Posts Tagged ‘SEGA CD’

Silp Heed, Sil Pheed or Silpheed? The world will never know.

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Platforms: PC-8801, FM-7, MS-DOS, TRS-80 CoCo, Apple IIGS, Mega-CD (Mega-CD version being reviewed)

Genre: Space Shooter

Developer: Game Arts

Date Released: 1986, 1993

VRC Rating: GA (ESRB Rating: E)

Silpheed, a space shoot-em-up, almost like Galaga, but in Full 3D, with a Storyline, and you can move forward and backward. This game is amazing. The game is based in the year 3076, the Earth is under attack. The space craft SA-77 Silpheed is the Earths last hope against the strike from “Zakalite”. Yeah, it sounds corny, but the game is addicting. You get 4 HP from shield, then a Weapon Malfunction, taking your attack down to 1 shot instead of 2, then an Engine Malfunction where you can’t move, then explode if you get hit again. The game is challenging, yet addictive. There are 11 Stages, with a boss at the end of each round, and then you battle “Zakalite”, for earth. The game is amazing, graphics good for the time, and sound is kind of lacking. The ratings:

Gameplay- Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆

Story- Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Graphics- Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆

Music- Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Overall- Overall Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Verdict: The game is a definite keeper

-Travis M

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Genesis/32X/CD, SEGA, Uncategorized, Video Games | No Comments »

Whatcha’ gunna get? A terrible game for the Sega CD entitled Slam City.!

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Platform: SEGA CD-32X, 3DO, PC

Release: 1995

Developer: Digital Pictures

ESRB Rating: T for Teen

I couldn’t even play through the first level. This game is terrible. But anyway, on the the review.

Once again, this game is terrible. Not only is it the traditional Live Action Full Motion Video game we love to hate, but the theme song, (Whatcha gunna get.. Gunna Get respect!), is terrible and the concept is moronic. You play as Ace, some guy nobody knows, and play a basketball game against five people, (Including basketball star Scottie Pippin…? Who’s that?) to gain respect to take home the Girl. The gameplay is horrible as well. Your character takes up half of the screen so you can’t even see where the ball is at. I figured out a way to get it in every time, but still, think about it. Do you want to play something this broken? The controls are Unnatural too. A is shoot when you have the ball, But when the other person has the ball, its A to block and C to try and knock the ball out of his hands. Another thing is that the Sega CD doesn’t even have enough RAM to run the Main Menu. When you score a ball, you get Respect points, whatever they are used for. I haven’t ever beaten any of the levels. If you get a pre-specified ammount of respect points, you get the girl. After you have beaten the 4 players, you get to challenge Scottie Pippin (Who sung the main song), and then I don’t know much afterwards. To summarize, this game is downright terrible. I suggest if you see it, buy it but only if you are a collector of bad games as it will be very rare sooner or later.

Gameplay- Rating: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Story- Rating: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Graphics- Rating: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Music- Rating: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Overall- Overall Rating: ★½☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

-Travis M

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Cream of the Crap, Genesis/32X/CD, Other or Multiplatform, SEGA, Video Games | No Comments »