I really like all the Klonoa games, they're just so sickeningly kiddie and cute though. Almost forgot Strider 2.Originally Posted by Crystalian
Darn, FieryReign beat me to mentioning Klonoa. Dagnabit, I bet he thinks he's hot stuff.
I really like all the Klonoa games, they're just so sickeningly kiddie and cute though. Almost forgot Strider 2.Darn, FieryReign beat me to mentioning Klonoa. Dagnabit, I bet he thinks he's hot stuff.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys!
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I'll just mention Wild 9 and Monkey Magic. Completely average platformers, but everything really good has already been mentioned.
Everything in the above post is opinion unless stated otherwise.
Just to keep the thread going a little longer.
What about Side Scrolling Beat'em Ups? Anything of note on the PS1?
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Side scrolling beat em ups? No. Or atleast none I can think of.
I know there's Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub Zero, but it sucks.
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As far as as-yet-unmentioned 2D platformers go, there are the two Oddworld games (my preference is for Abe's Exoddus, but they're both great). These next ones are admittedly kind of loose, but there's a smattering of classic platformers across the Namco Museum series, as well.
This thread is the first time I've ever read any praise for Punky Skunk. Maybe Koa Zo is right, perhaps the game seeks to offer light satire on the mascot platformer era, but ehh, I don't know. At the time, reviewers slagged it off as being a platformer aimed squarely at the younger set, what with its cutesy look and unchallenging gameplay. That's certainly been my experience with it.
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There's the Tekken Force Mode on Tekken 3. Also, Gekido and Batman Forever: The Arcade Game but they're awful.
Just had another two occur to me that are more in line with the "action" side of things: Skeleton Warriors and Gunners Heaven. I've only played Skeleton Warriors for the briefest of moments back near its release, but it gave me the impression of being a solid, if wholly unremarkable, game. Gunners Heaven is one I've always wanted to take for a spin, but I've yet to cross paths with it.
Klonoa is awfully good, but Tomba! 2 takes it as best 2.5D platformer on the console, IMHO.
You realize it's an import, right? You'd probably be better off looking for Rapid Reload, the European version of it.
Beat 'em ups were definitely a genre that thrived more during the 3rd and 4th generations. That said, if you're not against importing, Panzer Bandit is said to be similar/a rip off of(not IMO though) Guardian Heroes.
Why? It's just a run and gun; language isn't important.
Haha, yes, I realize it's an import. I'd be equally as happy to play the PAL release, but as j_factor said, language isn't a concern any way one decides to go about this game.
Another handful of platformers that just occurred to me are Hercules, Tarzan, and, on the more run-'n'-gun side, Iron Man / X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal. Hercules is actually pretty fun, I remember having a good time with the rental. Iron Man / X-O Manowar Etc. may not have been that warmly received by mags of the day, but to me it looks halfway decent, if cheesy and kind of a mess. As far as the OP's additional query about beat-'em-ups, the only thing so far unmentioned that's coming to me is Fantastic Four. It may be 3D, but it plays a lot like you'd expect a 2D beat-'em-up to.
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