Taking place three years after the events of the original Final Fantasy VII, Dirge of Cerberus follows Vincent Valentine in his struggle to oppose the mysterious organization Deepground and their plans to summon Omega, a world-destroying creature. It sounds and looks way cooler than it plays, but it remains a pretty solid game with a great story. The narrative, based on a Belgian graphic novel of the same name, is reminiscent of a James Bond movie.
It follows an amnesiac secret agent trying to regain his memories and clear his name after being framed for killing the President of the US. Something that keeps every kill fresh is how the killing blow is always highlighted as comic panels popping up at one side of the screen. While it has a robust main campaign, the game shines by giving each character a smaller post-game quest focusing on their own stories.
Rather than focusing on the main campaign, Radiata Stories lets you interact with almost every single character in the world map, all of which have daily routines and their own backstory. Truly, this is one of the most underrated RPGs on the entire console. Hardcore RPG fans should try this out at least once. Developed by Rockstar Games, this wonderful TPS lets you go around the Wild West shooting people as one of several characters, all with different playstyles and weapons.
It also has a great multiplayer. The game follows twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura as they explore an abandoned, haunted village full of spirits who want to use both of them as a sacrifice in a dark ritual.
The game puts you in control of a boy with a magic guitar, using catchy tunes and tasty riffs to battle an alien empire. While the quirky story and unique, vibrant art style are enough to draw people in, what keeps you hooked is how challenging it is.
And it gets harder by the minute. Combat puts a heavy focus on controlling the battlefield and flanking your enemies, and it remains as addictive as ever. This 2D side-scrolling beat-em-up with RPG elements lets you choose one of five heroes armed with soul-sucking weapons, including guns, spears, knives, and more.
Some games deserve credit not only for their individual achievements but for their impact on the industry as a whole. It was the first to successfully implement cover-based shooting, which would go on to shape Gears of War, the Uncharted series, and many other notorious franchises.
The story, which follows an amnesiac soldier seeking revenge on whoever killed his wife, is pretty shallow, but the shooting makes up for it in spades. Before being acquired by Microsoft and going on to make the masterpiece that is Halo, Bungie had at least one incredible game under its belt. The game also features a fun co-op mode where one player plays as the powerful Samurai Hyakkimaru, while the other plays as the weaker thief Dororo, providing support.
Developed by the innovative Clover Studio, God Hand is a bizarre, irreverent beat-em-up full of offensive stereotypes and a narrative style reminiscent of a B-Movie. Still, it makes up for it with lots of personality and a challenging combat system that makes triumphing over your enemies feel like a real achievement. Much like other SMT games, combat is all about exploiting enemy weaknesses and recruiting them to fight alongside you.
Each grimoire can summon a rune which is needed to summon various types of familiars. Vanillaware really knows how to do 2D graphics. The character portraits are massive and well animated, plus the fact that the portraits showcase breathing really made it striking and lifelike.
The sprites are also great with unique designs, good animation, and like the portraits, the sprites also breathe.
What are the chances? Chains reactions, by the way, are when one set of blobs disappears allowing those above to join with those below and set off another chain, and mastering chain reactions is absolutely critical to success.
Doing so visits even more misery upon your rattled opponent and, with a bit of quick thinking, can be more than enough to conquer him outright.
If anyone is luckly enough to have a gamecube and a PS2 I would suggest that you might consider the gamecube version of Alien Hominid. Easy 4 player and I enjoy the controls better.
Actually, all the write-ups are quotes from the reviews I cited. Hense the quotation marks and the review publisher link at the end. Also, Ikaruga. Well as long as it was close to making the list its fine. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night remains one of the best 2D games, and it was a Playstation game. I would like to see a modern game that good. Naruto could pass as a 2. A standard fighter fan would get more enjoyment out of the ones listed above.
Excellent list as always Racketboy. I would also suggest Fire Pro Returns currently import, but soon to be shockingly released in the US. Others I would include would be:. Gave this list a second look and to my amazement discovered melty blood. This game is great thanks racket. Looking forward to getting phantom brave and rumble fish. I saw on youtube a fighting import game called arcana heart, anybody played it? Your email address will not be published.
Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Guides Journal Together Retro Forum. Though there are only a few core types of levels in Klonoa 2, they all manage to stay fresh and interesting, thanks to some truly inspired level design and art direction… Klonoa 2 looks great. Space shooter fans will applaud as this innovation keeps Gradius V exciting… The graphics are great for a 2D shooter with colorful and lively backgrounds and detailed enemy ships especially the bosses. March 26th, at pm.
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RedHedGmr says:. Droid party says:. Although this is the fifth Thunder Force game, it's actually only the third scrolling shoot 'em up in the series. The first two games were overhead free-roaming shooters but thankfully Technosoft made Thunder Force III a horizontal shmup.
It and its sequel also known as Lightening Force were a couple of the best bit shooters ever created. So, when Thunder Force V came out with full 3D graphics and the same intense action, fans were not disappointed. If only Thunder Force VI would finally come out here Square may be best known for their RPGs such as Final Fantasy, but who knew they could craft such an amazing shoot 'em up?
Einhander allows you to equip a wide assortment of weapons to decimate any foe that stands in your way. When you factor in the awesome soundtrack, dark atmosphere, and in-depth statistics; you're looking at one must-have game for any fan of the genre.
Very few shmup series have stayed as consistently high quality as R-Type. This fourth entry is the first to boast 3D graphics, selectable ships, and a gauge that fills whenever you absorb projectiles and allows you to unleash a massive attack whenever it's full.
If you can't get enough R-Type then it's worth tracking down a copy of R-Types, too, as it contains the first two arcade games on one disc. Maciejewski crazyaejay : Wow, writing this list and replaying these awesome shmups really brought back some great memories. I hope you enjoyed reading it.
What games would you have included? Minor correction: Rayforce was ported to the Saturn and released in the U. Maciejewski crazyaejay : Oh, interesting. Is it the same as the arcade version? Includes psx games, which will require a ps1 memory card to save. A list of released arcade shoot 'em up video games for ps2 sorted by popularity among gamers. Sku product price default sales. You're ready for truxton ii. On the other hand, arrange mode is actually quite difficult Titles from this category require particularly good manual skills.
The main challenge lies in exploiting the scoring system. Main purpose of the gameplay is to reach a specific point or defeat enemies while controlling a character or a vehicle.
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