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Bonk 3 |  |
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| Bonk 3 carries on the series' tradition of great platforming and memorable humour. Here the ability to grow and shrink, as well as a 2-player feature were added to the mix. In my opinion this is probably the weakest of the three Bonk games on the 'Engine, the level design doesn't quite feel a focused, or pacey as it did in its predecessors, and the grow/shrink idea never really feels like its properly explored to its fullest. In the end its probably the 2-player mode that is the most welcome new addition, as its very cool to be able to play through the game with a friend in tow. | |||||
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Power League 93' |  |
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| Some may recognise the series by the title "World Class Baseball" which is what the original game was renamed when released in the US. Well, Hudson continued their Baseball series for many updates in their native country, none of which were released elsewhere, and this is one of the better ones that I've played, with more variation to player appearance and improvements to CPU player AI. A very respectable Baseball game for a system not known for its sports titles. | |||||
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Cratermaze/Doraemon |  |
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| This is a fun, unassuming maze style puzzle game where the aim is to collect all the treasure in each stage. The game is an update of an old arcade game called Heiankyo Alien, monsters roam about the levels trying to kill you, and you dispatch them by first digging pits, and then filling them in after the monster is trapped. At first I was worried that the game was a little too sedate, but I found hard mode to be much more engrossing overall. | |||||
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Don Doku Don |  |
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| This is a 2-player single-screen platform game reminiscent of games like Bubble Bobble. Here you hit enemies with a hammer and them throw them at each other to defeat them. The game is fun (especially with two players), and the boss fights are also well done and memorable. | |||||
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Final Soldier |  |
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| This is generally considered the weakest of the three "Soldier" games on Hu-Card, and I'd generally have to agree with that. The game just doesn't really do anything to make it stand-out from its other siblings, with the presentation and set-pieces not up to the standard of Soldier Blade, and the weapons and levels not quite as memorable as those found in Super Star Soldier in my opinion. The game kind of comes across as "more of the same" overall, but when the pedigree is this high to begin with you still end up with a very fun, and very competitive shooter. | |||||
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Super Dodgeball |  |
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| Made famous by the very fun port on the NES, this Japan-only version managed to end up a lot closer to the arcade original, not suffering from the NES version's noticeable flicker and cut-down team numbers. Here you get a very over-the-top version of Dodgeball where the focus really isn't on realism. On top of the normal rules and moves, characters here also get super-moves which do much more damage, and players will often hit the opposition so hard they go careening off the court! Overall Its just a whole lot of fun that doesn't take itself too seriously. | |||||
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Chew Man Fu/Be Ball |  |
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| Chew Man Fu is a puzzle game where the goal is simply to push the coloured sphere's around the screen onto their colour-coded bases, you can also shove the spheres forwards with force to deal with enemies, as well as bash through fences. The premise works well and the game is fun, there's a lot of levels and a welcome 2-player option. | |||||
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Final Match Tennis |  |
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| The best Tennis game on Hu-Card, and definitely one of the best sports games available on the system. Final Match Tennis is simply a very playable Tennis title with fun multiplayer options and a good selection of different moves. | |||||
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Bomberman 93' |  |
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| For anyone not familiar with the series, Bomberman is a game where you walk about dropping bombs and collecting power-ups, the aim is to kill the other players before they kill you (or you accidentally blow yourself up). The games are mainly known for providing some of the best multiplayer fun available, and this, one of the most popular Bomberman games of the period doesn't disappoint. So why's the placing so low do you ask? well, in my personal opinion the 94' edition makes this largely redundant, though to be fair this has more than its fair share of fans itself, many of whom disagree. | |||||
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Twin Cobra |  |
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| A Toaplan classic, Twin Cobra has you flying over land and sea in an attack-helicopter dispatching the enemies and slowly building up a huge arsenal of power-ups. The game does show its age a little in comparison to the later vertical shooters on the system, but that Toaplan playability is there in spades and shines through as always. | |||||
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