Street Fighter 2 - Turbo: Hyper Fighting (1992) - Video Game Review

I am going to say it... I am pleased with the fact that Capcom eventually gave up the whole, (Street Fighter 2) sub-genre of the classic competitive fighting series, but I will admit that I do rather miss it a fair amount as well!

I mean don't get me wrong, I am very much aware of the fact that all good things do have to end, and that there is only so many different ways you can make the same thing new and exciting... But for me, I grew up with this series, and this was the first stylized competitive fighting video game series that I had ever played!

And you know what? The first version of this game was awesome (please click here, for more information on the first game,) but the next game set the tone in my opinion for a fun, fast paced video game series that would entertain both boys and girls for years!

That game being: Street Fighter 2 - Turbo: Hyper Fighting (1992)!

A classic!

Yes... It is true that there is not a hell of a lot of difference between this game, and it's awesome predecessor, but the truth is, is if you are like me, then you are not a fan of the some times over the top slow nature of this video games immediate predecessor... And the fact that the game was sped up helped hugely!

Can you guess which one of these characters had a cameo in, 'Wreck-It Ralph'?

Another cool thing about this game is that there are some new awesome moves that did make it even more fun!

Finally... For me, the best part of what made this game great is that with all the changes that were made to this game, that it still maintained the same basic style and characters that made this series so awesome!

So, if you haven't tried it... Then do so, I do recommend it, if you get a chance!

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Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash Of Superheroes (1999) - Video Game Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

One of the things that I thought would always be cool was the concept of a horror movie that crossed over one of the more famous horror movie villains with another in to one truly epic and fun movie... A great example of this is, Freddy Vs. Jason (2003)!

You see this movie saw the first and currently only genuine cross over between classic horror movie franchises, with the cross over between Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) (The main villain from the, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street Series') and Jason Voorhees, (The main villain from the, 'Friday The 13th movie series'...)

Now you might be wondering why I am mentioning this... Well it may have taken literally decades for the studios to get the clue that a cross over needs to be made, but back in the 90s, there were other such crossovers that were really beginning to take shape, and one of the front runners of this evolution was, 'Marvel' and the work they did crossing in to all sorts of frontiers (like TV & Video Games), and one such game that rocked was the cross over game, 'Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash Of Superheroes' (1999)!

A classic!

Now in my opinion, the reason why this game (which had been developed by Capcom,) was so awesome was that it pit a lot of great characters from both the Marvel Universe, such as: Captain America, Hulk, Spider-Man & Venom (and that is just to name a few), against such epic characters from the Capcom universe as, 'Strider Hyru', (From the 'Strider' video game series), 'Mega Man' (from the series with the same name), and even, 'Ryu' (from Street Fighter)... And that is to name a few!

Ryu vs. Venom... Can I get a, HELL YA!

All of these awesome characters fought in a competitive fighting game that was similar to the style fought in most fighting games even today!  With this game being the first in a series of games, if you haven't had a chance to give it a try, I highly recommend giving this one a try, it is worth it!

4 Awesome Crossover Fighting Games

One thing that became popular back in the 1990s was the use of crossover games, rather they be crossovers between 2 competitive fighting games or cross overs between a competitive fighting game, and another game or a competitive fighting game between 2 other games that initially not a fighting games at all.

With that said, I thought that you guys might enjoy these awesome cross over fighting games!

At number 4: Street Fighter X Mega Man (2012):

'Ryu' from the Street Fighter series vs, 'Mega Man' from the, 'Mega Man' series!

At number 3: Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe (2008):

Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe brings together the good, the bad & the ugly from a classic video game, and a series of classic comics that are the basis from some great video games!

At number 2: Battletoads & Double Dragon (1993):

Battletoads & Double Dragon... A good combo, eh?

At number 1: Marvel Vs. Capcom (1994):

Marvel Vs. Capcom... A classic video game!

Resident Evil (1996) - Video Game Review

[caption id="attachment_385" align="alignright" width="353"] Official Score = 2 Devils[/caption]

When I was a kid, my mother generally was not particularly thrilled with the fact that I played video games, or the type of video games that I really enjoyed playing... I don't know why this was...

I mean I know that some mother's don't like the violence in video games, and the perceived effects that it has on kids... (Trust me when I say that, that, along with the concepts that violence in media translates in to crime in the real world is a bunch of bullshit... I personally have been a horror movie/video game fan for almost my entire life, and I think anyone who uses video games for their own launching pad for becoming violent, has some more deep seeded issues to work out then playing a video game...) Another reason that mother's may not be particular fans of these video games is because oft times they can be derogatory toward women (the first time I saw something like this was with scantily clad and naked women on the video game, 'Duke Nukem 3D'...

Well what ever the reason, I ended up having to play a lot of the video games that I enjoyed at a friends house because I always seemed to be about one step behind the trend... And that is how I got to play, 'Resident Evil' (1996)!

Now, this video game which was developed and published by, 'Capcom' for the, 'Playstation' as well as eventually other mediums, told the story of how an elite para-military commando team by the name of, 'S.T.A.R.S. ends up after being abandoned by the Helicopter Pilot that was supposed to rescue them, run in to a mansion that is supposed to be abandoned, in an attempt to get away from seriously dangerous dogs...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="620"] This mansion doesn't seem to be as abandoned everyone believes![/caption]

Once inside though the team ends up sort of breaking up and as they investigate this seemingly abandoned mansion... As they are making their way through the mansion, they will find something out about the, 'Umbrella Corporation' that no one on Earth will ever forget!

[caption id="attachment_2083" align="aligncenter" width="600"] These guys are about to be in a world of hurt that no one will ever forget![/caption]

In the end, this video game is fun, I mean it was the first game of it's type that I had ever seen that I had really enjoyed! But the truth is, is I didn't like the controls all of that much and in all truth I found this game to be a little underdeveloped in the graphics area, as well as how the bad guys were programmed... Fortunately this would be handled in subsequent games!

In the end though, if you are looking for a kick ass, Horror/Shooter game to get in to... I would say start with this one... I mean this game may not be the best in the world, but it started a franchise that I truly don't think that anyone will ever forget!

http://youtu.be/bdrbLeTx-xM

Street Fighter 2 (1991) - Video Game Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

Fighting games have been around in various forms since 1976  when Sega released their fighting game, 'Heavyweight Champ'... But the popularity really started to boom in the early 90s with the release of games such as, 'Streetfighter 2' and 'Tekken' etc,,,

And speaking of Street Fighter 2, this game  is something else... You see this game which would be released in 1991 for the arcades and subsequently  would be released on the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis is the sequel to the hardly known Arcade classic, 'Street Fighter' (1987)... This particular title would eventually heavily overshadow it's predecessor with several sequels under the, 'Street Fighter 2' banner, as well as movies and other forms of merchandise...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384"] Ryu doing battle in, 'Street Fighter' (1987)![/caption]

Now this game really was way ahead of it's time, you see, this game was an awesome fun competitive fighting game, which gives you a list of characters in which you could play, including: Ryu, Ken, E. Honda, Chun Li, Guile, Dhalsim & Zangief (The villains you can't play as until the future versions of Street Fighter 2...) Anyway this game has you playing in competitive fighting matches between computer players until you get to the actual bad guys, and then as you fight more and more of these bad guys, you finally make it to M. Bison...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384"] Ken in battle with Blanka in, 'Street Fighter 2' (1991).[/caption]

As for the good stuff, the game play was an awful lot of fun, the music was awesome, and the special attacks were cool, as well as the characters were a lot of fun... The only problem is that the game was very slow at enough points that it actually ended up cutting across the fun of the game in general... (Fortunately this problem would be handled in subsequent versions of the game!)

In the end though, despite it's only flaw (unfortunately a major one), this game is fun, and well worth it, and if you are looking for it fresh, I know that it is on the Iphone... I have it myself on my phone and it is still a blast!

http://youtu.be/aeqEmBNe8o4

Mega Man (1987) - Video Game Review

[caption id="attachment_322" align="alignright" width="258"] Official Score = 1 1/2 Devils[/caption]

Video games titles often times only will end up doing one run, but some times, just some times there are particular titles that are so popular that they end up not only having their own following, but sometimes will end up becoming an awesome institution more then just a game!

A couple of great examples of this are:

1. The, 'Call Of Duty' series.

2. The, 'Final Fantasy' series.

3. And even the, 'Castlevania' series.

And that is just to name a few of the truly awesome series that are out there that kick ass... Another great example of this is the, 'Mega Man' series!

This series, which opened up in the United States for the NES by, 'Capcom'... This series which in Japan is known as, 'The Rockman' series told the tale of Dr. Wiley and his various attempts to try and take over the world, and how Dr. Light sends his robot, 'Mega Man' in to stop Dr. Wiley...

Now in this first one, Dr. Light and Dr. Wiley are working together, with Dr. Wiley as the assistant to Dr. Light... During this time Drs, Wiley and Light are building robots with the intention of helping the people of. 'Monsteropolis'... But as they are going along, Dr. Wiley ends up stealing the robots and re-programming them as their henchmen to try and take over the world!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="256"] Mega Man as he is going after, 'Ice Man' in Mega Man (1987)![/caption]

Now Dr. WIley sends out one of his other 2 remaining robots... 'Mega Man' to stop Dr. Wiley and destroy Dr. WIley's henchmen, before Dr. Wiley can destroy the world!

The truth is, is this game is fun, considering the fact that this game was for the NES, the graphics are pretty good... The problem is, is the music, albeit was pretty good, but there are times when the game slows down, and when that occurs, the music can be a little annoying, and the game play (which gets better in the future versions of the game,) is not good at all!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="319"] The Box Cover for the original North American release of, 'Mega Man',[/caption]

Regardless, for most people these days, they probably don't have NES's anymore (considering the fact that Nintendo stopped producing these systems in the early 90s, but this game has been re-released for such systems as: The Playstation, some mobile phones, etc...

Now I will be honest and say that this game is not the best of the series, and it probably is not the best to get started with the series, but in the end, it is well worth it, and if you get in to this series, then I think that you might in the end get in to this one as well!

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