Out of This World Review

If you didn't play this game then you are missing a lot.Beautifull action blended with adventure,puzzle and strategy all in one.The graphics art and ambient atmosphere of the game is masterpiece of its own.It's like a movie.Games like these are not made anymore,made from personal urge and not for maxing the profits. 2-D games rocks!!! This game was created by Eric Chahi (Delphine software-France).You should also check these similar titles: FLASHBACK ; FADE TO BLACK ; HEART OF ALIEN ; HEART OF DARKNESS.(Check gamefaqs.com for detailed games infos and walktroughs).

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Breath of Fire Review

I had to speak up after seeing so many 5-star reviews.If epics like FFIV can be given 5 stars, then semi-epics like Breath of Fire have to be categorized differently.

This game has a lot of great features--a good battle system (with the exception of GUTS mode, which irritated me--just give enemies higher HP if it's gonna take so long to kill them); nice graphics, a pretty good story, and--the best part--VERY original characters.The problem is, the dialogue is so drastically abbreviated that I couldn't feel very much about anything that was going on!I can understand that there are capacity limits in making games, and that the makers can only do so much, but the dialog scenes?All they have to do is insert a bunch of text, maybe a few flashbacks here and there--it's not like it would have been difficult to have the characters interact with each other more or explain their feelings better, or sometimes just explain what the heck was going on (example: every time you approach a human villain to fight them, when you go into the battle screen they're suddenly a monster!I guess you're supposed to just assume that they've turned themselves into monsters by some magical power, but maybe that could've been explained a little better?).I don't know--I'm sure a lot of people have had this problem while playing the game, and maybe it was really one of the best when it came out, but I recently replayed FFIV and even though the graphics and gameplay were on a similar level, there was a HUGE difference in the dramatic presentation of the story.(Part of this may also have been that the music was better in FFIV.)
In short, if you are okay with an RPG feeling like the Legend of Zelda games--where you only have one character in your party and the game is all about performing quests that don't involve emotional scenes pertaining to your character, then you'll like Breath of Fire.If you need more from an RPG, however--emotional cutscenes, drama between characters WITHIN your party and not just NPCs, etc.--then you probably wouldn't like this game.My overall impression of it was just, "Important NPC says one line telling you what to do.Travel to next place, battle battle battle, go through five dungeons, battling all the way, retrieve artifact, battle your way back to town, get one or two lines of appreciation from the NPC who gave you the quest, and SOMETIMES (not always) a vague hint about what to do next.Thing to do next: same as above, rinse and repeat."

Oh, and the music changing when you go from outside a house to the inside of a house annoyed the crap out of me. :)


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Gemfire Review

Gemfire is a fun and fast paced (compared to some of Koei's other efforts) strategy game set in a fantasy setting that was much more appealing to me than the usual Chinese settings.Best played with multiple players.Your armies will gain special units like skeletons and orcs in addition to powerful monsters from those kingdoms who hold gems.Anyone who enjoys strategy games but thinks that they are too slow or lack an interesting setting should give this one a try.

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Cool SPOT Review

COOL SPOT IS A REALLY FUN GAME!!!! I USE TO HAVE THIS ONE MANY YEARS AGO. I PLAYED IT ALL THE TIME TRYING TO COLLECT ALL THE RED SPOTS. ITS COOL TO KNOW I CAN GET IT AGAIN TO PLAY!!!!

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Secret of Mana Review

This game is one of the best ever, on any platform, from NES all the way to PS2, surpassed only by Chrono Trigger.Unfortunately, the sequels to this game absolutely butchered it, removing all the features that made it great.However, despite what happened to future versions, gamers can still enjoy the original and best.
The graphics of this game are good, looking very colorful, stylized, and very rich, as if they were drawn and painted by hand, and your adventures take place in a wide, diverse range of environments, from caves to deserts to lush green wilderness and waterfalls.The music is wonderful, always inspiring and fitting the mood, from the eerie and strange song of Thanatos' castle, to the slow, wintry theme of the Ice Palace, to the heroic theme of the battle with the Mana Beast.The story is great with all of its plot twists, and it manages to be linear and coherent without dragging you along by the nose.The three characters are very likeable, especially that quirky little Sprite.
But, the gameplay!Despite all else, this is where the game really excels.Secret of Mana has been compared to Zelda because of its real-time battle system, but I believe it surpasses Zelda in all sorts of ways.Instead of one character, you now have three, and they can fight extremely well because of a wonderful feature known as the Action Grid.This allowed you to set all actions of a character, including whether they should fight aggressively, stand back and defend themselves, or use hit-and-run tactics (this works EXTREMELY well--watch your allies step in, whack the enemy, then deftly back-flip out of range before he can counterattack), and you can even set whether they will use their stronger special moves and what level of special move they should charge up to.This is the best idea for computer AI that I've ever seen in an RPG, and it was absolutely STUPID of Squaresoft to remove it from the later games.In Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2, Japan only), your allies all mindlessly rush in and attack, even if the enemy is much stronger than they are, resulting in healers and mages in your party getting creamed in battles.In Legend of Mana, your allies are absolutely brainless, simply staggering around the battlefield like drunkards, only bothering to fight if the enemy happens cross paths with them.Another example of Squaresoft throwing away what was perfectly good in an attempt to be "new" and "original."The saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," comes to mind when I think of Squaresoft's latest games.
You have 8 different weapons to choose from, so there is a weapon for everyone's taste.Weapons are upgraded, and as they are upgraded, new special attacks can be learned.For your allies, their mana powers can also be made more powerful by use.
Some complain about the time delay between attacks, having to wait for the meter to recharge, but I think this is a good feature.It adds some strategy to the game and maintains its status as an RPG and not a beat-'em-up.You can also use your quick, weak attacks to simply distract an enemy while your allies hit them with mana power.
And, by far, one of the best features of this game is the multiplayer aspect.Three players can get together and control the three characters, and the fun never ends.
Simply put, among action or adventure RPGs, this is the best, no contest.Among RPGs as a whole, this is second only to Chrono Trigger.

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Product Description:
There is one force in the universe that keeps good and evil in perfect balance. It is called the tree of Mana. But a magic sword has tricked a young warrior into upsetting the balance, spreading evil throughout the land. Thus, the warrior must undertake a dangerous journey to find the seeds of the Mara tree which have been hidden for centuries. Only then can perfect harmony be restored. In this incredible adventure, things are not as they seem. Magic swords release evil as well as fight it. Treasure chests hold booby traps. Monsters are friends and friends are enemies. Dragons fly, weapons change. It's a world turned upside down that you must help the warrior make right. And the only way to succeed is to solve the Secret of Mana

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Captain America Review

I first saw the original captain America movie back in betwen 5th and 11th grade I thought I was decently shot. Here are some strategies and boss defense and attack statisic that you can be used for the bosses starting from the begining with cheat or with out cheats if your playing this on easy mode and have practiced a decent amount. The next boss is likea giant sentinetal staypuff marshmelllow maan size robot like they original were from X man cartoon and comic series, before they were shronk them down to about maybe 6 to 12 feet in hight like in marvel versus capcon 2 or about maybe maybe about 30% taller than juggernaut. Depsite his height boss has a high damage resitanc percent of about 30% you can take him down quickly in a bout 2 to four minutes because your hover crafts shot up to three to four shiedl out of a time ata super fast machine gun lik speed. Since this giant robot seldom block his face with his hand his health will go down quickly. It will lose about 3.03 of his health for every unblock hit of the shield projectiles that hit his face. Next you must fight a foe of the avengers known as the reaper. He has about a 15% dame resitance to shield attack either by literall throwing the shield or punchinh him with hand that's holding it. Hit him 15 times with this attack successfull when he come with in the strike attack range and he goes down. The next boss fight the wizard with and ll percent resitance to punch and kick attacks you can take thisa guy down quickloy ar a lose of 9.09% of his health if you memorize his attack pattern well enough if playing with no cheats activated. Use the same technique used of the sentimetal like boss and this squid robot wil go down with about 30 shiled blasst attack of about 3% lose of vital per hit. You next fight mandrane who has at 28% resitance against againstshield throw attack punches and kickes and a throw or twooccasional. To decrease damage resitance use throws more often to do double or triplle the damage per attack a normal kick or shield throw act. This might increase lose boss vitral from about ameasly 3.5 to 9% percent damage pere succesfull performed attack move to about maybe 3.5 to 20% damage per move when performed correctly at close enough range. The next boss is called Juggernaut. He has about and 18% resitance to the shield throw and normal punch kick attack cuasing a maxium of 5.5% lose of vital per hit to double the lose of vital try to do throws because in early games like king of the monster 2 the throw attacks tended to do more damage than normal punch and kick attacks. The next bosds Ultratrons is the toughest boss in the game stamina wise having a 48% damage resistanc to puucn kich and the shiled throw attack. These attack probably do very small amount ofdamage maybe a little more than 2 percent vital lose each time sucessfull performed and he has and beam like weapon similar to that of iron man. So you so you should probaly body throw and slammed technqiues to speed up the battles. Cross bone has a25% defense resitance against normal hits to cut that in half tru to used the up close throw slash body slamm attacks to no more damage per move.For the red skull first partof fight he has a 13% resitance. So about thirteen blows our about 3 to 7 body slamsthrow will do him in. After this you face the final boss one more final robot.You justed beat the metal skull the boss with the highest stamina of 65% against normal attacks that meansyour blow take a super pathetic amount of 1.5% vital per hit. this boss has porjectile weapon create tornado projectiles and has a barrier of elctric around him you can still hit up close with no cheats on. But this may mutilate your health bar if you don't have infinite halth or contiunueson so attacking from a far away distance with your shield throw may be the easy ways to defeat this boss since the elctric barrier is around him very frequetly. Defeat this boss you have save the world from the red school andnow hit tail it out of there as the bases collapses.


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Conquest of the Crystal Palace Review

Why was this game not popular?I think it must have been the box art!I randomly played this gem on an emulator recently, and it was so good that I bought the cartridge!

Conquest of the Crystal Palace is an above-average sword-slashing platform game.You control a Prince who, with his dog, is storming his family's former home to take it back from some bad guys.

The gameplay is unique in that you can call your dog into battle at any time to help you fight the demons and zombies and birds.The controls are fairly solid.The difficulty is pretty well balanced, although the 2nd level seems to be quite a bit more challenging than levels 3 or 4.

The story is progressed through a series of encounters with a girl named Kim (who also sells you weapons and items).While you are shopping, she dresses as a news reporter and gives you a special report on the scenario (or the weather...).It's kind of bizarre, and pretty funny.

Overall, the game has a rather whimsical vibe to it.The box art is in no way reminiscent of the game's style.The graphics are all fairly cute, and the music is upbeat with an eastern melody.

If you like to play old NES platformers, this one is a rare treat for 50 cents or so on Amazon.Do yourself a favor and grab a copy.


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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Review

This was a much better improvement, compared to the previous Power Rangers game for Super Nintendo and Power Rangers The Movie on other consoles.I like the first Power Rangers for Super NES, but it was way too easy, graphics were'nt up to par, and not to mention the lack of actual enemies from the TV series (Goldar and King Sphinx were absent and you don't get to face Rita). Power Rangers The Movie sucked on Sega (too easy, less fun, and inacurate to the movie) and Game Boy (too difficult, uncontrollable buttons, and many other limitations).As for my review for the Super NES version of PR the Movie, it was fun.You get to morph whenever you feel like it (if you collect enough thunderbolts), except for when you finally get up to Ivan's henchmen!I still do not favor the fact about the exclusion of Lord Zedd and Rita, Few Recycled Rangers from the previous game...e.g. - Billy's nerdy appearance and clumsiness from the first season and first game remained(after season 1, he no longer looked nerdy) and lack on consistency with the movie (thats why I gave the game 4 stars, instead of 5).Graphics were improved (Ivan's monsters and putties) though and I love the flipping through different platforms of the screen and extras not to mention the two player co-op (unlike the previous game)!!Its difficulty matched the gameplay, unlike other difficult games like Battletoads and some of those crappy NES games with horrible gameplay that was also unfairly difficult.The game stood the test of time and I even got pissed off when I was about to purchase it for $5 at a tape store in 1998, but they only had the box as the actual cartridge was missing!Again, I give it 4 stars and I will plan on actually purchasing this game.Its the best 16 bit beat'em up action game, except for Turtles In Time!!

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