Back in the 90s, Street Fighter (introduced in 1987) dominated the arcade fighting genre, however, in 1992 Mortal Kombat was introduced and a new fighting game rivaled the then favorite-Street Fighter. It was a close second to Street Fighter (in my opinion, SF is still the best), still, it greatly differs from SF in a lot of ways. It was no ordinary fighting game, the realistic characters were beyond its time and its brutality was controversial. The popularity of the game eventually lead to several franchises including 2 movies (which I think is better than the SF movie) and a TV show. Back in the days, my friends and I would spend couple of hours playing this game, enjoying beating each other silly and teasing the loser while laughing at his character die with a Fatality.
Mega Man (NES) Screenshots
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Mega Man Zero Playthrough
I'm a big fan of the Mega Man franchise and loved every game from the NES and SNES. When Mega Man X was introduced in the SNES, I was blown away. It was beyond my expectations and it had introduced alot of new things to the Mega Man franchise. Mega Man Zero for the Gameboy Advance follows the story of Zero (from Mega Man X) a century after being sealed away (I thought he died at X6).
My verdict on this game... AWESOME!!!! Ok, we got to play using Zero from Mega Man X4, this time we get to play him on his own title. Now we get to slash and dice more (he also have a buster but using it does not feel musch like Zero and he looks much cooler with his Z-Saber). What I love about this game is that it keeps the traditional 2D platform, run and game (slash and dash for Zero) from the original X series that we have come to love. Great graphics, music and gameplay.. what more can I say.. Here's my playthrough..
Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems
Marvel Super Heroes is a platform game for the SNES. In this game, Adam Warlock seeks the help of Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Spiderman, and Wolverine in recovering the Infinity Gems before they fall into the wrong hands.
This is a great game with Marvel's best superheroes to use and choose from. You can choose any of the superheroes but I prefer Captain America as I think he is the most balanced character in the game. I cant really play this game well with the hulk, he is strong but he is slow and gets easily hit. The graphics are quite good although the music is, well, average. However, what makes this a great game is it's replay value, each character have their own distinct style, strenghts and weaknesses and thus playing each charcacter feels like playing a different game.
When Do I Use a Walkthrough?
Walkthroughs or FAQs are great, they offer information about everything you need to know to complete a game. This is true for RPG games that require alot of puzzle solving to complete, for platform or FPS games, walkthroughs are not that important as practice and skill are the main ingredients needed for the completion of this type of games. A walkthrough is really helpful, still, a true gamer does not or seldom refer to this walkthroughs. I know a couple of friends who would start a game with a walkthrough already on their lap and then later on brag about completing a game like they are Gods or something. This is just so wrong. Game developers spend hundreds of hours conceptualizing and developing games, and the least we can do as gamers is to show our appreciation by actually playing the games. I don't see using a walkthrough all through out a game as playing at all, yes you may have the controller on hand but the game is actually being played by someone else, by the person who wrote the FAQ.
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