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Mon 11/03/02 at 15:15
Regular
Posts: 787
Hi, I was wondering whether some of you would spend a couple mins to help me out.
I would like you to answer each of these questions about each of the following games. I'll make a template which you can copy n paste.
K, here are the questions.

1. What was good about this game
2. What was bad about this game
3. What were the main features you liked about this game
4. Why is this game better or worse than the others
5. Any other comments you'd like to make about the game

Here are the games I'd like your comments on :

Shenmue 1 and or 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

One Must Fall 2097 (old PC beat-em-up. Some ppl may remember it)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Dead or Alive (any version, please state which tho)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Soul Calibur
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Tekken (any version, please state which tho)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Virtua Fighter (any version, please state which tho)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Streetfighter (any version, please state which tho. Preferably a more recent version tho)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Power Stone 1 and or 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Pokemon (blue, red, gold, silver)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Wu-Tang
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, 10
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Bloody Roar 1 or 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

WWF games (I don't really know any WWF games so please say which your talkin' about)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Dynasty Warriors 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Tenchu 1 or 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


I thank anyone that helps me in advance. THANKS! :D

:)
Wed 13/03/02 at 08:17
Regular
"Devotion 2The Ocean"
Posts: 6,658
Thanks to all the ppl who replied!

More replies would be welcome, but thanks again to those who did!

:)
Tue 12/03/02 at 16:02
Regular
Posts: 760
1. What was good about this game
2. What was bad about this game
3. What were the main features you liked about this game
4. Why is this game better or worse than the others
5. Any other comments you'd like to make about the game

Shenmue 1 and or 2
1. Gorgeous graphics, good storyline, interactive and large gameworld.
2. Generally not enough action.
3. The huge and atmospheric game environment.
4. The scale and execution of the idea.
5. Ryo Hazuki should have been able to instigate a fight when we, the players wanted to.
Mon 11/03/02 at 23:16
Regular
"smile, it's free"
Posts: 6,460
1. What was good about this game
2. What was bad about this game
3. What were the main features you liked about this game
4. Why is this game better or worse than the others
5. Any other comments you'd like to make about the game

Here are the games I'd like your comments on :

Dead or Alive 2 - Dreamcast
1. Bouncy lady's bits
2. More luck than judgement, naff characters
3. counter moves
4. Worse
5. Possibly the most irritating beat em up of all time

Soul Calibur
1. Everything
2. Nothing
3. Chracters, weapons, etc..
4. Better
5. Best beat em up I've played

Tekken Tag - PS2
1. Varied moves, grapple/block/kick balance was very good.
2. Characters were all very similar... and some were just plain useless.
3. See 1.
4. Better
5. Very good game, but not easy to get into.

Virtua Fighter (all version)
1. Nowt.
2. Blocky characters, naff moves, annoying 'timing' of movements.
3. Nothing
4. WORSE!
5. I would rather gargle with elephant dhiorreah than play this game.

Streetfighter 2 SCE - megadrive
1. No dodgy sidestepping and few grapple moves. Simple beat em up, very well done
2. Vega's poncing around.
3. Excellent character variation and balance, good music.
4. Better
5. It set the standard. The best for years.

Power Stone 1 and 2
1. New take on beat emp ups with the 'free movement'
2. close combat was pretty poor
3. Are you sure 1 and 3 aren't the same question?
4. Better
5. A refreshing alternative
Mon 11/03/02 at 21:36
Regular
"Peace Respect Punk"
Posts: 8,069
1. What was good about this game
2. What was bad about this game
3. What were the main features you liked about this game
4. Why is this game better or worse than the others
5. Any other comments you'd like to make about the game

Here are the games I'd like your comments on :

Tekken Numero 3 on PSX
1. That dinosaur character... and the Tekken ball mode...
2.umm... bit repetitive
3. The Streets of Rage style mode... Tekken Force was it?
4. Worse than Street Fighter because it pretended to be 3D but blatently wasn't... but was still kinda fun.
5. Some characters (glares at Eddie) were annoying and crap.


Streetfighter (Super SF II Turbo)
1. laughing at the stupid CPU players...
2. getting beaten by Ryu all the time (damn CPU)
3. funny special moves
4. nice cartoony look, so it's kinda funny... not as good now as it used to be but just as addictive. Can't say better or worse really...
5. KEN RULED!!!

Pokemon Red
1. hurting Pikachu... and it was a decent stat based RPG hidden behind a veil of monsters!
2. you should have had more influence over the fights... something more you could do, like in Paper Mario where you can hit a button to maximize damage etc...
3. the Experience points, revisiting areas with new skills, laughing at the name I gave my rival (you don't want to know!)
4. better in that it has more longeivity than most of the others, and its a more personal experience... you feel more attatched to the character.
5. err... my team kicks rear... even though I never play the game anymore.

Final Fantasy 7
1. great plot, some decent characters, and again, a stat based RPG.
2. hmmm... save points were sometimes in annoying places, so you couldn't get to a save point before you had to stop playing. And you could sometimes reach dead ends, where you got to a boss, but didn't really have the EXP to beat it. It really just depended on how long you spent exploring each location.
3. The way it made you hate Shinra, and at least TRIED to make you feel emotion (whether it succeeded or not is a personal matter)
4. It's better cos it has a decent plot, and has more depth than the rest of the games (except argualbly Pokemon...)
5. Why did that idiot Cloud keep having nervous breakdowns? It got pretty annoying! Oh, and Red RULED!

Final Fantasy 8
1. the plotline was okay, and some of the set pieces of the game were good (the two 'schools' fighting was an excellent part!)
2. Most of the game didn't draw you in enough, and nowhere near as much as FFVII. The battle and EXP system had some improvements, but overall I think it did more harm than good.
3. Again, some of the set pieces were ace, and the EXP system was pretty good, but took a hell of a lot of getting used to.
4. hmm... okay, but not that great and no where near up to the usual Square standard for RPGs...
5. Squall was really annoying, and most of the main characters did more to irritate than anything else... the game also took itself too seriously.

Bloody Roar 1
1. turning into funny animals
2. lack of depth (even by beat em up standards!)
3. all the different secret modes. The 1st person perspective and enemy perspective were especially interesting to give a go!
4. one of the worst, but fun for a bit.
5. The writing at the end explaining what happened to your character scrolled up WAY too fast to read it.

WWF games - NO MERCY on the N64
1. he he he... funny bashing people with stuff.
2. a bit repetitive.
3. special moves from the 'morale' meter of your character, and the different matches like ladder matches... oh, and breking enemies faces on the commentry table! And the career mode (even if it did keep wiping the damn thing!!!)
4. one of the better beat em ups, with quite a lot of depth, a variety of story modes, each with branching paths, and tons of ways to spend and earn cash.
5. The create a character was very amusing!

Tenchu 1
1. Stealthy approach to killing. Nice learning curve too.
2. Took a long while to get into it, and get the hang of it.
3. FINALLY learning to use the little 'warning' meter, and being able to get silent kills.
4. one of the better games here. Took lots of skill to beat successfully, and had some very cool fight scenes! The battle against that demonic Ninja guy on top of the HUGE castle springs to mind!
5. could have had a mid level save point for some of the longer levels... but not a 'save anywhere' system as that'd make it too easy.


Anyways, that's all of em. And where were all the Nintendo games eh? apart from Pokemon, where were they?
:D
Mon 11/03/02 at 20:02
Regular
"¬_¬"
Posts: 3,110
Here are my answers...

Dead or Alive ( the first)
1. It was a great fighting game that wasn't Tekken
2. The arenas were bland. Oh, so bland
3. Just the game in general
4. Dunno. It has good moves, characters, graphics... etc.
5. Nope

Pokemon (blue, red, gold, silver)
1. It was new, novel, addictive and fun
2. People saw it as childish, and had an anti- cult following
3. The chance to catch and raise a massive variety of creatures
4. It was great, nothing wrong with it, and great for the GB's success
5. I don't get why people say its crap.

Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, 10
1. They are immersive, addictive and have GREAT plots
2. Turn based battles
3. Character development
4. It just is. Plot and characters and battling, i spose.
5.

WWF games (I don't really know any WWF games so please say which your talkin' about)
1. Nothing
2. They're stupid and dumb. What is the point?
3. Liked? HA!
4. Hmmph.
5. I don't understand why people think they actually like wrestling
Mon 11/03/02 at 19:54
Posts: 0
Cooky wrote:


1. What was good about this game
2. What was bad about this
> game
3. What were the main features you liked about this game
4. Why is this
> game better or worse than the others
5. Any other comments you'd like to make
> about the game

Here are the games I'd like your comments on :


Streetfighter GBA
1. Excellent fights and fun to play
2. Short
3. The story mode
4. The main part of the game: funnest part
5. Good

Pokemon silver
1. Great to trin up the pokemon
2. can get tiresome
3. Geting level 100s
4. staisfaction
5. watch 'em in 3D on the N64

WWF No Mercy
1. Kicking some butt
2. ...
3. 2- player mode
4. Kicking your mates as
5. WWF fnas must own!!
Mon 11/03/02 at 19:43
Regular
Posts: 15,681
Shenmue 2 (don't have 1)
1. The fact that if you do have the original, you can transfer your file save to this game.
2. The long and tedious waiting, as well as the lack of controllability, having to do exactly what the arrows point you into doing.
3. (see 1)
4. It's worse than others because it is more cinematic than playable.
5. I wish I spent Ł30 on a better game.


Tekken Tag Tournament
1. The speed of play mixed with brilliant graphics.
2. The longivety. Too easy to unlock new characters.
3. The multiplayer modes and the fact that the game remembers how much usage each character has had.
4. It is better than many other beat 'em ups because you can play it against virtually anyone, and still have a chance of winning.
5. Brilliant game.


Streetfighter 3 Alpha
1. Brilliant Retro feel.
2. Too much like previous versions.
3. The multiplayer mode.
4. It is better as it has more characters and better arenas than previous UK versions.
5. It's too much like the SNES version.


Pokemon (blue, red, gold, silver)
1. The fact that you can train to be the best, or be a hopeless loser depending on your thinking.
2. The fact that anyone with a cheat cartridge can easily boost stats.
3. Colloseum battle mode.
4. Pokémon games are brilliant because they engross you for hours on end whilst you try to catch every last one!
5. It's brilliant that you can fight in 3D on the N64
Mon 11/03/02 at 19:35
Regular
"Long time no see!"
Posts: 8,351
Ok, here's another:

Game Name: Street Fighter II Turbo Format: SNES

1. What was good about this game
-It's probably the best ever beat-'em-up on the SNES, and some of the characters were amazing - and their moves!

2. What was bad about this game
-Hmmmmmmm............not a lot. Except maybe the fact that it was impossible to beat M.Bison on the hardest mode. And that non-PAL versions had the names mixed up.

3. What were the main features you liked about this game
-Brilliant for a 2 player, and I also liked smashing up a car in the Bonus Round.

4. Why is this game better or worse than the others
-It was better cuz it was the only decent fighter at the time. Worse cuz it's now looking quite old.

5. Any other comments you'd like to make about the game
-You can never forget the Street Fighter series, and the first few were brilliant! But when it came to Alpha and co., it just became boring and cack.
Mon 11/03/02 at 19:30
Regular
"Long time no see!"
Posts: 8,351
Ok, i'll reply:

Game Name: Tekken 3 Format: Playstation

1. What was good about this game
-Brilliant beat-'em'up, and my personal favourite out of the ones i've played! Probably the best PS game, besides GTA.

2. What was bad about this game
-It wasn't too different to Tekken 3, with only a few new characters and 2 new modes.

3. What were the main features you liked about this game
-Tekken Ball Mode!! And of course the Arcade Mode. While the Team vs. Mode is also good as a multiplayer.

4. Why is this game better or worse than the others
-It's better cuz of the new modes and one or 2 of the new characters. But it's not the worst in the series!


5. Any other comments you'd like to make about the game
-Ummmmm.......you can win easily by kicking with 'X'!
Mon 11/03/02 at 15:15
Regular
"Devotion 2The Ocean"
Posts: 6,658
Hi, I was wondering whether some of you would spend a couple mins to help me out.
I would like you to answer each of these questions about each of the following games. I'll make a template which you can copy n paste.
K, here are the questions.

1. What was good about this game
2. What was bad about this game
3. What were the main features you liked about this game
4. Why is this game better or worse than the others
5. Any other comments you'd like to make about the game

Here are the games I'd like your comments on :

Shenmue 1 and or 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

One Must Fall 2097 (old PC beat-em-up. Some ppl may remember it)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Dead or Alive (any version, please state which tho)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Soul Calibur
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Tekken (any version, please state which tho)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Virtua Fighter (any version, please state which tho)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Streetfighter (any version, please state which tho. Preferably a more recent version tho)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Power Stone 1 and or 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Pokemon (blue, red, gold, silver)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Wu-Tang
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, 10
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Bloody Roar 1 or 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

WWF games (I don't really know any WWF games so please say which your talkin' about)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Dynasty Warriors 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Tenchu 1 or 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


I thank anyone that helps me in advance. THANKS! :D

:)

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