New reviews: Ane-san, fiend Hunter etc...

[lkermel]

Hi everyone,

I updated my review site last week and added several CDRom games to it, such as Moonlight Lady, Fiend Hunter, Exile, It Came From The Desert and
Ane San. Don't hesitate to let me know what you think.
I have also added an article, not really PC Engine related, but based on Video game licensed boardgames - I list there more than 70 games and it is funny to see Japanese boardgames based on, for instance, Valkyrie No Densetsu, Tower Of Druaga or Gradius.

Thanks !!!!

[nat]

You gave It Came from the Desert one star, shame on you.

[Necromancer]

Nice update.  Some of those board games look pretty cool, namely Pac Man and Frogger, but some of the others are real head scratchers.  I can't even imagine how SFII and Doom could possibly be translated into board games and retain any of their original qualities, but I suppose they were just looking to make a quick buck on name alone.

Your reviews are a good read, as always; you really hit the nail squarely on the head for Exile, but your lack of love for ICFtD makes me want to cry. 

[lkermel]

, but your lack of love for ICFtD makes me want to cry. 

I know, maybe it was a bit harsh, but I gave this game every chance and it always slapped me back... maybe because I'm from Europe so I never had the opportunity to play it when it originally came out... I found most of the dialogue totally random and the action scenes are appalling ... I love the idea of the game though, and the way how the story unfolds as you pick different routes. A definitive technical 'tour de force', but it didn't light my fire... sorry
Maybe I should pay this game another couple of visits and give it another chance...

[lkermel]

you really hit the nail squarely on the head for Exile

Thanks ! I think I'm gonna hunt down the sequel. I've been going back to Exile regularly, there's something in this game that just keeps me going back to it and want to finish it... I'll get there eventually

[Bonknuts]

No mention of cool chip music in Fiend Hunter??? http://pcedev.net//pce_music/Fiend_Hunter/level.mp3
and http://pcedev.net//pce_music/Fiend_Hunter/level2.mp3
.

[nat]

Crap, that Fiend Hunter looks really awesome. Need to add that one to the list.

[Keranu]

No mention of cool chip music in Fiend Hunter??? Here and here.

Very, very cool and impressive! I especially love the quality of the drum beats in the first tune!

[kozo]

Nice reviews, I have been checking out your site for a bit and realized it's from a poster on this site! Very nice work!

[lkermel]

Nice reviews, I have been checking out your site for a bit and realized it's from a poster on this site! Very nice work!

Thanks
I sadly don't post on the forum as often as I would like... but I regularly pay it a visit, I really like the people here and the overall vibe - I don't know that many places on the web that share so much PC Engine love

[TR0N]

you really hit the nail squarely on the head for Exile

Thanks ! I think I'm gonna hunt down the sequel. I've been going back to Exile regularly, there's something in this game that just keeps me going back to it and want to finish it... I'll get there eventually

Yeah,Exile is one of those pickup and play games that is easy to get into.

Ikermal review for it is pretty spot on beside it being,easy and rather short i agree on that.

Btw i do like the sound track as well even afther i beat it.For some strange reason i go back to the game as well every time.

I don't supose you ever watch this person run through on exile ?
He comments on it's history etc while playing through the game.

[lkermel]

I don't supose you ever watch this person run through on exile ?

He comments on it's history etc while playing through the game.

Actually no, I missed that, thanks for the link !!!
I've mainly played the Japanese version. I borrowed the US game from a friend of mine, and played it up to the village right before the kind of church and the circle of stones... the above video is gonna be great for me to verify how much the two versions differ !!!

[GUTS]

I think you were about 3 stars too generous in your Ane-San review, that game is one of the worst PCE titles in existence.  The Atari 2600 port of Double Dragon had more moves and variety, and that's not even touching on the horrendously ugly graphics.  I can't believe an artist that bad actually got some professional work.

[Tatsujin]

rolf..ane-san is one of the better beat'n walks on the system, altough there're just few out. what i like is it's unique style and funny character, the grafx all around is very nice done und i controlls better than most of the other titles on the system.

[Oli_lar]

I have the Xevious board game. Tried it a while ago and from what I remember it was very complicated...