I liked Strider 2, although it wasn't as good as the first and was ugly as sin. I've even got a Strider 2 shirt I wear from time to time.
He's right about unlimited continues, obviously. The problem is that he was completely blinded by the fact that he had a decently challenging arcade game in front of him and couldn't judge it in any way.
There are good arcade games and bad ones.
GF actually LIKED Journey From Darkness? JFD doesn't even deserve to be called Strider II. One playthrough was enough to decide that it sucked. EGM was right. OTOH I did think EGM was full of shit on their Mystical Fighter review. I remember the Review Crew giving it around a 4 average but enjoyed that game.
Super Thunder Blade is a retroactive disappointment. I was more tolerant back then but now gag at the choppy scaling. Retroactive disappointment indeed. I think it was rushed out to meet the Mega Drive's Japanese launch on 10-29-88. The Genesis could've done better, as later games like Road Rash and Street Racer pulled off decent software scaling. I didn't mind Galaxy Force II's Gen port at first but now find it rather repellent after having played the PS2 one. It's an improvement over STB, but still poor.
Too bad Genesis Super Hang-On isn't this fast.
If you continue in Strider 2, it hurts your rank at the end of the stage. IIRC you end up with an E rank, and your end of stage bonus goes down the shitter.Originally Posted by Frogacuda
The good old days... I remember playing Tyson's Punch Out beginning to end without getting punched once. As soon as I was past Sandman I knew I had it in the bag, because Macho and Tyson had nothing on me. That little hitch in the razor uppercuts Sandman throws might catch me every now and then...
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