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| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Man | Hi-Tech Expressions (Rozner Labs) | 1990 | labelimageminimize | |
| Mega Man III | Hi-Tech Expressions (Rozner Labs) | 1992 | The gameplay is largely similar to the NES [game=#8000]Mega Man[/game], so mostly a combination of platforming and shooting. As in every Mega Man game, the player can defeat the robot masters in any order and will obtain their weapon after defeating them. Of course, every robot master is weak against a certain weapon but since the bosses are not much of a challenge, one might as well use the standard weapon. In fact, all of the six initial bosses except for Bit Man use a nearly identical pattern that is very easily seen through and countered. Bit Man's pattern at least is something different, but he's not much of a challenge either. The levels are a bit more labyrinthine than in the Capcom Mega Man games though often the branches only lead to powerups or deadends. Surprisingly, in this game Mega Man is able to swim, and the level designers made sure that he has to use that ability quite often. I also find it odd that many of the enemies appear to be real animals instead of robots (for example the crabs and nautilus-like molluscs). And the nautiluses are some of the sturdiest enemies in the game.***There is no Mega Man II for DOS, this game is the direct sequel to [game=#210815]Mega Man[/game]. It is probably called Mega Man III for marketing reasons. That is presumably also the reason for reusing the box art of the original [game=#8000]Mega Man III[/game] for this game. The box art shows Spark Man from the NES version, which might be the reason to include a similar looking robot into this game to justify the picture on the package. The Spark Man double is called Bit Man. | labelimagesubject |
| BioForge | Origin Systems;Electronic Arts (Origin Systems) | 1995 | In the far future, a fanatical group of religious extremists known as the Mondites have begun a campaign of galactic conquest. They believe in the evolution of man through machine by cybernetic implants. You are one of the unlucky victims: a prisoner in a Mondite complex on a distant moon, with no memory of your former life. Your body has been turned into a hideous cybernetic nightmare by the evil Dr. Mastaba. It is up to you to explore the complex (abandoned and on the verge of nuclear meltdown), discover the secrets of the Mondites and the mysterious remnants of alien civilization they've discovered, and get out alive from this moon. BioForge is an action game with puzzle-solving, technologically similar to Alone in the Dark, featuring polygonal (and textured) characters over pre-rendered backgrounds. The adventure elements involve the hero collecting items and figuring out puzzles in order to get to new places and discover the secrets of the complex. The action elements involve combat against foes robotic and alive, both with melee weaponry and with guns, though some enemies require trickery rather than force to defeat. Numerous journals, documents and diaries are found throughout the game; these are all recorded and can be re-read at any time.*** [22]***The ending gave me the impression of future sequels, but since there's been none, the project must've been canned (if there even ever were plans for them). | labelimagesubject |
| MDK | Playmates Interactive Entertainment (Shiny Entertainment) | 1997 | ON A GOOD DAY, ONLY 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DIE. As vast alien mining cities suck the power and minerals from every major metropolis on Earth simultaneously, time is of the essence as millions of civilians are expiring by the second.*** [84]*** [58]***2009-09-17 on Steam, by Interplay (lang: eng, fre, ger, ita, spa, pol) | labelimagesubject |
