Urban Champion - NES Review

 

This is an original launch title, one of the 30 "black box" games that were released at the NES launch.  There is not much to the game.  You work from left to right, street fighting your opponent.  The B button is your "hard" punch, and the A button is your jab.  You can punch in the stomach or the head.  You also have a stamina meter and a time meter.  When the time meter runs out, if nobody has won, the game is over.  When the stamina meter runs out, you no longer have your "hard" punch at your disposal.  You also have to watch out for people dropping flower pots from the buildings' second floor windows.  If you get hit with a flower pot, you will be stunned for a few seconds.  The graphics and sound are mediocre as with most early NES games.  The game play is not very good, no real strategy involved, just button mashing really.  This is not a game I would play regularly.  Overall, I give it a 4 out of 10.  It is not really worth the time to play.

Armored Warriors - Arcade Review

This is a Capcom game so you know its going to be good, right?  Yes, its awesome.  This is a beat em up game but with giant robots that your character pilots.  You have a choice between 4 different robots, each with their own speed / strength / abilities.  The power ups in this game are awesome!  Drills for your arm, claws, rocket launchers, and various guns.  The game play is really good, the music is really good, and the graphics are great.  The game is fun with a lot of variety to keep in interesting.  Overall, I give this game an 8 out of 10.  If you get the chance to play this game, do it, its worth it.

Double Dragon NES Review

This is a port of an arcade game of the same name.  They did a pretty good job translating this game to the NES.  There is a different kind of element to this version where you get experience points in addition to your score.  Each time you reach a certain point level, you get a heart and level up.  Leveling up gives you a new special move with every heart.  You can get a headbutt, a jump kick, and the ability to knee you opponent in the head and throw them to name a few.  There are two difficulty modes that make the game challenging and boss fights at the end of each level.  There is also a mode that allows you to fight against a second player like a fighting game such as Street Fighter 2.  Overall, the game play is fun and the graphics are great for the NES.  The music in this game is also pretty cool.  It has a funky kind of vibe to it.  I give the game a 7 out of 10 overall.  It would have gotten a higher rating but the amount of glitches in the game bring the rating down for me.

Hulk Gamecube Review

Beat em up game for the Gamecube.  The system has plenty of them.  This game is alright, nothing real special about it.  You have a variety of moves and special attacks.  You can pick things up and use them as weapons or throw them at enemies.  You switch between Bruce Banner and the hulk.  When you are in Bruce Banner mode, you sneak around and solve puzzles.  When you are in Hulk mode, you destroy things and beat people up.  The controls are very easy to master and the game play is ok.  The game can get really repetitive fast though.  It seems like you keep fighting the same enemies over and over again with no progress.  I got bored of the game real quick.  Overall, I give the game 6 out of 10 stars.  No a horrible game but not a great one either.