The Semi-special (blitz) moves are much weaker than in the previous game to start, but can be upgraded, with the ‘power stars’. When a player accumulates 40,000 points on a single life, the player receives a power star, enabling a more powerful blitz attack. Dieing will cost the player a power star. Gameplay features a large increase in pace from Streets Of Rage 2. The heroes attack and move faster, but so do the enemies. Enemy attacks can be avoided with new running and vertical-dodge moves, but most player attacks deal less damage than in the predecessor. The timer has been removed and was replaced with a ‘power meter’. The end-of-level ‘Time bonus’ has been replaced with a ‘Life bonus’. A big change is that special moves don’t always drain the player’s life bar, thanks to the power meter. The power meter takes only a few seconds to fill, when empty, the players attack is weaker, and takes more damage when hit and when using special moves. When full, the player defends and attacks at full strength, and use of a special move will not drain the player’s life bar at all, though it will drain the power meter to empty again. The change means special moves can be used alot more, extending a character’s normal repertoire. Though this is balanced by the moves being weaker.
Dr. Robotnik has taken control of Mt. Mobius and turned it into his base. Utilizing energy produced by the magma flowing through the volcano, this terrible place has the power to transform poor helpless animals into slave robots at an amazing rate. Sonic and Tails fly onto the scene to make an aerial assault, but Sonic is knocked off the wing of Tails’ airplane by a big blast from the fortress. Read more…
During the first global biowar, a powerful new form of retrovirus was released as a deadly present from the enemy. Leaving the entire planet overrun with new and deadly forms of life. Only a few survivors are left on an orbiting space station who have been frozen in cryogenic tanks for hundreds of years. Now the computer has awakened the crew. The game play involves 2D side scrolling style of play. There are four different space ships to chose from.
Ecco The Dolphin is a side scrolling game where the player takes on the role of none other than Ecco. The story begins with Ecco jumping out of the waters of his home bay with another dolphin. While in the air a waterspout forms and carries away all his family. Read more…
Sonic The Hedgehog was a unique game when it was released. instead of only being able to hurt enemies by shooting them from a distance or jumping on top of them, Sonic was able to roll up in to a ball which could damage most enemies by colliding with them. Another thing about Sonic was as he went through levels he collected rings, as long as you have rings you could not die by taking damage from enemies. Sonic must prevent Doctor Robotnik from collecting the six Chaos Emeralds. Traveling through six “Zones” until he confronts Doctor Robitonik in the last Zone.