One of the things I appreciate about old school NES is that video game developers tried ideas out. Some of them worked, many did not, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of the ones that infamously did not.

Based off of the literary classic, you play the aforementioned Dr. Jekyll, who is going about his day. He is bombarded by all sorts of people and creatures, and only has his cane to swing to defend himself. Eventually, if you get hit enough, you transform into Mr. Hyde. The setting turns dark and you move in the opposite direction. You have super strength and now can defend yourself more easily. However, once you go the same distance you went as Dr. Jekyll, you will die. Game over.

I get it that there are lessons to be learned in this strange game. Lessons about how the stress of daily life can turn one into a monster if not dealt with properly. However, those "lessons" are hard to show on a limited 8-bit NES game. There are definitely some ambitions ideas on this game, and I think on the right platform, this could have been interesting and unique, but instead you get a broken mess that's confusing as well as cheaply difficult.

You might want to pick it up to see how bad this truly is, but I'd only spend about $2.00 or less for it.