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And that's your opinion, which is just fine. I feel that its arcade game-like length coupled with low replay value make it a so-so game at best.

I'm not at all trying to make this an SNES vs Genesis thing. I only ever brought up the SNES because of the idea that a pack-in game gets a free pass to be crummy because it's "free". But since you went there, all 3 SNES launch titles are still considered good games (SMW, Pilotwings, and F-Zero). Sure, there were only 3 launch titles, but I know that I will always choose quality over quantity.

Are you excusing the overall poor quality of Genesis launch titles based on the fact that they are launch titles?

Remember, you made the comparison, I'm just responding to it. I'm neither harping on nor did I bring up.


Sheesh.
When was the last time you actually played through Revenge of Shinobi? It certainly doesn't have "arcade game-like length" More along the lines of a Castlevania styled game than a quarter muncher.

I think if given a choice I'd chose Altered Beast over Pilotwings. Both were early games and as Melf pointed out Altered Beast's point was to show the Genesis's capability of bringing home the arcade experience. Pilotwings on the other hand was basically a tech demo that showed of the SNES's capabilities. It's just me but I'd rather play something reminiscent of a late 80s arcade game than a dated tech demo.