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All in all, this was a weird hybrid that took a few tries to click for me, but I was more than happy once it finally did so, and I feel this is a solid enough time for GBA fans. Definitely has a story you will be surprised by!
If it came in a collection or was more distinct in a way that screamed must-play, I think I could recommend it a lot easier than the middle of the road experience it currently is.
I sure hope you like replaying early stages over and over again to get points to unlock better ships. The inconsistent framerate and changing resolution genuinely does not help here on Switch 2.
I wish there was more to Alien Cat 2, but for the low price and the usual QOL, I think this set is sufficient, even if the word Collection might be stretching things.
Such is the nature of these old licensed games; a lot of them were dull and bad, but some of them might be gems that surprise you, or at the very least satisfy the need of a fan to play something akin to the show that honors the source material quite well.
The key hunting needed to see the entire game might not be your cup of tea though, but if you enjoy the hunt and the desire to revisit stages for better ranks and a higher score, the replay value here is more than enough for this be a great shooting romp. I just really wish that Key nonsense wasn’t required to unlock all the stages, as then this game would be even better.
Do not buy this remake, and do not expect to have them fix it in case they end up treating it like other games they promised to patch and never did. From how shoddy everything feels across the board here, I’m honestly struggling to see just how they could fix this to make it up to the quality of Dimensions EX without scrapping the whole thing and starting from zero.
The extra Taito Gallery unlocks are what I’d argue would normally be worth 100%ing all the levels and squeezing some extra time out of the game for those not into scoring, but with their descriptions broken it makes obtaining them rather pointless, and I’m kinda stunned they still haven’t been fixed by now.
If you’re a Telenet completionist you’ll probably want to pick this up, and the QOL makes it the most playable version by far, but even the improved version here isn’t enough to fix the multitudes of ways Traysia is one of the most boring RPGs I’ve ever played in my entire life. If you are a Switch 1 owner stuck with the less powerful fast forward speeds, I am so sorry for you.
In conclusion, the Earnest Evans collection is as comprehensive of a collection as this trilogy of games will ever get, for better or worse.
When most of the package are typical licensed games with licensed games quality to them, this ain’t a strong enough superhero team.
Definitely a solid bundle of retro Disney fun, but I really wish this still didn’t have some of the clunk from the first time around.
A pretty miserable anniversary celebration that treated an otherwise great developer dirty.
Ultimately, Bubsy is a franchise that definitely started OK-ish during a mascot boom and was made by a real passionate team, but every subsequent entry got worse and worse, or had a major flaw that made the rest of the game sink like a damaged ship.
It still has some fun parts and is a decent time if you want to scorechase for yourself, but compared to the magnificent Crush series, or even Rare’s own Pinball NES games, Dino Land is way behind the rest of the pack.
Scurge Hive is a decently fun time, with the rewind feature helping to mitigate the otherwise infuriating platforming that drags down a game that’s otherwise pretty solid for a GBA action game.
The chaining mechanic is great fun, the bosses are enjoyable to fight, and the simplicity of the matter is what really makes the game a pretty fun romp.
Sadly, when you are having to deal with the same game four times, it can feel a little tedious for a steep price, and I can’t help but wonder if Street Racer would have been better mixed in a collection with some other Vivid Image titles.
All in all, Risky Revolution is still a decently fun time for Shantae fans, but as a GBA kid I felt the overall experience could have been so, so much more than the weird chimera I played.
When most of the game is super authentic to the PS1 original, it just makes no sense to me for a lot of other aspects to be so grossly wrong. Add in the lack of anything like online leaderboards, and this while this was still a lot of fun for me to revisit, it ain’t the treatment R-Type Delta deserved.