EU VC Releases - 19th October - Castlevania II
Posted by Marcel van Duyn
A diverse selection for Europe today, as besides a shoot 'em up and a fighter, we get the strange sequel to the original Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. The game is a lot different from the original game, though the influence is still very obvious. Instead of fighting your way through linear levels, you've instead got a large overworld to explore, complete with dungeons and secrets! The game's been criticized a lot over the years, and has even been called "most disappointing sequel of all time", but this is honestly not doing it any justice, as it's a pretty good game. Just don't expect anything similar to the original!
Second today, it's the first Turbografx-CD game, Gate of Thunder! It's a really good horizontal shmup, with a rocking soundtrack. There's a reason this is frequently mentioned in lists of best shoot 'em ups!
And finally today, we've got World Heroes. It's a good fighter for the Neo Geo, and it's cartoony characters are a nice alternative to Fatal Fury's slightly more realistic approach. Still, it and most other "early" Neo Geo fighters are outclassed by their own sequels, so it might be worth waiting!
A fairly diverse selection for Europe today, and none of the games are bad.
#1
allen said:
I hope Simon's Quest makes it over to the States this monday.
#2
ruroremy said:
dissapointing week. I never really liked Castlevania 2, I'm not interested in shooters that much and I won't be downloading any more fighters (unless SF2 Alpha gets a release).
Guess I'll wait till next week.
#3
dusty said:
Hm, I was hoping for some Super Turrican, can't get enough of the oldschool sidescrolling shooters.
#4
JODIsBack said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4we8iFk-fY (Warning: Includes cussing)
You might want to skip Castlevania 2. After all it's horribly boring
#5
RGVEDA said:
I hope we will get Yoshis Story next Week.
RGVEDA
#6
William said:
Did anyone else get a metrios 3 trailer channel yesterday?
#7
The Holg said:
I've never played Simon's Quest so I guess I'll download it later today. Gates of Thunder is a must have! As for World Heroes - no thank you! If it ran with 60 Hz I would probably get it for completeness' sake......
#8
Shortay said:
Quite a bad week... Oh well at least we got Super Metroid last week.
#9
neuzd said:
Ohhhhhh Simon's Quest....I remember this.
This is the first
and only
super debut
of the AVGN!!!!
........
I got the itch about Gate of Thunder when it got released in NA this monday. I watched the video and I'm going to buy it. Kewl......
#10
said:
Still no Yoshi story :-/
#11
reekon said:
Actually I think it's just a matter of preference.
Simon's Quest was the first Castlevania game I played when I was a kid, and I liked it a lot.
When I found out about Castlevania 3, I tried it and didn't like it.
Even when I grew up and got emulators, I still preferred it over the 1st and the 3rd games.
To me, it's like Super Metroid, except with vampires and whips.
Although I think I understand why other people hate it, since the pace is a bit slower, and there's some considerable back and forth tasks, trying to find the next item.
#12
BJ1 said:
Nintendo, will you just give Europe their Yoshi Story?!
#13
Bass_X0 said:
If you don't like Simon's Quest, think of it as an indication that Castlevania III is closer. Then after that, the TurboDuo game or possibly Bloodlines.
#14
said:
BJ mail them maybe it will help us ^^
#15
Mr_Mat1 said:
I hope we will get the third Castlevania soon. Personnally I really love it. Simon's quest is ok...
#16
Bass_X0 said:
I'm surprised we haven't got Bravoman or Ordyne yet. Those two seem to have been forgotten about.
#17
Mike said:
I was really looking forward to this making it to the US side of the house...despite all the controversy surrounding CV2, I really enjoyed the game (and you can see some of its influences in later CV games that have become huge hits). *hopes CV2 makes it to the US*