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Post by soop on Sept 19, 2018 8:46:00 GMT
PC Genjin 2, AKA PC Kid 2, AKA Bonks Revenge. I think this was the first game I ever played on a PC Engine, and what a way to make an impression. Those crisp, bright colours, impeccable controls, and stunning level design brimming with secrets. I want to say it feels a bit like Alex Kidd perfected, but TBT, I haven't played much of that series. Bonk has a nice weight to him when he moves, and although there's plenty of inertia, it feels precise, even on the ice levels. The levels feel really well designed compared to the previous game, with branching paths, secret areas, traps, and a good amount of attention to detail. Bosses offer a nice mix of pattern recognition, thought and precision, similar to the last game. And lastly the music is spot on for this type of game, always whimsical, sometimes upbeat. To me, this hangs with the great platformers of the time. A classic that you need to play if you haven't.
Kyukyoku Tiger is about as pure an arcade experience as you can have on the PC Engine, being a solid port of an arcade game. It's graphically very similar to the arcade, although slightly more colourful, but the arcade action is instant. There's a lot going on straight away, and it's not hard to power up your chopper to quite a formidable level in short order. I've made a comparison to Raiden in that games review, and it's worth going over it again here, both solid shooters that despite being coin op conversions, translate really well to home consoles. Backgrounds are varied and interesting, and it has a very exciting feel to it.
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Post by sunteam_paul on Sept 19, 2018 16:37:19 GMT
These choices are becoming painful
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Post by spenoza on Sept 19, 2018 17:19:01 GMT
Both these games are awesome, but Bonk 2 is the best-playing and most colorful of the Bonk games.
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Post by lukester on Sept 19, 2018 19:58:19 GMT
Bonk 2. It’s not even a contest
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Post by Galahad on Sept 26, 2018 18:52:52 GMT
Bonk 2. It’s not even a contest Agreed
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