Finally, a BlazBlue with Izanami. They announced her on my birthday, even.
Sorry.
At least she's hard to play.
Hazama, Naoto, Susano'o, Hibiki, Tsubaki, Nu, Ragna, Jin, Kokonoe, Lambda, Nine, Rachel, Izayoi, Azrael, Tager, Litchi, Hakumen, Arakune, Amane, Relius, Terumi, Carl, Mu, Valkenhayn, Bang, Makoto, and Jubei are cool, too.
A fantastic arena FPS with an equally good soundtrack. It lets you zoop around just as much as you can in Quake 3, and then some. And the soundtrack's just as good, too.
It's been over 20 years and I still don't think HP2 PS2's hot pursuit mode has been beat. The other three releases aren't as good.
I guess it's kinda interesting that in 2002 a game could have two entirely different versions.
I've played a lot of BMX games, and this one does almost everything well. The only thing it's missing is landing sloppily. Maybe the controls are a little too easy and reliable compared to THPS, but it's a lot closer to where I'd want them to be.
PS2 version has two fewer levels. Xbox version plays multiple songs per run instead of looping them.
I'm good at this one too.
Now this is a fighting game with D R I P.
It's the kind of game where you can have a character crisis not because of gameplay, but because Chaos and Byakuya just look that cool.
You can play as a bowtie-wearing dweeb in a self-driving car. 10/10.
I made a Slam Jam of his theme.
The Only Game to Feature Sho Minazuki™️💯
Great feeling execution/reward balance. You can do normal -> command normal -> special and it's usually fine.
Newest KOF to feature Bao.
He doesn't have the classic 2001 infinite, but he can dab while he's erasing your health bar.
You know how sometimes you play a video game and the enemies are throwing fireballs and stuff, and you're thinking damn, I wish I could do that? Aria of Sorrow finally says "Sure, why not?"
Oh, and Soma's coat looks really cool.
But a word about my friend Gil, and what a genius he was because, when we were first up at the jukebox and we were punching in the Every Day Is Nights, alright? I'd punched in about seven, and then Gil says to me, "Hey, hey, hey wait. Before we drop in another Every Day Is Night. Let's put in one 'Drive Me Wild.'" And that is when the afternoon went from good to great. After seven "Every Day Is Night"s in a row, suddenly, "Da-na-na-na da-na-na-na," and the sigh of relief has swept through the diner; people were ecstatic. It was like the liberation of France. You know, for years, scientists have wondered, can you make grown men and women weep tears of joy by playing Garoad's "Drive Me Wild"? And the answer is yes, you can, as long as it is preceded by seven "Every Day Is Night"s.
And on the other hand, when we went back. Holy shit. "Drive Me Wild" fades out. It's dead quiet: "Dun-duh-dun-dada-dun dun dun." People went fucking insane. No one could handle it.
Bomberman at his puzzle platforming peak. The first level of Green Garden is as perfect as it gets.
Fun character designs, too, with what feels like a lot of tokusatsu influence.
Akifumi Tada isn't a big name in game soundtracks like Jun Chikuma or Yasinori Mitsuda, but he did a fantastic job here.
Bomberman, now with some very big names. Did you know Yoshi-P directed the story? Did you know Mitsuda worked on the soundtrack?
PROTIP: to play this game on an emulator without control stick issues, try ares or simple64.
A great Tony Hawk game. It's for the sickos.
A great Tony Hawk game. It's less tailored towards sickos. Well, unless you play on Sick.
The US release is called Streets of Rage III, but you shouldn't play that version. They made all the enemies have too much health. I guess it means more time to enjoy the soundtrack.
Did you know that in Gen 1
The railgun is perfect.
It's all the jank of gen 1 Pokemon in a console multiplayer FPS. And there are a lot of cool-looking places in the levels, too.
The RC-P90 is almost as perfect as the Quake III railgun.
As good as Hot Pursuit 2, but instead of cops it has a very satisfying boost mechanic. I wish it had a hard mode but it's still pretty darn good, if a little too easy.
It's like Age of Empires, but you trade the satisfaction of bombard cannons and onagers for sick mythological creatures and god powers.
The grooviest game on the N64. It has a very enthusiastic announcer. Don't forget to check out the Australian version, HSV Adventure Racing!
Do you like radio chatter? Do you like ridiculous superweapons? Have I got a game for you!
FOX 2 BY VIPER 2
FOX 2 BY ANACONDA 1
I don't think the Doom games are known for making you stop and admire the scenery, but this one pulls it off. It might not hit the highs of classic Doom, but it stays far above the lows.
Did you know that the composer for a lot of Gravity Games Bike's music worked on this too?
Quite possibly the greatest game of a generation. The Citizen Kane of kart racers. Unsurpassed. Unmatched. Flawless. Makes Mario Kart look like M&M's Kart Racing in comparison. 6.2/10.
You can bind fire to scroll up and scroll down. The pistols have a very high firecap. Fun combo.
They managed to make this game fully 3D and still had room to fit Get Low and a couple other tracks in there. Sure, it's not the highest quality recording, but it's on a console where 32 MB was a big game.
This could move up if I ever get around to finishing it. But I'm in the endgame and I love the enemy designs, so there's that.
Inarguably one of the most innovative kart racers of the last decade. Survival and psychological horror elements. A true demonstration of genre-bending mastery. 4.2/10.
Yes, that's a comma and a period in the title. That's what it actually says on the copyright screen. Did you know the composer of Doom 64's soundtrack wrote a bunch of music for this?
This game actually beats Dave Mirra 2 in some areas!
CAPSTONE: THE PINNACLE OF GETTING LECTURED BY WILLIAM SHATNER
This game lets you play as the boss characters. One of them has an attack that's fully invincible with by far the biggest hitbox in the game. He also gets a projectile that isn't throwing an item.
He only has one move that's safe on hit. On HIT!
The main character's crouching jab combos into itself. It's an infinite in the corner. The charge's characters specials don't work on P2 side.
The only game to feature Aeon Castlevania.
