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Жанр: Спорт, Хоккей
Игроков: 2
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Well, first, let's just say I am a big fan of sports games. I pretty much own all the Madden games, and I just can't get enough of the Midway series. It doesn't take much to impress me, but this game definitely didn't. Not to hurt any of you people's feelings, but this game really didn't meet my expectations. There are much better games available for the SNES, Ken Griffy being one of them.
Gameplay (5/10) - This is where the game really suffered. At first, you may look at this game and think that it has to be good, right? You couldn't be further from the truth. This game, in all actuality, lacked a lot of the key components needed to make a sports game fun. It was fun in the beginning, but it seemed that the thing only had two levels of difficulty. You could either score, keep scoring, and run circles around the other team (I actually had to get out on purpose to keep the game moving on), or you could really suck at this game and not be able to score any runs at all. The first few games are fun and tolerable, but after that, it just goes downhill. It's replay value is squat, and I really expected more out of a huge company like ESPN.
Sound (7/10) - I don't know what to say about sound. What is there to say? It made the sounds a baseball game should make, with nothing extra or above and beyond, which is what really brought this score down. The music is tolerable I suppose, and some of this stuff is brought right off the ESPN show, which helps make the game more realistic and more believable. If you're not a fan of the show, I'd strongly advise against playing this game. The sound effects were fine, and I don't really have a huge problem with them. They were average by SNES standards.
Controls (6/10) - These controls go against everything I've ever learned in a baseball game. The A button is the primary swinging and selecting button, as opposed to the B button. That's not really a problem, but when you're trying to throw the ball to a certain base, it can really quickly become annoying. If you're a baseball newb, I would really hope you could pick up a better game to start out with, and then work your way up to this game.
Value (7/10) - The value of this game really depends on how much you paid for it. If you did like I did, and borrowed the game from someone who owned it, then it wasn't a real good value. I didn't like this game much at all and it was just a waste of energy to walk to the neighbors to get it and return it. If you paid any amount of money for it, I feel sorry for you because you may have bought one of the worst baseball games for the SNES. In my honest opinion, if you really want a good baseball game, you might want to check out Ken Griffy's MLB. I think that game is a lot better, and offers more of a challenge and a good simulation of the real thing. |
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 © Sony, 1994
Жанр: Спорт, Гонки
Игроков: 2
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 © Sony, 1994
Жанр: Спорт, Регби
Игроков: 2
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 © Taito, 1996
Жанр: RPG
Игроков: 1
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One of the best RPG's of all time, Lufia 2 takes place before the original Lufia. Unfortunitally, there are areas in Lufia 2 which are filled with bugs, most notable is getting the Dual Blade where the graphics are scrambled (Just go straight). This game has a great story, good graphics, good music, amazing spell effects, and the single most balanced exp/gold system I have ever seen (In other words, you get a perfect ammount of EXP through out the game, fighting enemies that are too easy gives basically nothing compared to what you are, fighting enemies that are too hard, IF you survive, will give you quite a bit of EXP. Same with hold).
По-другому эта игра называлась Estpolis Biography II
В США эта игра увидела свет как Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals |
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 © Taito, 1993
Жанр: Спорт, Футбол
Игроков: 2
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 © KOEI, 1993
Жанр: Военная стратегия
Игроков: 1
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Being the Western History major that I am, when I saw this game, I just had to try it out. After all, it was a strategy game by KOEI, the company responsible for Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so it must be pretty good, right? Wrong.
STORY
It's World War II. I hope you have some idea of what's going on in this game. But the little blurbs by the leaders at the beginning of each campaign oversimplify things a bit. Anyway, this only concentrates on the Western front, so you won't be having any naval battles. Just six of the major battles in Europe and North Africa.
GAMEPLAY
All the game's other technical flaws would be forgivable IF the gameplay were good. Unfortunately, it isn't. It's supposed to be a strategy game, but there really isn't much strategy involved. There's no diplomacy to be had, which would have been nice. The various commanders' statistics don't seem to have any bearing on how capable they are. You can move your units, engage an enemy unit, sabotage bridges, lay land mines, order bombing raids, and all that other good war stuff. But it's pulled off horribly here. For starters, mines and bombing runs are never worth the effort. They rarely damage enemy units, and even if they do, very little damage is done. Special forces missions are seldom successful and often ineffective, even mundane ones like cutting enemy communications. Need more supplies? Too bad, your superiors won't give you any. That leaves you with only four things that you can really do: Move, fight, rest, and resupply. And don't get me started on combat. True, the war in Europe relied heavily on tanks, but not this heavily! There are four types of units in the game: Tanks, Artillery, Mechanized Infantry, and Infantry. With only four basic types to choose form, you would think that a little balance would be called for. There isn't. Tanks rule the day, the night, and everything in between. The only thing that can hurt a tank unit is another tank unit. Unless it's a Tiger I or Tiger II tank unit(an Axis unit), in which case nothing will hurt it. Everything else is cannon fodder, even the cannons. Artillery can't hit hard enough to make up for its pitiful defense, Mechanized Infantry suffers the same problems, and regular Infantry just can't do anything right except die. In most wars, the topography is supposed to play a role in your strategy; not in this one apparently. Above all else, if your units should get into combat, you had better let your subordinate generals call the shots; if you direct the troops yourself, you're in for a whipping, guaranteed. They might be in for a whipping anyway, the way the units are balanced. And finally, the time that passes while the computer takes its turn is just excruciating. An average turn will take anywhere from five to fifteen minutes. You might see a unit move a square or two occasionally, but other than that, it's just your CO's portrait in the corner with the text message ''The enemy is plotting strategy'' for a while. If it's time for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, you might as well go get it, because the computer won't be done ''plotting strategy'' for a while.
GRAPHICS AND SOUND
Seeing as this is a strategy game, I'm pretty forgiving of the generally poor graphics. The character and unit portraits are pretty good, and I was glad that there was some historical accuracy here; including some of the more obscure commanders on both sides was a nice touch. But besides that, the graphics weren't all that great. Sounds are passable; as most of it is pointing and clicking with the controller, there isn't a whole lot of sound to be expected. As for the music, well, it's not too bad at first, but it gets on your nerves quickly, especially during one of the long expanses of time when you're sitting there doing absolutely nothing while the computer takes its turn.
CONTROL
Control is decent, if a bit sluggish. But it's turn-based, so that's not too bad. Again, all you're doing is pointing and clicking.
I haven't had the pleasure of playing any of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, so I can't criticize KOEI for those games, but I sure can do so for this one. The total lack of effective strategy, the drudgery of the computer's long turns, and the general sloppiness with which this game was put together just doesn't do justice to the definitive event of the 20th century. If you want to play a good strategy game, go play Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zeta Gundam, or Final Fantasy Tactics. Stay away from this one.
По-другому эта игра называлась Europe Sensen - Jap Operation Europe |
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© Elite, 1993
© Tomy, 1995
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© Asmik, 1991