set a new high water mark for platformers."<ref name="EGM"/><ref name="GameRev1"/><ref name="NGen"/><ref name="PSM"/> Others were more apathetic, with Bro Buzz of ''[[GamePro]]'' finding the sound effects "minimal to an extreme" and claiming that the music was "limited to one catchy but repetitive, goofy tune".{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the game 4/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, and two 4.5/5 scores for control and fun factor.}}<ref name="GSpot1"/><ref name="GamePro"/><ref name="IGN1"/>

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