The VC recommendation post

[DEMON212]

There's been so many posts about what games people should get and "What is so and so like?" so i've had a great idea.

This is the official recomendation post.

This is a post where people can come and look at forum goers recomendations.

Post up about whatever game you like and about however many you want to. Basically I want you guys to do a mini review about it. And don't worry if someone else has already written one, you can still do one. I want people to post up there opinions.

Why do you think it's a good game? What do you think it's strengths are? Why do you think that people should spend the few points they have left on it? If it's multiplayer, tell the folks. CO-OP? VS? both? Do you think it's hard? Is it a long game? Is it replayable? Etc...

So stop reading and start typing

[DEMON212]

60 views and NO-ONE! wants to be the first to post?

Fine. I'll start.

Super Castlevania IV (last game I beat).

This is a sidescrolling adventure game where you have to fight your way through Dracula's castle so that you can kill Dracula. You have a whip which is pants (until you upgrade it. It can be upgraded twice and each time you upgrade it it gets longer and more powerful) and you can collect several side weapons which requires Hearts to use. The side weapons range from Daggers and Axes to Crosses and Holy Water (which many people call Firebombs ).

The game starts hard and gets harder. This game has 12 levels each with 3-4 sections and a boss. It is a password save game and when you enter a password you must enter the USERNAME that you got the password under. The game allows you to configure your controls so this is one of the few games where the NGC's button placement isn't a problem. It cannot be used with the Wiimote.

Rather than desribe the actual gameplay, i'll show you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxkq402gYEo

IMO this is one of the best Vania games, and easily one of the best VC games out now. It is 800 points and is a steal at this low price.

[RMA]

My recommendation wondering which game to download first is, in my opinion, the greatest game ever made.

Super Mario World.

I've seen this game completed within 15 minutes. It's that easy if you know how. Took me three weeks when I first bought my SNES. And then I found out about the secret levels, switching palaces, ghost houses, etc. Took me a long time to find all of those. And then I found out about the Top Secret levels...and believe me, if you like a challenge, try these!

Super Mario World really reached new heights for offering diversity in the gameplay, from the simple classic Super Mario Bros. early levels to the challenge of picking the right rooms and making progress in Bowsers Castle, through underwater, lava filled and cape-wearing flying levels...97 exits to find means you're going to need plenty of time to finish this one!

Then there's getting used to using the various Yoshi's!

Great value at 800 points and a game you'll return to again and again just for the sheer fun of it. GENIUS.

Now if only I get off of the end screen without resetting...

[Kevin]

My recommendation: Punch-Out!!

Now, I'm not a big sports gamer anymore, (Wii Bowling is an exception though.) but when I got the NES when I was a kid, I was crazy about sports games. This one is no different! I remember the first time I rented it I was like, whoa! This is awesome! Punch-Out!! gives you that reaction knowing its awesome playing through the first couple rounds immediately. The game is that special. The gameplay is great, the graphics were good for its day and it is a pretty challenging game. It took me a long time to get far in the game (and beat it) thanks to the boxer's different styles and adjusting at the proper time.

This game, nearly 20 years later is still a blast to play and will be enjoyed by everyone who plays it for many years to come! Download this now! Its only 500 points, which is an absolute steal for an old school classic such as this.

[dk_xcalibur]

My recommendation: Star Fox 64

I think the #1 thing that I like about this game is the arcade feeling of "beating your old score" about this game. The characters are cool, their voices are really well done and the level design is great. You can play through the entire game in a very short time but the game makes you want to play it again and try to do better so you can reach harder levels or earn medals or just beat your old score. I also think the controls are very good and the game play is spot on. It has its problems also, but what game doesn't.

The value might not be as strong as other games since this game downloads for 1000 points and because the actual game is not long, but it does have strong replay value.

If you download this game, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

[Jazzem]

I'll be a little quirky

Chew Man Fu

I'm willing to bet not a single person on this forum had played this game before the VC. I'm one such person who'd never heard of it. But it's proof, if any was needed, that being adventurous with VC purchases and buying games you've never played before can be worthwhile!

It's a wacky, off the wall ball rolling-maze-puzzle game, and a good one at that! You play a role of a female monk (...As always?), rolling four differently coloured balls around several mazes, trying to roll each onto their respectively coloured panel. Along the way are enemies who you can kick a ball you're rolling into, and walls that can be demolished in the same way.

It's a simple premise, but there's surprisingly quite a bit of depth to the game. For example, each ball has it's own advantage when rolling; Black destroys walls with few hits, red kills enemies with few hits, blue bounces against walls quickly and green is a bit of everything. It's things like this, along with the enemies and their thought patterns that put a bit of strategy into the game, making it very satisfying to play

The game manages to keep things varied by always introducing new little mechanics throughout, so repetition is never an issue. It's not bad value for money either, the main quest is 50 or so levels as it is, then there's a second quest to deal with (which implements more difficult maze designs and different graphics for the mazes), a level creator,a two player co-op mode and a two player kickball competition (Though I haven't had the chance to play the two player sadly). Either way, it's been one of my favourite VC releases =) If you're mildly interested or curious about it, or just happen to want something different, download it now!

[Hendo]

As posted in the SNES folder, mine has to be ActRaiser.
Single player only, half god-sim half action-RPG.
Think Sim City simplified with action platform parts very similar to Castlevania. It's one of the best games I've ever played, let alone downloaded.

[mastershake]

I would recommend Streets of Rage 2.

Now most people here probably know enough about this, but basically it's the king if side scrolling beat 'em ups. You can take control of one of four characters, each with their own strengths. You fight through 8 levels of mayhem to the end, with some levels having up to 5 or 6 "sub levels".

The main point of this game is to have fun. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but this game is just plain fun, especially the 2 player mode. Perhaps is the wide range of moves available. Also, you can take friendly fire so to speak, which adds new strategy when playing 2 player. The easy mode is way to super easy, and normal mode is somewhat difficult. the jump here in difficulty really is my only complaint.

Go spend 800 points on this one, you won't be sorry.

[chris_92]

ocarina of time

its a really fun game you have so much to do, there side quests and you can collect heaps of items and weapons, the 3D stunning world is fantastic its just like the real world, it'll get you hooked on the game till you beat it, its a good challenging game for those who want a challenge.

[Jonno]

Argh... this is a real toughie but... I'll recommend.... Super Castlevania IV.
It is the best treasure among a vast sea of poopies! Oh god, I just sound like the dub version of Luffy...

No matter how hard Castlevania IV is, (had it since the very beginning of the Wii and just beat the first level) it is still a great example of a horror game not gone soo very, very wrong, unlike the ultra hard die-after-fifteen-seconds-of-play Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (I'm not bashing the long running series or really this game. Buy it if you want a Contra-ish challenge) or the just plain mediocre Splatterhouse! (sorry Mendez)