The Video Game Revue

Taito Legends

Work has been busy lately, which has been cutting into all sorts of things. :( That excuse aside, I've managed to pass the 10 hour mark with Digital Devil Saga, and I've logged some quality time with Soul Calibur III.

As for the former, it's still fun and addictive as ever, but the story has really thined out--at the point in the game where I'm at, there is a lot of dungeon crawling and not so much on the story development. The plot remains interesting, however.

As for the latter, Soul Calibur III feels quite different from how I remember Soul Calibur II playing. It's--I dunno... different. I can't quite put my finger on it. The various play modes add a lot of single-player value to the game, and I've definitely found it fun to mess around with even without an opponent to play against.

Just today, however, I picked up Taito Legends and spent a couple of hours with that. Fortunately, it was quite cheap. The highlights for me are definitely Bubble Bobble, Jungle Hunt, Space Invaders, and Elevator Action. There are some other mildly amusing little games on there, but a lot of it is pretty difficult to stomach unless you're a hardcore retro gamer. I definitely wouldn't rate this title as highly as Capcom Classics Collection or Midway Arcade Treasures, but if you really want Bubble Bobble and Jungle Hunt, it's still worth the price of admission.

Right now the only retro game collection for PS2 that I feel I'm really lacking is Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary Collection. Maybe I can get that from Sunny for Christmas. :)

posted by Parappa @ 9:06 PM