Caltrops - Reviews





	[quote name="Creexul :("][quote name="1up"]These problems are, of course, crystalized in the final boss battle with Mishima oji-san, Jinpachi Heihachi, possibly the cheesiest boss in the history of fighting games, and certainly the most irritating since Dead or Alive 3's Omega. Armed with, literally, a mouth in his stomach that shoots screen-filling fireballs is only one of the things that makes him a <b><i>chore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</i></b> to play against. Game of the year, 9.5/10, buy it now![/quote] BUT THEN [quote]Never mind that every one of Jinpachi's moves has priority over yours, and that the collision-detection is skewed in favor if him (e.g. his moves hit you from any distance, your moves go through him.) and his unconventional physique.[/quote] And it's only, what, 2005? Please don't try to rush progress, 1up, give fighting game developers time and things like this will be weeded out of the genre. [quote]It's unfair, in a big way, to have to contend with things, during a boss fight, that don't exist in the regular game, like ranged attacks. Throw in bizarrely inconsistent loading times (it occasionally takes <b><i>ages</b></i> to reload the very stage you were just playing on).[/quote] As for "dungeon mode." [quote]Basically, if the tedium doesn't overcome you in the race to the finish line for credits and victory, the boss battles will. As a bonus mode, it's generous, as an actual game, it's broken.[/quote] How can such a godawfully shitty game ever hope to be salvaged? BUT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [quote]But in an ode to the times, <b><i><u><s>Tekken 5 allows for the customization of characters, via purchaseable accessories and ornaments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! H-HOLY....... I MEAN....... JUST.......... THAT....... THAT SHIT IS <font size="+3">SO GOOD</font></i></b></s></u> first pioneered in Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution.[/quote] [quote]Still, it's fun to hook Steve Fox up with a chainsaw to wear on his back, while fighting a Christie, fully emblazoned in Brazilian Carnival gear. At the very least, Tekken 5 is brimming with incentive.[/quote] Yeah, you wouldn't want to, <b>um</b>, be able to, <b>oh I dunno</b>, use that chainsaw in the game? Players would only want to wear such a thing on their back, THAT'S the fun part![/quote]