I am a little annoyed that the sequel is only coming to a system I wasn't really planning on getting, but I can live with it. Like some already said, we're lucky we're even getting a sequel.
It's... not horrible, not really all that good either. However, I still like to play this every now and then, not so much because it's a good game but because of the nostalgic feeling I get from playing a gamegear sonic game.
I.... actually kinda sorta like this game. Not so much for the gameplay, but simply for the nostalgic feeling I get playing any gamegear Sonic game.
It really isn't very good and I wouldn't re-buy it on the 3DS. However, I really don't think a little, obscure, handheld game can be the worst in this series when massive, critical flops like Sonic '06 exist.
I really can't blame them for these complaints, but I find it kinda hard to be sympathetic towards them when they choose to release a game for WiiWare, which is a complete dead-end service. I find it hard to believe that they were unaware of that.
I believe the Gamegear was pretty underrated. It had a really good, solid library. Better than most people were giving it credit for. It's just a shame the hardware doesn't seem to age very well.
Lots of good memories with the 'cube. It was the only current system that I owned for most of that generation. I eventually broke down and bought a PS2 when they got cheap. While I think the PS2 was the better system overall, nothing's gonna replace the Gamecube.
Ahh yes, Altered Beast. A true classic. Well, not so much a classic in the traditional sense of what a classic is, but still a classic in its own right... yeah.
RE2 was my first experience with the series, and it was also likely the first M-rated I ever played, I think I was about 10 at the time.
I remember all my friends talking about how freaky the game was, and here I was playing it thinking "ha, this isn't so bad". And then I had my first encounter with the Lickers and, well... yeah.
A 6 seems pretty reasonable, even if I don't agree with it.
This game is definitely flawed but I guess many of these flaws don't bother me all that much. The Sonic/Shadow stages are definitely the best part of the game, but I really don't dread playing as any of the other characters, unlike in the first game with those damn fishing stages. The other characters really just add depth and veriety to the game. I never found the camera in either of the Sonic Adventure games to be all that bad either, the camera in say Mario Galaxy was much worse. And I don't think anybody should be complaining about the VOs since you have the option to switch to the Japanese audio.
I enjoy this game just as much today as I did when I first played it. I honestly prefer the Dreamcast version though, I haven't played Battle in a while.
I did prefer the PSX, but the N64 was still an awesome system. I don't think N64 games (or a majority of PSX games for that matter) have aged badly at all. If the games were good back then, then they have at least some merit today.
Conker's Bad Fur Day was reason enough to own this system. Conker's multiplayer was waaay more fun than Goldeneye's.
The N64 controller was difinitely a little awkward. Thankfully I managed to find some good 3rd party controllers with decent control sticks. lol, I once tried to mod an N64 controller by replacing the control stick with a PSX duelshock thumb stick, it actually worked out pretty well. That's one thing I liked about N64 controllers, they were fragile but so easy to fix, compared to the duelshock controllers. Also, the old Turok games were brilliant, I wouldn't change a thing about them, and that includes the foggy environment. To me, they were just a part of the game's atmosphere.
Ahh Luigi's Mansion. Lots of nostalgia with this one.
It's been years since I last played it, but I still remember being kinda creeped out by certain parts of the mansion. This game had some very unique atmosphere.
I'm really, really glad that I didn't buy a 3DS yet. These NES and GBA games are fine and all I suppose, but I personally just don't think I would be really happy with them as compensation.
Star Fox and Star Fox 64 are two of my favorite games of their respected systems. But I'm not too excited about this 3D port. Porting Star Fox 64 didn't seem all that necessary.
Now if they ramade the original Star Fox instead, maybe smooth out the graphics while keeping the polygonal look, and increase the framerate. I would have been all over that.
I've played some of these games, but I've held off on buying them because I just had a hunch that they would eventually release a compilation with a crap load of extra stuff at a better value.
Pretty satisfying to know that that hunch ender up to be true.
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Re: Review: Geist (GameCube)
Multiplayer was tight in this game.
Re: North America, Here Are Your 23 Wii U Launch Titles
Nintendo hasn't had a decent launch lineup since the Gamecube, so I had my expectations set pretty low for this.
But this actually seems like a pretty good lineup.
Re: Platinum: Without Nintendo, There Would Be No Bayonetta 2
I am a little annoyed that the sequel is only coming to a system I wasn't really planning on getting, but I can live with it. Like some already said, we're lucky we're even getting a sequel.
Re: Conker's Bad Fur Day Madness and Vulgarity The Work of "Twisted Genius"
Easily one of the best games on the N64. The multiplayer easily beats out other classics like Goldeneye.
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Four
I'm working on my final this weekend so... not much time for gaming.
Although, I'm hoping I'll have some time to fix my PS2, getting tired of not being able to play it.
Re: Review: Castlevania: The Adventure (3DS eShop / Game Boy)
I think the score's about right. The only thing I really liked about this game was the music.
Re: Review: Sonic Blast (3DS eShop / Game Gear)
It's... not horrible, not really all that good either. However, I still like to play this every now and then, not so much because it's a good game but because of the nostalgic feeling I get from playing a gamegear sonic game.
Re: Atari Turns 40 Today
It'd be hard to think of how video games would be like today if it wasn't fro Atari
Joust, Moonsweeper, Berzerk, River Raid, Vanguard and Solaris were my favorites.
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue One
Probably just Minecraft.
Though I didn't play anything today so that just leaves Sunday...
Re: Review: Sonic Labyrinth (3DS eShop / Game Gear)
I.... actually kinda sorta like this game. Not so much for the gameplay, but simply for the nostalgic feeling I get playing any gamegear Sonic game.
It really isn't very good and I wouldn't re-buy it on the 3DS. However, I really don't think a little, obscure, handheld game can be the worst in this series when massive, critical flops like Sonic '06 exist.
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
Hmm, the weekend's almost over, but I think I'll play some Sonic Labyrinth as well. I hope it lives up to the hype...
Re: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Hits 3DS
Damnit Sega! Why must you tease me with these references to Panzer Dragoon.
Re: Grasp the Sword of Hope on 3DS Virtual Console
Now that's an old-school RPG right there.
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
I'm hoping I'll have time to get back into Minecraft this weekend.
Re: Talking Point: Lessons to be Learned from WiiWare and Beamdog
I really can't blame them for these complaints, but I find it kinda hard to be sympathetic towards them when they choose to release a game for WiiWare, which is a complete dead-end service. I find it hard to believe that they were unaware of that.
Re: Project X Zone Screens Burst Out
Looks pretty tight to me.
Re: Feature: The Life and Times of SEGA's Game Gear
I believe the Gamegear was pretty underrated. It had a really good, solid library. Better than most people were giving it credit for. It's just a shame the hardware doesn't seem to age very well.
Re: Review: Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (3DS eShop / Game Gear)
It's been a while since I played this game. I remember really liking it though.
Re: Review: Shinobi (3DS Virtual Console / Game Gear)
Game is tight.
I definitely wouldn't mind trying one of these gamegear games on the 3DS.
Re: Review: Strider (Wii Virtual Console / Mega Drive)
Well, I already have the Sega cart so I won't be downloading this. Nice to finally see it up here though.
Now all we need is the NES version.
Re: SEGA Confirms No WiiWare Outing for Sonic 4: Episode II
I do wonder if Sega will offer any sort of compensation to those poor saps that bought the wiiware version of ep. 1.
Re: Code of Princess is a 3DS RPG From the Guardian Heroes Team
Guardian Heroes?
Great, now I'm gonna get all excited.
Re: Miyamoto: "Super Mario 64 Was Boring"
Boring? I probably wouldn't like Mario if it wasn't for this game.
Re: Feature: Remembering the GameCube
Lots of good memories with the 'cube. It was the only current system that I owned for most of that generation. I eventually broke down and bought a PS2 when they got cheap.
While I think the PS2 was the better system overall, nothing's gonna replace the Gamecube.
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
Ugh, and yet another Zelda...
Can't wait to try it out.
Re: Review: Shinobi (3DS)
Well obviously this wasn't going to be as good as the Genesis games, who expected it would be?
Either way, I'll be getting this once I get a 3DS, whenever that will be.
Re: Altered Beast
Ahh yes, Altered Beast. A true classic. Well, not so much a classic in the traditional sense of what a classic is, but still a classic in its own right... yeah.
Re: Review: BurgerTime Deluxe (3DS Virtual Console / Game Boy)
Used to play a lot of Burger Time on the NES and Atari. Didn't even know there was a gameboy version.
Re: Nintendo Download: 20th October 2011 (North America)
yay, Double Dragon.
I've always prefered the GB version over the NES one.
Re: Feature: Staff Memories of the Resident Evil Series
RE2 was my first experience with the series, and it was also likely the first M-rated I ever played, I think I was about 10 at the time.
I remember all my friends talking about how freaky the game was, and here I was playing it thinking "ha, this isn't so bad".
And then I had my first encounter with the Lickers and, well... yeah.
Those b******* still creep me out.
Re: Double Dragon II Coming to Save Wii Virtual Console
Well it's about freaking time.
Re: Review: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube)
A 6 seems pretty reasonable, even if I don't agree with it.
This game is definitely flawed but I guess many of these flaws don't bother me all that much. The Sonic/Shadow stages are definitely the best part of the game, but I really don't dread playing as any of the other characters, unlike in the first game with those damn fishing stages. The other characters really just add depth and veriety to the game.
I never found the camera in either of the Sonic Adventure games to be all that bad either, the camera in say Mario Galaxy was much worse.
And I don't think anybody should be complaining about the VOs since you have the option to switch to the Japanese audio.
I enjoy this game just as much today as I did when I first played it. I honestly prefer the Dreamcast version though, I haven't played Battle in a while.
Re: Review: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked (3DS)
Sounds good. Might pick it up when I eventually get a 3DS. Or I might just get the DS version,
which ever is cheaper I guess.
Re: Shinobi's StreetPass Modes Explained in New Trailer
This game is obviously not going to live up to the originals. But that dosn't mean it's not going to good.
The street pass mode sounds interesting, though I doubt this game is going to sell enough for it to be practical.
Re: Sonic Generations Japanese Site Opens with New Details
Shadow was pretty cool in Sonic Adventure 2, but he has been a pretty useless character in every game since.
I don't really see what the big deal is though. If this game is going to include stages from SA2 then it only makes sense to include Shadow.
Re: Review: Turok: Rage Wars (Nintendo 64)
Well, I didn't think Turok 3 was all that bad. It was certainly a lot better than the Turok games that followed.
Re: Review: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (3DS Virtual Console / Game Boy)
From what I've played, this seemed to be the weakest of the Mario Land games. But for less than $5, I'd still totally buy it.
Re: Review: Turok: Rage Wars (Nintendo 64)
The Turok games on the N64 were just awesome. Never got to try out this one though, unfortunately.
Re: Feature: Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Nintendo 64
I did prefer the PSX, but the N64 was still an awesome system. I don't think N64 games (or a majority of PSX games for that matter) have aged badly at all. If the games were good back then, then they have at least some merit today.
Conker's Bad Fur Day was reason enough to own this system. Conker's multiplayer was waaay more fun than Goldeneye's.
Re: Feature: Nintendo 64 Let-Downs, Head Scratchers and Conundrums
The N64 controller was difinitely a little awkward. Thankfully I managed to find some good 3rd party controllers with decent control sticks.
lol, I once tried to mod an N64 controller by replacing the control stick with a PSX duelshock thumb stick, it actually worked out pretty well. That's one thing I liked about N64 controllers, they were fragile but so easy to fix, compared to the duelshock controllers.
Also, the old Turok games were brilliant, I wouldn't change a thing about them, and that includes the foggy environment. To me, they were just a part of the game's atmosphere.
Re: Feature: Luigi's Mansion 10th Anniversary
Ahh Luigi's Mansion. Lots of nostalgia with this one.
It's been years since I last played it, but I still remember being kinda creeped out by certain parts of the mansion. This game had some very unique atmosphere.
Re: Review: Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)
This review really made me want to play this game again...
on the N64.
Re: Round Table: The Ambassador NES Games
I'm really, really glad that I didn't buy a 3DS yet. These NES and GBA games are fine and all I suppose, but I personally just don't think I would be really happy with them as compensation.
Re: Shinobi Returns with Brand New Gameplay Trailer
Looks awesome.
Re: Round Table: Looking Back at the Star Fox Series
Star Fox and Star Fox 64 are two of my favorite games of their respected systems. But I'm not too excited about this 3D port. Porting Star Fox 64 didn't seem all that necessary.
Now if they ramade the original Star Fox instead, maybe smooth out the graphics while keeping the polygonal look, and increase the framerate. I would have been all over that.
Re: Marvel at Kirby Mass Attack's Minigames
I'm really liking the look of this game.
Re: Feature: BIT.TRIP SAGA vs. BIT.TRIP COMPLETE
I've played some of these games, but I've held off on buying them because I just had a hunch that they would eventually release a compilation with a crap load of extra stuff at a better value.
Pretty satisfying to know that that hunch ender up to be true.
Re: Feature: BIT.TRIP SAGA vs. BIT.TRIP COMPLETE
Ha, I knew buying none of these games originally would pay off.
I'll be getting Complete.
Re: Review: 3D Classics: Urban Champion (3DSWare)
Ugh, the crappy versus mode in the NES version of Double Dragon was way more fun than this.
Re: Roll With this New Trailer for Star Fox 64 3D
@shinobi88: I don't see how bringing up the Vita was necessary here, but all right then.
I'm not all that interested in this remake, but that trailer was still pretty awesome.