Way of the samurai 1 ps2 review4/9/2023 ![]() No disc load times, full sized characters, progressive scan with clean upscaling (I hope), long-standing bug fixes, and online play with rollback netcode are the pluses here versus the ports. Arcade perfect Darkstalkers 1 with ALL the frames of animation intact has never been done, IIRC. What’s usually the case of the old console ports, is that extra content is a tradeoff in exchange for the technical limitations of the consoles at the time not being able to deliver arcade perfect ports, Saturn and PS2 somewhat excluded, and also to leverage the extra storage space that arcade games didn’t have. Maybe that could be the next step afterwards if reception of this collection is good enough? Personally, I don’t see that happening because of redundancy. ![]() Maybe start a rally on Twitter? Because with Yoshinori Ono out of Capcom, and unless someone else wants to pick up the torch, this may be the only chance to rekindle interest in Darkstalkers 4, ahead of the console ports. So if you want even the slimmest of chances of the console ports to make a comeback down the line, you should hope enough people throw money at this collection to make it worth it to Capcom. Money makes the world go round, especially for companies like Capcom. ![]() Fri 17th Jun I wanted the mix-n-match systems of Vampire Chronicle: for Matching Service but usually beggars can’t be choosers.Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness Image: Capcom As a consolation of sorts, you’re able to perform fatalities on your defeated opponents, akin to Mortal Kombat. Indeed, a traditional Versus Mode is also included, though with only four characters it’s a little more limited than most. This gives the game a feeling closer to a belt-scroller such as Final Fight than a one-on-one combat title, though it is resolutely that. ![]() Unusually for a fighting game, it only has four playable characters, who do battle against eight “boss” monsters in a single-player Quest Mode that sees you levelling up your chosen character as you play, a password system allowing you to retain your progress between game sessions.Īlso setting the game apart from its contemporaries is the ability to batter coins and treasure chests out of your opponent, collecting items in order to gain experience, increase your health and gain super attacks. Known in Japan as War-Zard (a much cooler name, frankly), Red Earth is a bit of an oddity. On top of its fast-paced action, the original Darkstalkers made several innovations to the one-on-one fighting genre, such as the ability to block attacks while airborne, as well as moving while crouching, adding new tactical depth to the proceedings. The cast consists of yokai, Japanese monsters such as Bishamon (a ghostly samurai possessing his armour) and Felicia (a cheerfully nude cat-woman), alongside takes on Western monsters such as Victor (a lightning-powered take on Frankenstein’s Monster) and Lord Raptor (a rock star zombie, and yes, he’s as cool as that sounds). While this isn’t a new game, it’s still a nice compilation of every title in the series, beginning with Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, released in 1994 and impressing from the get-go with colourful, expressive, manga-esque visuals quite some distance above those of the perhaps-ageing Super Street Fighter II’ Turbo. But hey, Darkstalkers is pretty often requested, too, and series fans have had their hopes raised and dashed quite expertly over the years. If there’s one Capcom franchise that the gaming giant is constantly being begged to revive, it’s… well, it’s Dino Crisis. Round 1… FIGHT! The Darkstalkers Series Image: Capcom
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