SKTTR
6th September 2007, 04:23 AM
Just downloaded this overlooked little gem.
Just? It was 5 hrs ago and I played it with a friend until now in 2player co-op.
I don't know why I gave Gain Ground a chance, but somehow I always wanted to try this out. And now that I have, I'm glad I did because this game is absolutely cool. We've been to stage 5-9 on 'Normal'.
good points:
+20 different characters, each with two special weapons (in the beginning you start out with three main characters but soon you can add more and more characters to your party)
+50 action packed and well designed stages, with cool different themes, many different enemies, traps and other addictive obstacles.
+good music.
+every enemy has his own AI.
+2 player co-op is really enjoyable and one of the best on the VC. 5/5
One player is just half the fun. 2.5/5
Absolutely underrated! A great discovery.
Yeah maybe it's underrated for it's one player experience.
But originally it was an arcade game with co-op for up to 3 players.
This game has to be played at least with two players to grasp it's excellence.
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/gainground/gainground-genesis2.png
You see the little captive? Take him to the exit and he will join your party.
Destroy all enemies or get to the exit with all your characters to move on to the next stage.
You can select which party member you want to choose next at the beginning at each level, when you reach the exit and when you die.
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/gainground/gainground-genesis3.png
In the arcade you should try a warrior with a spear. He can throw it over the arcade machines.
Look at the character pic. It says "M" (medium). This is a weapon that can be thrown/shot over obstacles.
You need a weapon with "H"(high) to shoot things on top of houses. "L" (low) is best used to kill everything on ground.
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/gainground/gainground-genesis1.png
Endboss fights bring up the tension a little, but with a bit of thinking which character to choose and staying at the bottom of the screen it's really easy.
There's also a time limit, but 200 seconds in each level, that should be enough to clear one screen of enemies. If your time is up all the characters that didn't made it to the exit are lost.
5 / 5 Stars
Just? It was 5 hrs ago and I played it with a friend until now in 2player co-op.
I don't know why I gave Gain Ground a chance, but somehow I always wanted to try this out. And now that I have, I'm glad I did because this game is absolutely cool. We've been to stage 5-9 on 'Normal'.
good points:
+20 different characters, each with two special weapons (in the beginning you start out with three main characters but soon you can add more and more characters to your party)
+50 action packed and well designed stages, with cool different themes, many different enemies, traps and other addictive obstacles.
+good music.
+every enemy has his own AI.
+2 player co-op is really enjoyable and one of the best on the VC. 5/5
One player is just half the fun. 2.5/5
Absolutely underrated! A great discovery.
Yeah maybe it's underrated for it's one player experience.
But originally it was an arcade game with co-op for up to 3 players.
This game has to be played at least with two players to grasp it's excellence.
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/gainground/gainground-genesis2.png
You see the little captive? Take him to the exit and he will join your party.
Destroy all enemies or get to the exit with all your characters to move on to the next stage.
You can select which party member you want to choose next at the beginning at each level, when you reach the exit and when you die.
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/gainground/gainground-genesis3.png
In the arcade you should try a warrior with a spear. He can throw it over the arcade machines.
Look at the character pic. It says "M" (medium). This is a weapon that can be thrown/shot over obstacles.
You need a weapon with "H"(high) to shoot things on top of houses. "L" (low) is best used to kill everything on ground.
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/gainground/gainground-genesis1.png
Endboss fights bring up the tension a little, but with a bit of thinking which character to choose and staying at the bottom of the screen it's really easy.
There's also a time limit, but 200 seconds in each level, that should be enough to clear one screen of enemies. If your time is up all the characters that didn't made it to the exit are lost.
5 / 5 Stars