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Oh my god' date=' I can't disagree with you... :eek:[/quote'] Damn straight! I grew up with SNES, it was my fav until I broke down and got an Xbox. I still play it from time to time now. MK I was alright but the controls and flow sucked. MK II fixed all those problems. MK III fell victim to the utterly retarded "combo" thing that Killer Instinct started. If it hadn't had that crap I probably would've played it more and thus enjoyed it. The re-release of MK on the Xbox is alright but ultimately lacking in what MK II was. The controls are wonky too and none of the combos are the same. Beefed up graphics don't make a game better. I should bust out my MK II cartridge this weekend!
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Damn straight! I grew up with SNES' date=' it was my fav until I broke down and got an Xbox. I still play it from time to time now. MK I was alright but the controls and flow sucked. MK II fixed all those problems. MK III fell victim to the utterly retarded "combo" thing that Killer Instinct started. If it hadn't had that crap I probably would've played it more and thus enjoyed it. The re-release of MK on the Xbox is alright but ultimately lacking in what MK II was. The controls are wonky too and none of the combos are the same. Beefed up graphics don't make a game better. I should bust out my MK II cartridge this weekend![/quote'] Killer Instinct was good, it's just that their combo system didn't translate well to Mortal Kombat. SNES is still one of the best systems with one of the greatest game lineups ever, and is miles ahead of Xbox for that. Xbox obviously wins for graphics, but who gives a shit about graphics? I play video games, I don't watch them like movies, a game with good graphics that plays like shit is no different than a hot girl that fucks with the enthusiasm of a tranquilized mattress. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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holy shit even I'm agreeing with you on this one Mike' date=' by far the worst MK game though was MK vs DC whoever thought of that idea should be pushed out of a plane at 30,000 feet without a parachute[/quote'] I'll never get the crossover crap they did. I'm totally at a loss. Marvel did it too, before DC I believe. I don't get why I (or anyone for that matter) would care to see Wolverine fight Ryu or Superman fight Sub-Zero? Stupid idea. My bro-in-law said the DC crossover was cool but you had to play it straight through, you couldn't save and come back. Lame.
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I'll never get the crossover crap they did. I'm totally at a loss. Marvel did it too' date=' before DC I believe. I don't get why I (or anyone for that matter) would care to see Wolverine fight Ryu or Superman fight Sub-Zero? Stupid idea. My bro-in-law said the DC crossover was cool but you had to play it straight through, you couldn't save and come back. Lame.[/quote'] The Marvel vs. Capcom series is awesome, I believe X-Men vs. Street Fighter was before that. The Super Smash Bros. games are somewhat similar, even though all of the characters are Nintendo. I love fast-paced fighting games where strategy wins over button-mashing!
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