Soldier Blade vs. Axelay - Which is better?

[jperryss]

Lol yea, I'm pretty sure if this were a SNES forum, there would not be one single vote for Soldier Blade

No kidding. And it feels like an odd pair of games to compare.

"But, but...OBEY!"

[Obfuscate]

Soldier Blade is way better. It has my favorite chip tunes, perfect difficulty, plus you get the best Caravan mode ever. I like Axeley but never really go back to it. I have way more fun shooting through Soldier Blade and play through it at least a few times a year.

[NightWolve]

It's been way too long since I played these... I do know I liked "Super Star Soldier" better than "Soldier Blade" because I never bothered with the latter again after I beat it. :\ Axelay, the graphics/effects were great, I remember that, but I never formed any bond with it, that is, have fond memories of it which probably means I didn't give a shit about its music and that factors high on my gauging as to whether I'll remember and ever wanna return to a game. For example, "Summer Carnival '93 - Nexzr Special" which I bought used, I can still remember the stage 1 track music because that's how good it was. Since its in the mold of SSS but with Redbook audio tracks, I have good memories of it and recall multiple play-thrus.

Well, I'm not voting either way cause I just don't remember them enough to choose. Also, Fragmare's whirlwind of versus battles is making brain hurt. Gonna just bow out now.

[YANDMAN]

Axelay is a beautiful powerhouse display of graphical goodness but the sound fx suffer from the classic snes reverb in a big way, Soldier blade is an entirely different beast but a better one for it, Its fluid,B Beautiful and fun= perfect game ingredients.

[turbokon]

Axelay does have some nice effect, the pace is kindly of slow and so is the soundtrack. Soldier blade is more up tempo so I prefer soldier blade, Axelay is still one of the better ones for a SNES shooter.


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[roflmao]

My vote goes to Soldier Blade, only because I play it much more than Axelay.  But Axelay is a damn fine shooter, and one of the very few available on the SNES.

[wyndcrosser]

Axelay seems clunky, while soldier blade seems like butter when moving around. The control mechanics are definitely different.

[deubeul]

Always hated Axelay. I tried several times since it was out, though, giving the game a chance after reading good things about it. But no, each time i try it i find the game so boring and the controls so crappy. Just a beautiful empty shell.

Soldier Blade, apart its easiness, is the best vertical shooter on Hucard along with SSS, the one you'll still play 20 years after and the one you'll show to someone who doesn't know the PcE, "What?! this credit card is the game? "

[dq333]

As much as I love Soldier Blade, its graphics are quite sparse. One thing I tend not to enjoy about shooters like that is that there's way too many stages that take place in space. And space is pretty boring in videogames. Just some boring multiscrolling white dots and maybe a structure you're flying over. At least spice it up with a big-ass nebula or the side of a moon/planet or something. Add some color. Add some detail. Add some visual interest. You've already got the gameplay and the music down perfectly, why stop there?

Bottom line: Stage 1 or 2 should NEVER be a space stage, because those stages make the first impressions. You don't want everyone to think of a boring-ass black stage with a boring-ass structure pasted on top of it every time you hear "Soldier Blade" like I do.

I can see your point there but......... the first two levels of Layer Section are awesome.  Man I love that game , probably my all time fav shooter.  Soldier Blade vote for me.

[yoyo]

Ooo, damn, that's a hard one. Well, I have to be fair. I love both, about the same really. But.. I gotta be honest, the first time I played Axelay, my eyes about popped out of my head, I'd never seen anything like that done with the SNES, it impressed me quite a bit. Only by a pinch, I vote Axelay.

[imparanoic]

soldier blade has better traditional shootemup gameplay, but normal mode is a bit easy, yet hard too challenging, if soldier blade combines innovation of this game with visual innovation Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire ( which I don't have original), then this would be much better than axelay

axelay is better for technological advances and innovation, hardness is perfect, also emulators can never get this game right ( classic example why real cartridges and machines are better), but sometimes, the gameplay is a bit sparse and slower

I own both. both have advantages in different areas

[yoyo]

also emulators can never get this game right ( classic example why real cartridges and machines are better)

Goddamn, ain't that the truth. Playing Star Fox on an emulator just makes me jump right onto my SNES and pop in my Star Fox cart. The timing is god-awful on an emu.

[o.pwuaioc]

Axelay is technically excellent, but I always thought it was a bit overrated as far as gameplay goes. It lacks the atmosphere I desire. Soldier Blade wasn't anything special, but it was nicer looking, I thought, and I'm a fan of the Star Force/Soldier series.

[Bklyn4ever]

I would love to comment, however soldier blade is one of the titles I do not have nor played.maybe one day I will get the opportunity to buy one.