Tizoc
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Looking back at the NG, there are a lot of games I enjoy and a few I'm indifferent about (KoF 96 for example). If anything, for the longest time, my least favourite NG game was SvC Chaos, but these past weeks I got to working through my backlog and found at least 2 games I dislike the most that were released on the hardware.
So ranking from least worst to the most, here are my 3 least favourite Neo Geo games-
SNK vs. Capcom Chaos
I remember when this game was announced years ago and followed its development. I was disappointed that Kyo, for one, was given his original black outfit, but that was the least of issues with the game.
Put simply, the game is King of Fighters Capcom Guest Stars edition.
I didn't like how similar its mechanics were to KoF and it didn't help that the returning SF2 cast didn't offer much interesting gameplay elements (Dhalsim got Yoga Legend which is a neat touch but otherwise I didn't find him that interesting to play).
The Neo Geo-fied Capcom cast do look nice though but most of them weren't all that interesting to play. I'd say my favourite character in the game is Dimitri.
The stage design is quite odd, apparently giving off the vibe that the game is set in some post apocalyptic setting? Visually they are nice but not stages I would want to, normally, play in a fighting game.
Credit should be given to Nona who was the main artist on this game though
Because of how closely it plays like a KoF game, it had never sat well with me and is generally one of the few SNK fighters I would be uninterested in playing.
Sengoku 3
I've never played any of the Sengoku games, the Neo Geo wasn't exactly known for its beat'em-ups.
Sengoku 3 was developed by Noise Factory and is available at Humblebundle.com.
While the game has some lovely sprites, what irritated me about the game was its strict hit boxes/hurt boxes. You HAVE to be positioned in front of an enemy properly to actually connect with your attacks otherwise you'd just be punching the air. Doesn't help that the game has the same half a dozen or so types of enemies that you fight over and over half way through the game. Add to that a needlessly long final stage and a final boss who has an attack that keeps him invincible while you jump around avoinding his projectiles he summons really soured the experience even further.
The core combat system is simple and nice but if the hurt boxes on enemies were more lenient, I would've enjoyed it more.
So ranking from least worst to the most, here are my 3 least favourite Neo Geo games-
SNK vs. Capcom Chaos
I remember when this game was announced years ago and followed its development. I was disappointed that Kyo, for one, was given his original black outfit, but that was the least of issues with the game.
Put simply, the game is King of Fighters Capcom Guest Stars edition.
I didn't like how similar its mechanics were to KoF and it didn't help that the returning SF2 cast didn't offer much interesting gameplay elements (Dhalsim got Yoga Legend which is a neat touch but otherwise I didn't find him that interesting to play).
The Neo Geo-fied Capcom cast do look nice though but most of them weren't all that interesting to play. I'd say my favourite character in the game is Dimitri.
The stage design is quite odd, apparently giving off the vibe that the game is set in some post apocalyptic setting? Visually they are nice but not stages I would want to, normally, play in a fighting game.
Credit should be given to Nona who was the main artist on this game though
Because of how closely it plays like a KoF game, it had never sat well with me and is generally one of the few SNK fighters I would be uninterested in playing.
Sengoku 3
I've never played any of the Sengoku games, the Neo Geo wasn't exactly known for its beat'em-ups.
Sengoku 3 was developed by Noise Factory and is available at Humblebundle.com.
While the game has some lovely sprites, what irritated me about the game was its strict hit boxes/hurt boxes. You HAVE to be positioned in front of an enemy properly to actually connect with your attacks otherwise you'd just be punching the air. Doesn't help that the game has the same half a dozen or so types of enemies that you fight over and over half way through the game. Add to that a needlessly long final stage and a final boss who has an attack that keeps him invincible while you jump around avoinding his projectiles he summons really soured the experience even further.
The core combat system is simple and nice but if the hurt boxes on enemies were more lenient, I would've enjoyed it more.
As for the WORST Neo Geo game I've ever played, ADK's Ninja Combat takes the dunce cap. Released in 1990, this is a 2D action game where you play as twin ninjas Joe and Hayabusa who must defeat some evil shogun or some shit.
You have only 4 hit points and can consume 1 HP to perform a special attack.
Your main method of combat is throwing shurikens, if you are using either of the twins, or a ranged projectile attack if you play as any of the other 3 unlockable characters. You can also perform a dodge move to avoid taking damage or get out of dangerous positioning.
Where the game really and utterly falls apart is the fact that you the player only have 1/3 of the screen to move about in.
Early in the game you have enough room to move about, but as you progress, enemies with bigger sprites start swarming at you leaving you small room to maneuver through.
Add to that that said enemies could knock off 3 HP from you in a single hit. To make matters worse YOU ARE NOT INVINCIBLE AFTER GETTING UP FROM BEING KNOCKED DOWN. So if you lost 3 HP and were knocked down, an enemy's attack will still hit you when you get up and you die.
I got to play the game through the ADK Damashi PS2 release that is now available on US PSN.
I used to see this game at the arcade I frequented as a kid but never got to play it far past the first tage or two.
You know how Konami arcade games care criticized for being coin crunchers? This game is in the same vein, it's like it was designed to eat up dozens of coins just for players to beat it.
Now there ARE videos of the game being beaten 1CC, but I was never that much of a pro to be able to beat beat'em-ups 1CC all the time (I did do it a few times with Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and Alien vs. Predator) but this game, even on the easy setting the game was providing in the ADK Damashi collection, was a frustrating experience.
What're your least fav. Neo Geo games? Hyper NG 64 and CD can count if you want.
