This isn't the first time Capcom has updated its seminal, early- '80s vertical shoot 'em up for a contemporary audience. But while previous efforts were bombastic reimaginings, this casual-gaming-style remake is, in stark contrast to the spirit of the series, dull.
The use of a 3D engine to paint what's essentially a 2D point of view might have made financial sense but aesthetically it's a mistake. Bland, expressionless backgrounds are punctuated with a too-small selection of enemy ships. Boss ships, while boasting multiple parts that can be destroyed piece by piece, are so uninspired as to be anonymous.
Softening the edges of a notoriously cranky genre might seem like a way to appeal to gaming's newer, less attentive and persistent demographics, but here all it has done is to erase the lines that once defined a classic...
PSU takes another look back at some of the digital delights found Inside PlayStation Network.
Capcom Europe has today announced a brand new price promotion for five of its most popular downloadable titles. European PlayStation Network members will be able to get hold of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Super Puzzle Fighter, Age of Booty and 1942 for a reduced price over a set period in the coming months.
VGC writes: "Classic top-down shooters have always been a blast to play. Having to face off against wave after wave of multiple types of enemies at once has been the pinnacle of this genre. There have been many games, like Ikaruga, that have tried to change up gameplay mechanics, but most of the time the games always fall back onto the genre's core style. This isn't a bad thing though. It allows the player to reminisce about all the games of this genre that have came before it."
MGS4 8/10
Gears of War 8/10
Bioshock 8/10
So, it must be good enough!
/sarcasm
the fking retards
...I want this crap game right now!! What a find! Give me more crap games for my crap console xbox 360, for more crappy moments!!
Yeh might just print it off all their reviews. Toilet paper is just too darn expensive these days...
This is just a remake of a classic game with a different view nothing really special about it or something highly anticipated it just something to add to the collection to play in between games or for the kids or whatever so why slam it?