Why should I care? Twinkle Star Sprites' pioneering hybrid of shooting game controls and vs. What's this? A cult split-screen competitive shooting game with an aggressively moe aesthetic, developed by the usually-macho ADK for the Neo Geo in 1996 and subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast each player can launch projectiles into their opponent's screen by destroying chains of enemies, and by successfully and repeatedly deflecting enemy attacks the players can trigger player-specific counterattacks and summon bosses, with the goal being to deplete the opponent's life points. Platform: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (worldwide), PlayStation 4 (worldwide, December 11).Useless fact: DDII was originally planned as a more conventional version-up for the original arcade game but the director was able to convince his bosses to allocate budget for additional graphics ROM for new enemy sprites, hence the mix of new-ish enemies and mostly recycled environments. Why should I care? As always, the arcade games probably won't match or exceed your memories of the NES versions but DDII offers a more responsive, balanced and varied experience than the arcade original and arguably represents the peak of the genre before the hegemony shifted with Capcom's Final Fight. What's this? The second of Technos' popular street brawling games, originally released in arcades in 1988, remade for the NES soon after and ported to many other platforms besides experience new moves, smarter revamped enemies and the peculiar front/back attack system as brothers Billy and Jammy attempt to avenge the cold-blooded murder of DD damsel Marian. yet the question that repeats in my head more than any other is, why Rainbow Six? Seriously, why? ARCADE ARCHIVES Another jam-packed selection of new old junk this week, including a product one might have expected would be the marquee item of the holiday season, if not the year unfortunately, it's marred by mediocre emulation, a basic feature suite and a frankly bizarre selection of games and formats.
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