I adore Neo Geo. I really want this. I think the SD card slot and the 2 GB internal memory will be how you get more games, although I don't know if SNK will have a online store or something.
Sadly, there's no local video game shop where I live. There used to be two called M&M Video Games but they went under. If I want to buy a game in a store, it has to be GameStop or Best Buy.
I remember Funcoland. I remember buying tons of old games there, mostly SNES and Genesis. World of Illusion anyone? Their prices were better too. I got Final Fantasy VII for 10 bucks.
Honestly, the gameplay I saw of Splatterhouse didn't seem to be as bad as that game was being reviewed but it didn't give me a reason to want to play it. Maybe I'll try it out anyway.
I don't think Asura's Wrath is doing anything different at all but here's a scenario I hope will happen. It'll be bashed and be one of the biggest disappointments this year critically but it will sell well due to the reasons you mentioned. This will give Capcom a reason to do a sequel and an opportunity to make a better game.
Tighter controls, giving the player more control over the various gameplay modes, and new gameplay mechanics. How about Asura having Dhalsim arms? Replace one of the shooting buttons with a special attack button that uses a special attack meter? The special attacks can range from a Psycho Crusher like attack that crushes anyone in its path or a fury like attack in the vein of Dragon Ball Z (one aspect I like) that takes out a group of enemies or deals a lot of damage to one enemy.
For what it's worth, I may not like the game. At all. But I am offering ideas.
I saw that too, with the grunts. That's why I was glad during Chapter 11 when I got control of Asura. Too bad I didn't like the way Asura controlled. The two buttons for projectiles and making B / O the melee attacks doesn't tell me they're going for a different style of gameplay. It tells me I need to adjust to the controls for really no reason. Also, since Asura's melee attacks aren't like Kratos which have a long range, the developers may be trying to make the projectiles the dominant attack as compensation.
I'm not saying that I read or saw in an interview the developers say they are going for the God of War fanbase but that's not a fair source. Most developers will say their game is something brand new and innovative even when it clearly isn't. Honestly, I wasn't that passionate about this game either but clearly we both are without us realizing it. I haven't played Splatterhouse but I wanted to try that one out too, until I heard it was terrible and I saw some gameplay footage. Which brings up the question why are you trying to support Asura's Wrath by comparing it to an awful game?
I've never seen a half star game. Wow. Great review, Jesse. Bad game, Crocodile.
I'm always in favor of PC releases. It gives a bigger audience an opportunity to play titles as everyone has a computer nowadays.
That's a good point. I'd like to know that too.
I know hedgehogs have spikes. Sonic doesn't though. He's not an anatomically correct hedgehog. Hedgehogs also aren't blue, they don't wear sneakers and they don't have a 'tude.
That's the uphill battle. It hasn't been around since online play became the norm so it isn't a multiplayer game as we know them to be now.
