i bought capcom classics psp with black tiger, strider, and side arms in mind...or foremost in mind; it compiles a bunch of strong games. but three wonders has become my unexpected favorite -- not to say that it's better than a game like strider, just that i've played it more. three wonders is a cps1 arcade game that consists of three separate games -- an action-platformer, a shooter, and a puzzle game. the platformer and the shooter share a setting. i've been aware of three wonders for a long time, but i never tried it: i suppose i didn't expect any of the individual games to meet the standards of a full game. i haven't tried the puzzle game yet, but in the first two cases i was wrong.
the deliberately paced action-platformer is a bit like metal slug or g+g -- more like metal slug. its visual style reminds of astal on saturn, and the big cartoon sprites read beautifully on the psp screen. it's fantastic. i'm not sure what the shooter reminds me of. maybe forgotten worlds in places, though its mechanics are strictly conventional. it's nothing terribly intense or hardcore, but it's just good fun, and i find myself playing it more than varth or 1941. the big sprites are again very suited to a portable. this is a game to savor, so i'm keeping myself to one credit. but it seems like the platformer may lead into the shooter -- the wee elf in the platformer is after the chariot he rides in the shooter -- which would be really cool.
well, it's just a cool and rarely-discussed game that people ought to try. a couple pics here: http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=10089
the deliberately paced action-platformer is a bit like metal slug or g+g -- more like metal slug. its visual style reminds of astal on saturn, and the big cartoon sprites read beautifully on the psp screen. it's fantastic. i'm not sure what the shooter reminds me of. maybe forgotten worlds in places, though its mechanics are strictly conventional. it's nothing terribly intense or hardcore, but it's just good fun, and i find myself playing it more than varth or 1941. the big sprites are again very suited to a portable. this is a game to savor, so i'm keeping myself to one credit. but it seems like the platformer may lead into the shooter -- the wee elf in the platformer is after the chariot he rides in the shooter -- which would be really cool.
well, it's just a cool and rarely-discussed game that people ought to try. a couple pics here: http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=10089
