Arkanoid Doh it Again

Arkanoid for the SNES

Genre: Action 

Platform: SNES 

 

Difficulty: Moderate 

What is it about: Well there is story where you guide a spaceship to an alien world exploring... But I wouldn't go deep into that 

What's great: 

Simple breakout gameplay with added power ups and twist 

Power ups include multiball, laser, force field, warp, long pipe, powerball, slowdown

Boss battles which is a first 

What's not so great: 

Some of the stages are a pain to finish. There is just one block but it will take forever to hit 

Game get repetitive after a while 

Music: None existent. There just the jingle and a lot more beeps and bops 

Status: Finish the game till level 33 out of 99

Should you play this game: No, gets to repetitive after a while 

Aladdin

2017 revisited

The game is not that hard the second playthrough

Game no: 97, 270

Genre: Action

Platform: Genesis 

  

Difficulty: Moderate

What is it about: Follows the hit movie Aladdin 

What's great: 

Hand drawn animation by the Disney animators

Colorful bright stages 

The Genies lamp as hard as it is.. still is great 

What's not so great: 

Last time I said this is a platformer but there it plays more like an action game. 

The last boss is a bit of a let down

The carpet stage is also BS

SNES vs Genesis

SNES is a bit slower while Genesis is faster = 1 point Genesis 

Gameplay on the SNES is much more fun = 1 point SNES

Combat on the genesis is better = 1 point Genesis 

Graphics on the Genesis version is more superior = 1 point Genesis 

Bosses on the SNES version is more challenging = 1 point SNES

Music on the Genesis version is better = 1 point Genesis 

The Genesis port is the better game 

Music: A masterpiece, they manage to put the whole movie soundtrack in the game 

Status: Finish the game till the end credit 

Should you play this game: Yes, its a great Genesis game. 

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Aladdin

When the music comes on, you will want to sign along 

Game no: 269

Genre: Platformer

Platform: SNES

 

Difficulty: Moderate

What is it about: It follows the hit movie Aladdin with a few different things that is not in the movie 

What's great:

Platforming is spot on.

Use apples to hit the bad guys

The cut scenes are a nice break after a long stage

The genie's lamp is very challenging

The final boss is great

Collecting gems will earn you an extra heart

What's not so great:

You don't use your feet like traditional platformer, instead you will use your hands every time he lands. This will cause awkward landings due to the fact you are making a 360 degree turn. Even you kill the boss by doing a handstand on their head.

Gameplay is quite slow means that enemies are not rushing at you. The magic carpet ride is also slow

Music: Catchy. A whole new world and a lot of new music 

Status: Finish the game until the end credits

Should you play this game: Yes. The SNES version is a different experience from the Genesis version which I will go onto next

After Burner II

A classic arcade game

Genre: Action

Platform: Sega Genesis 

  

Difficulty: Insane 

What is this game about?

You pilot a F-18 towards a barrage of enemies to try to survive their bullets 

What's great:

The game is face paced 

Auto fire machine gun

More than 200 homing missiles 

Weather cycles with different terrain and soundtrack

What's not so great:

Machine gun has little to no effects 

Onces you are out of missiles you die 

Dying is so easy in this game

Music: Ok. Tunes are quite nice 

Status: Played until level 5. Keep on dying over and over again

Should you play this game: No, it's not a fun game.

Aero Fighters

Another generic bullet hell shooter

Game no: 268
Genre: Shooter
Platform: SNES

 

Difficulty: Hard

What is it about: Play as fighters from different region and you shoot down other bad guys from different regions as well

What's great:
Different fighters with different bombs and attributes
Challenging bullet hell gameplay
Difficultly settting

What's not so great:
Bullet are erratic and hard to predict
If you run out of lives you need to restart at the beginning of the game 

Music:So-So. Nothing that stands out
Status: Finish the game with Irem... There are other characters but not sure how to get them
Should you play this game: Yes, a great shooter to challenge your skills. Preferably two players

Adventures of Batman and Robin

A batman game that is hard as nails

Game no: 267

Genre: Shooter 

Platform: Sega Genesis 

 

Difficulty: Insane

What is it about: You play either as Batman or Robin and navigate 4 levels while fighting Batman's rogues gallery 

What is great: 

3 different power ups to choose from. 

Animation is fluid 

There are a couple of 3D sections 

There are flight missions 

What's not so great:

Batman can't walk while shooting. This will cause him to be a sitting duck. 

The power up requires a couple of seconds to charge but enemies come at you from all sides. 

Bullet pattern is erratic at best 

Music: So-So. There is no catchy batman  tunes 

Status: Finish all 4 levels of the game. Even with cheats

Should you play: No, it's not a fun game since you'll just be avoiding bullets everywhere.