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Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:16 pm**

rating scale: two thumbs up = highly recommended, one thumb up = good not great, thumbs down = avoid
see viewtopic.php?p=493864&sid=1fbf1b411b9fdc104404d75e73fd11c7#p493864 for list of previous entries

+ mario vs. donkey kong 2 (DS) -- one thumb up
* advance wars (GBA) -- two thumbs up!
+ mr. ninja (iOS) -- one thumb up
- line runner (iOS) -- thumbs down
* game & watch gallery (GB) -- two thumbs up!
+ big brain academy (DS) -- one thumb up
- pokemon pearl (DS) -- thumbs down
- tennis (NES) -- thumbs down
+ warioware.: mega party game$ (GCN) -- one thumb up
+ face raiders (3DSware) -- one thumb up
+ chrono trigger (SNES) -- one thumb up
+ contra III: the alien wars (SNES) -- one thumb up
+ adventure (atari 2600) -- one thumb up
+ NEW yoshi's story (N64) -- one thumb up
+ NEW angry birds free (iOS) -- one thumb up
* NEW the legend of zelda: spirit tracks (DS) -- two thumbs up!
+ NEW pokemon trozei (DS) -- one thumb up
* NEW excitebike: world rally (WW) -- two thumbs up!

hmm. looks like it's been a little while since i've updated.

yoshi's story: a misunderstood little platformer. the "choose your own difficulty" style seems to have confused the vast majority the of the people who have played this game. if you take the time to understand the setup, then you'll enjoy this for what it is, namely a fairly solid but only occasionally great nintendo platformer.

angry birds free: i thought i would finally force myself to see what all the fuss is about. better than boom blox (which i hated), and "enjoyable" to some degree, but not something i ever want to play again. way too pointless and mindless.

the legend of zelda: spirit tracks: i wasn't big on phantom hourglass, but i ended up quite enjoying this. doesn't quite beat out the classics, but the great dual-character dungeon gameplay was nicely done. somehow this one snuck onto my "favorite games of all time" list.

pokemon trozei: mindless, completely average puzzler. the "catch 'em all" mechanics are severely underused. decent, but i don't ever need to play this one again either.

excitebike: world rally: fantastic updated version of excitebike on wiiware. improves upon the original in virtually every way. this seems to be underrated in general, but i highly recommend it.

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:45 pm**

Batman: Arkham Asylum - PS3
Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire - N64
Bulletstorm - 360
Mortal Kombat (new one) - PS3
Uncharted 2: Among Theives - PS3
Demon's Souls - PS3
Duke Nukem Forever - 360
Brutal Legend - 360
Psychonauts - Xbox
Dead Space - 360
inFAMOUS - PS3
Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Genesis
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64
Assassin's Creed - 360
Red Dead Redemption - 360
Halo Reach - 360
Braid - 360
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - NES
Grand Theft Auto IV - PS3
Castlevania - NES
Mega Man X - SNES
Metroid - NES
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - SNES

Grand Theft Auto IV - I'm not quite sure what a few of you were complaining about. I thought the game was pretty good. It was my first GTA game that I've beaten, though, so I don't have another game in the series to compare it to.

Castlevania - Holy Hell, I finally did it. Take that, universe!

Mega Man X - Everyone I've ever talked to about this game has told me it was extremely hard. It was, without a doubt, the easiest Mega Man game I've played, but it was really fun. Great game!

Metroid - So I finally forced myself to play through this game. Its age shows, but it is still a pretty fun game.

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - I popped this game into my SNES and played it all the way through in one sitting while only losing a single life. It was a really easy game, but something about it made me want to keep going....probably my borderline creepy love of the Power Rangers.

I'm currently playing Skyrim and it's pretty damn sweet, but you all already know that.

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:37 pm**

MasonB15 wrote:Mega Man X - Everyone I've ever talked to about this game has told me it was extremely hard. It was, without a doubt, the easiest Mega Man game I've played, but it was really fun. Great game!

it's one of my favs. But without a doubt one of the easiest.

Posted: **Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:06 am**

I would say that a lot of Mega Man games don't really live up to their infamous difficulty, though there are a few exceptions. The MM X series is generally easier overall than the original MM series too IMO. With armors for X, energy tanks, heart tanks, and Zero's arguably overpowered light saber, no one has any excuses for getting their asses kicked

Posted: **Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:17 am**

MasonB15 wrote:Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - I popped this game into my SNES and played it all the way through in one sitting while only losing a single life. It was a really easy game, but something about it made me want to keep going....probably my borderline creepy love of the Power Rangers.

Ha! I felt the same way.I did end up stopping during the fifth level I think. It just got so boring and repetitive.

Posted: **Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:08 am**

Gamerforlife wrote:I would say that a lot of Mega Man games don't really live up to their infamous difficulty, though there are a few exceptions. The MM X series is generally easier overall than the original MM series too IMO. With armors for X, energy tanks, heart tanks, and Zero's arguably overpowered light saber, no one has any excuses for getting their asses kicked

I've only played a few of the X series games, but I have played many of the original Mega Man games, and I think you hit the nail on the head.

o.pwuaioc wrote:
MasonB15 wrote:Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - I popped this game into my SNES and played it all the way through in one sitting while only losing a single life. It was a really easy game, but something about it made me want to keep going....probably my borderline creepy love of the Power Rangers.

Ha! I felt the same way.I did end up stopping during the fifth level I think. It just got so boring and repetitive.

Actually, after the fifth level, the game changes gears and turns into a 2d fighter. It's a very clunky 2d fighter, but it's kind of cool how it switches game modes, and it's really cool because Megazords are involved. [/ObsessivePowerRangersLove]

Posted: **Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:11 am**

While X is a bit easier, it's way cooler.

MasonB15 wrote:Actually, after the fifth level, the game changes gears and turns into a 2d fighter. It's a very clunky 2d fighter, but it's kind of cool how it switches game modes, and it's really cool because Megazords are involved. [/ObsessivePowerRangersLove]

It's been on my BST thread for some time, but I guess I might as well beat it before someone buys it...if indeed anyone wants to be it.

Posted: **Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:04 pm**

I picked it up as something of a curio, and was surprised in not only its playability, but also its addictiveness. The transition compromised little, save for the lightgun-to-mouse thing. Fantastic title to blitz through at the end of the day, all you can ask for from a decent arcade game, really.

Posted: **Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:00 pm**

11/21 Ouka (PC)
http://nekogames.jp/g.html?gid=OUKA

Another quick little flash game, I managed to do it w/o hints. See if you can do the same!

Posted: **Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:41 am**

MasonB15 wrote:
o.pwuaioc wrote:
MasonB15 wrote:Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - I popped this game into my SNES and played it all the way through in one sitting while only losing a single life. It was a really easy game, but something about it made me want to keep going....probably my borderline creepy love of the Power Rangers.

Ha! I felt the same way.I did end up stopping during the fifth level I think. It just got so boring and repetitive.

Actually, after the fifth level, the game changes gears and turns into a 2d fighter. It's a very clunky 2d fighter, but it's kind of cool how it switches game modes, and it's really cool because Megazords are involved. [/ObsessivePowerRangersLove]

Now if you want a good Power Rangers fighting game, check out Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition for the SNES. It's well worth checking out, both because it's a Power Rangers game and because it's actually a solid fighter.

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