AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Anyone else pick this up (for DS)? It's a conversion of Game Center CX (which itself is based on a Japanese game show), and the draw is a collection of faux 8-bit classics. The hook is that you've been thrown back in time to some sort of alternate 80s to play through the many (fake) classics of the time. The games include: Cosmic Gate: Galaga-style one-screen shooter, with some neat twists like warps, asteroid bonus stage, and swank score multipliers Haggle Man 1&2: action title that feels part Mega Man, part Rolling Thunder. Use doors to find secrets and also to KILL baddies Guadia Quest: a full-length 8-bit style RPG like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy 1. Yeah, it's about 8-hours-ish (if you play to the end). Really. Haggle Man 3: It's like, Ninja Gaiden Metroid, sort of. Star Prince: Star Soldier style shoot 'em up. The main game is a list of "challenges" (most very easy, though), and afterwards you get to play the "full games" through Free Play mode. However, the games have in-game manuals, you frequently recieve cheat codes through game magazines that are unlocked through the course of the game, and completing challenges lets you progress to the date that a game is "released." Aside from the flaky overhead racing game, Rally King and Rally King SP, all the games are actually pretty fun. Plus, cheat codes can make even the games/genres you find frustrating pretty easy. Weird game structure, but I'm loving it and await the (already available in Japan) sequel. Even though the games look and feel old, there are many modern/innovative design elements, such as the drifting in Rally King or the generous save system of Guadia Quest, for instance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
