TwinBee (Famicom/NES) Review

With a recent release on 3DS as a 3D remake, I thought I'd dig out my old copy and play it. Now this was released only in Japan as far as the NES version goes. So don't expect to find it on the flea market or yard sales.

It's a fairly simple shooter, similar to that of Galaga and such. It seems like they were targeting a bit of a younger audience since it's far more colorful, it's easier than most in it's genre, and the game moves at a slower pace. 

It throws some decent ideas like boss fights and such, but it's really too old of an shooter for me to recommend. For those somewhat interested in buying the 3DS 3D remake, I'd advise against it. 

Score: 4 out of 10

Snake's Revenge (NES) Review

While the NES version of Metal Gear was an inferior version of the MSX original, Snake's Revenge was not based on the real sequel Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Instead they just went on their own, and made some stuff up. 

The game is changed a little into a little more action based game. I hear people compare it to Contra, but I wouldn't dare so. 

They do add some stealth game-play elements in there though. Though running and gunning while sneaking doesn't make much sense. 

Even though I was surprised about how close it really was to the old Metal Gear games, it's still pretty awful. The controls are junk, and I coudln't get very far before a search light barely got me or a squad of guards pop-up and gun me to death. I can understand why Konami pretends like this game never existed. 

Score: 2 out of 10

Things I Hate: Metal Gear (NES)

I only heard about this after Metal Gear Solid got huge. I had the sudden urge to find a copy, and man was I disappointed. 

For what it's worth, it's pretty similar to it's 3D sequels for an NES game anyway. Solid Snake sneaks around, shoots stuff, and smokes cigarettes. 

The only problem with that is that's it's pretty hard to sneak around in an NES game. There's a thin line between sneaking and getting caught red handed. It's pretty brutal when it comes to forgiveness. 

Plus the game is inferior to the MSX original (Japan only) with different levels and worse graphics. There wasn't even a Metal Gear, the final boss was a super computer. Yeah, that's scary. 

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3DS Delayed

The game has been pushed back until 2012. No other details are given why. 

Things I Like: Rumble Roses

Though it wasn't the greatest wrestling game ever made, I did like the virtual eye candy. 

But to be fair the fighting mechanics are decent enough for anyone to enjoy.

But you know you played it for the catfights. 

Metal Gear Solid HD Remakes Coming This Fall to PS3 and 360

It's going to have a HD rebuild of Sons of Liberty, Snake Eater, and the PSP original Peace Walker.

My Top Ten PlayStation 2 Games #1: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid 3 wasn't a sequel to MGS2, instead the prequel to the whole series even the NES and MSX games.  You get to play as Big Boss, not some clone or whiny blonde bitch. 

I loved the jungle, forest, mountains, and even the inside areas of Snake Eater. Unlike other MGS games, you really did have a place to hide. So much fun to be had with that too.

The bosses were epic in this game unlike Sons of Liberty. The End is my favorite, where you get to fight this old guy in this huge forest area in a 30 min-1 hour fight of patience. 

I also wished I had online at the time of Subsistence the much better version of MGS3. It had a pretty cool multi player from what I heard, but they were plenty of extras and much better camera in that version. 

My Top Ten PlayStation 2 Games #4: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Metal Gear Soild 2 was actually my first MGS. I got stuck on the bomb freezing part, and then played Twin Snakes on GC, and then came back to this one. 

Playing as Solid Snake was awesome, and I remember how much of a difference there was between the demo of the first PS1 game I played, and the sequel. 

Then you have to play as Raiden, which sucks a bit. The story is fucking goofy, the bosses aren't as memorable as other games, and the whole dejavu thing gets a bit annoying. But as a whole it is a fantastic game, and one of the best on PS2.