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The game is fun, I don't understand the negativity behind this. It has all the game play of the previous games and nothing feels missing. Ignore the bitter losers who cry about the SJW boogeyman rating it a zero, they are drones and don't have the guts to go out in the world and fight for a real cause that affects the world and opt stay at home and make fake problems in their little world, as detached from reality and outraged as the SJWs they claim to hate. If you liked Estival Versus and Shinovi Versus, this game will be your cup of tea. The combat is extremely similar, the story is more cohesive than the more recent games as well. The re mixing of the combat to the newer style as opposed to the 2D brawling of the first game is a nice touch to making a re mastering, as opposed to just porting the game, it gives you a reason to pick this up, even if you own the original. Also, the special editions are extremely generous with the goodies for a cheap price! If you're as big of a Senran fan as I am, this isn't one to miss!

I love this game. I'm not sure why Bloody Roar didn't catch on like Dead or Alive and Tekken did back in the day. Bloody Roar is a great game with a stand out feature of every fighter having an animal form that gives new heights to the combo potential of a character. There are all the modes you could ask for in a 3D fighter here, and plenty of fun to be had with the combat system even today. The only thing I could have asked for was an in-game command list, because there was not one. Other than that, finding custom combos and discovering your character is a blast!

Fun and addictive game on the Gamecube. The main draw is that you use a variety of different cards, be it summons, transformation or weapon-based cards to progress through levels. The combat is fairly fun, and stocking up on weapon cards early can be a life saver. The challenge comes from managing your cards, as if you use one in a mission, it is gone until the next mission starts. Making sure you still have adequate damage output and a decent card count by the end of a level is key. The enemies themselves aren't too difficult, but you can be left with no cards due to improper card management and be SOL and have to restart a mission. It's a unique take on combat and can be fun to play around with and create decks.

Go to "Cheats" then type "CHAMPAGNE ROOM", that's all this game is good for... The actual biking as crap. One funny thing though is there is a glitch where if you land on the top ****, you can perform tricks forever, so that was kinda neat.

Really creative and fun RPG, my favorite on the Gamecube in fact, if not of all time. The characters are so memorable, and the story is hooking and compelling without overstaying it's welcome and dragging on. There is just so much to enjoy with this game. Every character is fully voice acted (in the early 2000's mind you), there is an item crafting system in combine that is great for inventory management, the cyframes are all super unique, all combined with an unforgettable story! I have fond memories from 16 years ago playing this game, and have beaten it multiple times. One of the best, most creative RPGs of all time!

This is one of the best RPG games I have played in a long time. The characters are all likable and memorable, the art is incredible, and the story keeps you hooked until the very end. This is the best game I have played from Compile Heart, and hope that this quality of game from them continues, as I was blown away. The mystery aspect is way better than Persona 4's, and eliminates all of the teenage angst filler that game was plagued with in favor of a mystery **** program that has gone awry and has a dark secret behind why this is. The game is fairly text heavy, but never feels boring or out of place. Each cutscene feels like it drives the story forward and provides some insight you didn't previously have as it what is going in with the overall mystery. The combat of the game is more than standard turn-based RPG fare. While it is turn-based, there is free roam on each character's turn in a predefined arena that you can strategically place yourself in to take advantage of the billiards-like combos that exist within the combat engine to maximize damage per turn. Little changes like this that keep turn-based combat engaging are an amazing addition to the combat of any RPG game. The game had kind of a Shadow Hearts vibe to it as well, with the grim tones of the story and oddly designed monsters. If you are a fan of RPG games that take some creative risks that pay off, as well as the anime art direction, give this one a try! It will take you for a ride you won't soon forget, I promise!

For the price, this excellent beat-em-up is a steal! The progression is awesome and gives replay ability to the game in spades, maxing out all of the base and unlock-able characters in the game. Co-op is awesome, and really brings the game together, because we all know one of the highlights of any stellar beat-em-up title is playing with your friends and getting into it. The sprite art is gorgeous, and the fighting game-esque combo system is a joy to play! It's got a lot of charm to it, and actually takes a little bit to see progression in your game play, but after a few runs, you see your improvement right before your eyes. This is one arcade style game that just doesn't get old!

I really want to like this game as a lifelong DOA fan, but this is probably the weakest installment yet. With the best years of the Dead or Alive franchise behind us, DOA6 is an alright game in it's own right, but does not live up to the reputation the precedes it. The first big issue is that the online connections are god awful. It is beyond frustrating to be playing a ranked match and there is so much delay between when you press a button and when your move appears on the screen that you may as well not play at all. I also am not a fan of the super bar at all. I think that the combat in this game is the least fundamentals focused of the franchise, and that fighters in general have had core fundamentals take a back seat for "hype" MvC length combos and comeback factors galore. The game play variety is nothing you can't get from DOA5, or you know DOA2. WIth the botched online, you will probably have your fill after 10 or so matches a session (with 6 of the more than likely being poor connections), you have pretty much all the same single player modes. One thing that was missing, and was absent in 5 as well were arcade mode endings. I think these have sadly become a thing of the past in fighters in general, but DOA, like its peers, opts for none. The game has lost a lot of the charm that made it stand out from the crowd. Oh and tag battle is missing, but there are titles that involve playing tag battle to unlock... Talk about @$$ backwards! I also do not think fatal rush is the mechanic that will give new players accessibility to the world of DOA. Experienced players will easily learn how to deal with it, and will be more of a "Press R1 to throw out an unsafe move and eat a huge punish" rather than "Press R1 for a new Fatal Rush combo", leaving players who rely on it at a huge disadvantage. All in all, I really wanted to like this game, but it's very hard to do. I can see the good in it that it is a decent fighter in it's own right, but with the butchered character personalities in story mode that are unfaithful to their past personalities, lack of returning members that have been in the series since day one, and limited modes for people who may not see online ranked as their go to mode, Dead or Alive leaves you longing for the golden days of the series.

This game is a game that is a hell of a lot of fun! The Bouncer rides the line between a beat-em-up and a character action game with it's upgrade system and core beat-em-up style combat. The game is short, but I don't see that as any sort of detraction from the game itself, most beat-em-up games are pretty short. One great thing this game does very right is the hit detection and being able to knock enemies into other enemies for crowd control and strategic advantage; many games, regardless of genre do not do that even today. However, there are some things that keep this game from ascending from a solid game to master class. The first is honestly pretty subjective, but I simply do not like the character design of the protagonists. The main character Sion looks like the singer of Blood on the Dance Floor. My other gripe is rooted more in game play mechanics rather than opinions on aesthetics. While the hit detection and core combat are well done, the mechanics that would put this over the top simpy do not exist. There are no environmental hazards, none of the levels have any interactivity and there isn't much in the way of custom combos, even when you have a full upgraded and completed move list. Your only hazards to use strategically are other enemies, so there are no wall combos, no hitting a foe into a table to extend a combo or increase damage output. This would have added so much to an already great game and made it super duper mega excellent. Even without these things, the game is still a blast to play, and is deserving of a chance from people who are looking for a seriously fun beat-em-up style game!

Twp things hit me after maybe an hour or two with this game. The first is that this isn't that great of a tactics game. What I mean by that is the difficulty level isn't very challenging, and most battles can be won by continually using your strongest spells. The second thing that hit me was the thought that Yu Yu Hakusho doesn't really fit the medium of a tactics game. Nothing about the manga series makes you think it could be an RPG or a tactical style game. It just feels dumbed-down when compared to its peers in the genre, a mismatch of genre and series and overall not fun to play.

This game has a neat gimmick and a different take on arcade style shooters. I like the color swapping polarity system, but I think that the puzzle like areas that use it in the later levels is much more interesting of a use of it than the combat. It's somewhat different from that pack, and certainly challenging, and mastering the polarity system, coupled with good movement and evasion will be your key to success here. If you are looking for an arcade style shooter that does things a little different, this is one to check out.

Neat little puzzle game that really makes you think. You start with 4 basic elements and have to create the world from there. Some recipes are intuitive and simple, while others make little to no sense. Hints can help you if you get stuck. The game loses some points because act 4 can glitch and you can't progress any further, and also the game is really only playable once, because after that, you will know all of the recipes. Fun for a first go though, too bad there really isn't any replay ability factor though.

This might be the worst "fighting game" this generation. Just about everything in this game is not only react-able, but also extremely slow, clunky and telegraphed to the point where there is pretty much no mix-up game to be found in it. Don't even get me started on the movement and mobility options in this game... There is nothing like wave dashing, back dashing, dodging is very rare, and most of the time whoever swings first gets parried and eats a half health punish for it. They tried to make a game that heavily accentuated the neutral game aspect of fighters, but they did not understand what makes that aspect of the genre so interesting at all, it just feels like a mess. The whole Vikings vs Samurai vs Knights also screams a cash grab on the back of the success of the TV show "Deadliest Warrior". Oh, and the connections are horrific and drop constantly, as if the game play itself wasn't off putting enough.

As someone who has never been too big on mech anime, this game still manages to be quite a bit of fun to me. The movement in this game is great, I love a combat system that implements great movement and mobility techniques, and this one has that in spades. You also can zone with different projectiles, or play an up-close and personal style with your sword and grabs. The story is pretty stale and doesn't do much to keep me interested, but that is a small price to pay for the fun combat. Two the issues I've had with this game are frame drops when there are a lot of enemies or explosions on the screen, or in the sequence where you have to stop the train in ZOE 2nd Runner, where the enemy I was targeting currently would jump for enemy to enemy like crazy and I couldn't get a clear shot at any of them for a few seconds before it straightened itself out. Other than that, the game has some solid combat that really lets you express your personal approach to it! Better Kojima Productions game than the entirety of the Metal Gear Solid series, that is for sure.

So, they made it better, but they could have done it right the first time; but who am I kidding, this is the post-Koei merger Tecmo, why wouldn't they try to sell you a game multiple times (looking at you Dynasty Warriors Xtreme Legends)? The game is a little more enjoyable and at the very least playable now, so that's a huge step in the right direction. The combat has a similar feel to Ninja Gaiden 2, and I am glad they brought back the mechanics that made the previous games fun, even if they feel slower than the source game the mechanics found their debut in. The story is largely untouched (they did cut out a lot of the needlessly edgy scenes that made Hayabusa seem like a ****), and the addition of Ayane and Momiji as playable characters with their own skill tree and progression is the highlight for me. That being said, even with all of this, the game still feels like the weakest entry to the series with its boring level design, short story mode, and extremely long recovery on moves that did not have properties like that in previous iterations. Pick this one up over the original Ninja Gaiden 3 for sure if you are a die hard fan of the series, or you could just pick up Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 instead for the same price as Razor’s Edge if you have not already!

This game has some beautiful art and game play that will take you back to the way shooters used to play in the arcades. There is a fair amount of progression in this game that adds replay ability, such as leveling up every character and collecting the upgrade cards and character art. There are four difficulties, making the game accessible to players of various skill levels, and even a practice run mode where you can learn the layouts and patterns of the levels to try and truly master them. The game also has couch and online co-op too, so grab some friends, pick your favorite character and let the shoot-em-up action begin! I highly recommend this for anyone who is a fan of anime art styles and old school arcade shooter game play.

What a great fighting game! Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown makes some neat changes. First, the throw break system in this game is much more intuitive. Next, the more obvious change being an vastly increased move set and combo potential for each character. Getting into the lab and seeing what every character can do in this iteration is one of the funnest parts of this game. License mode is a neat addition, not as fun as core Virtua FIghter 5's quest mode, but it's good for beginners to show them the ins and outs of some of the various systems employed by the game. For the price, you can't really beat that either. Any self respecting fighting game fan should have this one in their library!

This game is just plain awesome! The art style of the playable characters is stellar, the different play styles each one has adds variety to the game, and the core game play itself is simple yet extremely challenging. The emphasis here is all about the movement, finding patters in the enemy attacks, and maneuvering yourself around them and going for the kill shot. The music in this game is super catchy too and is bound to get stuck in your head! Playing this game with an arcade stick is like the ultimate way to get as close as you can to the arcade experience. Check this one out if you are into arcade shoot-em-up's for sure, this one is super fun and challenging!

I like this one a lot! As a big KOF fan, this game has two of my favorite characters in it, and while it is a big change of pace from the traditional KOF game play, it is still a good arcade style game. It takes a little bit of time to get used to the systems in it, but once you do, it is a hell of a lot of fun. The moving and dodging until it is your turn to attack still has a feeling that resembles a fighting game to it. KOF Sky Stage is a fun bullet hell style game, and as someone who is green to that genre of games, this makes me want to check more of them out!

Liking this game enough to give it a 10 out of 10 is the gamer equivalent of a 14 year old girl in YouTube comments a few years back saying, "I'm not like the other girls, I like heavy metal like Asking Alexandria and Bring Me The Horizon". So many people act like this game is so great and think they are different for thinking it's a masterpiece, when in fact they all are parroting the same thing about a game that isn't that great at all. First off, this game isn't very good at, you know, being a game. The combat is abysmal, their pitiful attempt at adding any modicum of depth was adding oils to the blade that are useful in certain scenarios to make it appear as if you aren't playing a game who's combat is half a step away from being as shallow as something like Kingdom Hearts. Who cares if the world is expansive or the story is fine if the game play itself is abysmal; it's like having an oven that doesn't heat anything up. Next time someone says something to the effect of, "I'm not a normal gamer that likes Call of Duty or FIFA, I like real games like The Witcher", remember the teenage girl scenario mentioned in the first sentence, and just have a chuckle.

How was this considered a good idea? The first thing that caught my eye was the first option in the battle menu is "auto battle". Seriously? Did people pay full price on a game for a console to get mobile gacha game combat? Combine that with the shallow once you figure it out paradigm shifts system and you can constantly hit auto battle until you get a quick time event (quick time events in a turn-based game, I've seen it all...), and this is supposed to be enjoyable?! Maybe the game could have actually earned some points if the story wasn't as melodramatic as a telenovela. The characters are whiny and unlikable, and would feel right at home in an obligatory emo filler episode of Naruto. Don't get your hopes up for this one.

What happens when you cross Dynasty Warriors with baby's first seinen manga series? Apparently a dumpster fire worse than the worst Kingdom Hearts game... I guess if you are a Berserk fan, your mind can only handle hitting one button repeatedly while fighting the same enemies throughout the same three backgrounds. At least this game serves as a containment of sorts from keeping brain dead idiots from getting into anything of substance and keeps their grubby, Cheeto powdered hands off of actually good franchises... If you like your Tolkien knock offs with ****, **** and more ****, you haven't quite figured out games with two button combat, and you like your main characters that carry around 7 foot long swords because they are compensating for having a short sword where it counts, this might be your game of the year.

I really like this game! It's a fun, cute adventure with lots of secrets and well thought out levels and puzzles. The emphasis is the exploring via the main characters claw that she can use to hook into lots of different surfaces to reach new areas not accessible other ways. The game has some neat problem solving pieces to it where you have to stop and think a minute about how to get to the next portion of the level. I have been having loads of fun with this game, and find it to be an extremely fun and charming 2D adventure game on the Xbox 360!

Let's be real here, if you have any experiences at all with Ninja Gaiden 1 or 2, you will think this game ****. This game's engine feels like Dynasty Warriors, and the difficulty feels artificial due to the sheer amount of enemies, and how many hits you have to land on them before they finally die. Making 10 basic enemies into total damage sponges doesn't make a difficulty that is engaging, challenging and rewarding to overcome, it just shows that since the Koei-Tecmo merger, the new Team Ninja does not understand what made the past titles instant classics. The combat feels like a slowed down and less deep version of what Ninja Gaiden 2 has to offer, so you are better off playing that, you know, a game that is actually fun and rewarding to conquer. Oh, and this game has quick time events galore, I hope you liked the Asura's Wrath boss battles more than the ones in Ninja Gaiden Black, because these follow the same spirit... On to the plot. My thoughts can only be summed up as, "Holy hell, whoever wrote this was just begging for Linkin Park and Papa Roach AMVs to be made of this game". Hayabusa's personality in this one is nothing like Ninja Gaiden 1 or 2, and he's actually made out to be kind of a **** in this one (something he is certainly not, anyone who has played previous Ninja Gaiden or DOA games would see the huge 180 in characterization). The plots of previous Ninja Gaiden games felt like an action movie and were simple fun; while the plot of Ninja Gaiden 3 feels more like a **** Shonen Jump manga. With talks of Ninja Gaiden 4 rumors looming on the horizon, after playing this I don't even want it, just let the franchise rest. The post-Koei merger Team Ninja has proven themselves time and time again as inadequate in just abut every aspect of game design and marketing. Ninja Gaiden 3 ****, Ni-oh ****, Dead or Alive 6 ****, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z ****, the Dynasty Warriors games have always ****; in fact, the only games I genuinely thought were great from the post-Koei merger Team Ninja were Dead or Alive 5, the Razor's Edge update to this game and Deception 4... Back to the topic at hand, if you like the old Ninja Gaiden titles, stay far away from this one, it's a worse blemish on the legacy of the series than Yaiba... However, if your favorite band is Linkin Park, you love Naruto and other generic shonen manga, and you mom doesn't quite understand you, this might be your new favorite game!

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This was my introduction to the Senran Kagura franchise, and I must say I was not disappointed at all. The combat has a very arcade style vibe to it. Almost all the characters are likable and have cool designs to them. The story has funny moments and moments that will make you grow to love some of the characters. A decent amount of single player modes and customization also exist, making this a game you can sink hours into and still have things to do!

Over hyped something that comes to mind when I think of this game. Having played it, the combat is not that deep at all, which is usually the main draw to action games. The first few times I turned it on, I had a good feeling, like that this was going to be like an old school action RPG, but with some semblance of combat depth, nope. The graphics are nice, but are wasted on barren wasteland after barren wasteland. The main draw to me, the combat, does leave a fair amount to be desired, as it has the depth of a kiddie pool. The character designs on the other hand, while odd and unique, don't appeal to me. I don't find the story to be as deep and emotional as people let on, but rather cheesy and even melodramatic at times, nothing moving or ground breaking. Hearing what other people said about the game before getting it myself, made the bar sound like it was set pretty high, but that wasn't the case, because I did the limbo right into the bar on this one.

This game starts out fun, and Yaiba seems kind of funny yet cynical at first, but he just ends up being a huge **** as the story goes on. The game play itself is a lot of fun, and feels like an old school beat-em-up, but the reason I rate this game so low is that Yaiba is just not a likable dude. If I could jump him off a ledge to just end him after Hayabusa already did, I would, but Hayabusa takes care of that for you, twice. I found myself rooting for Hayabusa and Momiji from the moment they were introduced into the game, because Yaiba is just that big of a ****, you can't like him. He ruins an otherwise decent game.

Completely lame, nothing about this game is likable. The big shoes and 20 belts on a character aesthetic is ugly and dull, the plot and characters are dumb, corny and convoluted to the point where it cannot be followed, and on top of it all, the combat somehow manages to be less deep than Dynasty Warriors. Even on the hardest settings, there is no challenge to this game. Anyone with basic knowledge of simple movement and that can hit one button to attack can play this game well. There is no silver lining or saving grace to this game, it's just boring, repetitive madness with zero fun factor.

This is a neat game if you are a fan of more obscure franchises like I am, but really that might be all it has going for it. The tactics game play is fun, but difficulty fluctuates constantly and can be extremely inconsistent with enemy stat values from one mission to the next. The voice acting, usually I don't nit pick on things like this, but my lord, they all sound bored out of their skulls. The game's battles can feel too long (in not in a way that is brought on by combat depth), even compared to some tactical RPG series like Ogre Battle. The overall package is one that is good for fans of obscure RPG series to see them in a crossover style game, but with the worst localization I've seen in years, the dragging of the story and cutscenes and the extreme inconsistency in difficulty. I ended up putting this one down after a while. It doesn't do Shadow Hearts or Growlanser justice. I'll probably never pick it back up. The best part of the game was the cute, chibi art of the characters.

Fun game to mess around in and be goofy, and once the city is unlocked the game becomes infinitely more fun with pranks to civilians and getting away on a bike being one of the funnest parts of the game. The story line is goofy and zany. It is just downright crazy fun, and getting into some virtual mischief in Bully is a hell of a lot of fun!

The game is fun, but it is not without some minor annoyances. The music can get fairly grating after a while, especially the BGM in the Knuckles stages. Bleh... Anyway, I was not a fan of the Tails/Eggman mech missions, they just weren't enjoyable to me. The treasure hunting levels were fun (even if I had to mute the sound on the Knuckles levels!) and gave the game some variety to running through 3D platforming levels as Sonic or Shadow. The highlight of the game to me was the Chao Garden. I found it really fun to raise them and have them compete in martial arts and racing minigames, and seeing how they grow as you give them different items and stats. Solid game with a decent amount of things to do within it.

A simply amazing fighting game that gets everything right. No two characters play alike, meaning you can really dive deep into learning each and every one of them by planning your strategy and exploring the combo potential of your favorite characters. The game has a great in depth tutorial that helps new players really understand the game beyond a beginner level, and coupling that with combo challenges and the command training, this game really wants to set you up for success with it and make sure you understand the systems and mechanics of what is going on. The combat is deep yet accessible, and I think the Dead or Alive series has done that masterfully every game, with this game being no exception. There is something there for fighting game aficionados and newcomers alike, and years later, I still find myself figuring out little nuances about the game I hadn't noticed before!

Cute, fun RPG about adventure that is just all around a good time. It does the RPG formula well with charming character designs, a simple yet fun plot, and a battle system that keeps the turn-based standard fun and interesting. Dungeons seem a little long at times, but feel rewarding for getting past them. The art direction in this game is simply beautiful! A great addition to the Playstation's RPG library, and one that still plays well and is enjoyable to this day.

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This game is not the classic people make it out to be. It tries a bunch of new things that none work very well. You can only have three characters, only about 6 matter to the story, and there are 44 of them in total. RPGs are supposed have great character development, this has one of the worst character developments in any RPG, that and the level system with the stars is lame and uninspired. The story is not easy to follow and jumps all over the place. I'll take quality characters even if it is a small core cast over a character cast that's this big and shallow any day. Pass on this, it wasn't great in 2000, and still is nothing to write home about.

Alright game, but EXTREMELY overrated. The story didn't really hook me at all, and don't see what is so revolutionary about it. Maybe all the 10's are wearing nostalgia goggles, but even then, there were better RPG games released within a year or so of Chrono Trigger's initial release. I'm not sure that the characters are so memorable either, some are useless to the story line after only a few hours of game play. A very generic and by the book RPG, I don't see how it is put on the pedestal that it is.

If you like time loops and doing the same thing over and over with backgrounds that don't really seem to change, you might like this game. Where to go in the huge town is non-intuitive, the textures are bland and repetitive, and the game just feels long because the time system gives it artificial length that is more filler than anything. If you like RPG games don't get it.

This is a great adventure game on PS4. It has a kind of vibe to it that something like Ys or Zelda 2 had to it. The levels are all cute and interesting, the two choices of character at the beginning make for replay-ability to see the events through the eyes of Remilia or Sakuya, and the game overall is just downright fun. It takes the top down style action RPG similar to the Ys formula and puts it's own flair and charm to it. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a good modern RPG that has a more classic adventure feel to it.

There is nothing here worth salvaging. The graphics, sound and combat engine all fall flat. There was not much put into this game and it shows. Seems more like a cash grab at people who like Inuyasha than a genuine game made for someone who may be a fan. As a fighting game fan, this one gets the hardest of passes after one day with it.

Once you get to the part where you can create your own character and go on quests with them is when this game truly starts to shine. You have plenty of freedom to design your character and experience all the quests and action as your newly created avatar.

Have you ever sat and wondered, "Hey, you know that game Hatred? I'd love a Japanese anime version of that!"? That's what this game is, edgy protagonist, gun play, half-baked action; all set in the worst post-SNES FInal Fantasy storyline. It'll probably be a hit with the kids in your high school anime club.

This is one of the worst licensed anime games up there with the Naruto ones. There is nothing about this game that is appealing. The combat is feels like they are fighting in molasses, the character models look funny, and there is nothing resembling balance at all. As far as fighting games go, this one is a joke, there is nothing fun about it.

For every cheesy one liner Dante throws out, there is a custom combo waiting for you to discover and execute. The weapon swapping system is awesome, and really allows for some insane and creative combo attacks to be discovered and executed. That was the highlight for me, this is a great action game with excellent control, movement and plenty of weapons combinations to discover and master. Great game for combat junkies like me, just don't expect the story to be anything special.

I picked this game up at a whim in an EB Games years ago, and I loved it! The different character's stories were well written, and extremely fun to play through and experience. This is the highlight of the Suikoden series for me.

I don't think I could make it through this one (admittedly, the only Suikoden I played all the way through before being done with it was 3), there were just too many off-putting aspects within the first few hours. First the animations in combat looked like slapstick. With the story being somewhat serious, this did not mix well at all. Plus the battles and game overall just felt much easier than other RPGs, and even other games in the Suikoden series. A step backwards for the RPG genre can be found here.

This one didn't stick with me at all, so excuse if I don't say too much about it. It just felt like a cheap version of Suikoden or Chrono Cross, and that's about all I remember about it. Plus having 10x the amount of recruit-able characters than a party can be does not appeal to me, you can't learn about them all, or even remember much about many of them, let alone get around to using all of them.

A fun throwback to the old school beat-em-up style game play. The art is neat and cute, the characters are fun to see how their styles play, and the enemies are just goofy and silly fun. I really enjoyed this game, and anyone who is a fan of beat-em-up games of yesterday would benefit from picking this one up, it's just what games should be at the end of the day, good fun!

Typical shooter we have all played before. Have you played Battlefield, Call of Duty or Medal of Honor? If you answered yes, you've already played this game too more or less. The 'unique' systems it implements to try and make it stand out just feel tedious and out of place. Plus, coming into the game and seeing all of the guns available, and just how much you would have to spend to permanently own one is just nutty. Same modes we all have played since the early 2000's and just add the modern day mobile game business model feel to it, Bleh...

This is the best monster collection series, bar none, and has been for years. It's way better than Digimon, Pokemon, Neopets or the demon collecting in the Shin Megami Tensei series of games. This game is an absolute blast! Being able to raise multiple monsters can be somewhat of a challenge at first, but the game is all about finding the balance between raising a strong monster, and raising the strength of your bond with said monsters. The battle system is creative, and learning which attack range is your monster's strong suit and maintaining distance and staying out of your opponent's optimal range is something akin to a fighting game. The tournament aspect of the game is really fun, and keeps the game from being just a pet raising simulator. The adventure mode is also a blast, it nets you new skills and traits, and also feels like a cool RPG dungeon crawler. Also, the disk reading system for creating new monsters to this day still blows my mind. Going through your CD and game catalog to see what monsters you end up with is super fun and a welcomed system to the game (If you own any other Tecmo games, you will probably find some sweet easter eggs if you pop them in)! This game does a bunch of different styles, and does them all just right, this a game you can come back to for years upon years and it still feels fresh.