Post by Yeton on Nov 14, 2004 7:32:33 GMT -5
I agree that Streets of Rage is the best scrolling beat em up ever. Final Fight would perhaps be second, and SOR2 a close third in my book. I just preferred the style, music and variety of the levels of SOR1 over 2. SOR3 tried to combine what was missing from the 2nd, but I didn't like it much at all. It should have been great but just seemed like a dull rehash with overly elaborate special moves to me. I just love the music in SOR1 too! Awesome stuff.
Another game that was superior to its sequels was Sonic 1. Sonic 2 just seemed like an even easier rehash with less ideas and levels that didn't flow as well, and 3 was dull to me. Like SOR1, Sonic 1 had a feel to it (gameplaywise, graphically and sonically [no pun intended]) that the sequels couldn't better. Hearing Green Hill Zone's theme-tune always brings a nostalgic tear to my eyes.
And may I just say, I too bought the Altered Beast Megadrive pack. Ah, those garish colours and poorly sampled speech. "WIIIIISE FWOM YOUW GWWWAAAAAVE!" whimpers Elmer Fudd/Zeus. Yeah I love that game. Like an Ed Wood movie, it's so bad it's good!
And did anyone else think Revenge of Shinobi was really overrated?
Another game that was superior to its sequels was Sonic 1. Sonic 2 just seemed like an even easier rehash with less ideas and levels that didn't flow as well, and 3 was dull to me. Like SOR1, Sonic 1 had a feel to it (gameplaywise, graphically and sonically [no pun intended]) that the sequels couldn't better. Hearing Green Hill Zone's theme-tune always brings a nostalgic tear to my eyes.
And may I just say, I too bought the Altered Beast Megadrive pack. Ah, those garish colours and poorly sampled speech. "WIIIIISE FWOM YOUW GWWWAAAAAVE!" whimpers Elmer Fudd/Zeus. Yeah I love that game. Like an Ed Wood movie, it's so bad it's good!
And did anyone else think Revenge of Shinobi was really overrated?