To quote the great L.L. Cool J:
"Don't call it a comeback."
Or do, because it is.
I'm back for better or worse. That's what I love about retro games, man. I get older, they stay the same age.
Retro(game)spective
Every day Ben “Ben Pack” Pack or one of his brave compatriots will play a retro game, and break it down for you. That’s right, every day. To complain about us eventually missing a day or suggest your own, go ahead and comment below the article, or email us at retrogamefunclub@gmail.com.
2/7/2011
The Game: Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
Either that's a normal sized robot, or it's a giant-killing machine.
Release Year: 1993
Skewes: SNES
So what’s it like: Ah, the Super Scope. The peripheral that some kids know as “that gun whats in that Smash Brothers game.” Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge is a sequel to Battle Clash. Why isn't it called Battle Clash Two or Battle Clash: Falcon's Revenge? Good question, next you're going to ask me if there even is a character named Falcon (there isn't). This game is part super scope shooter, part fighting game, all batshit insane.
Why would anyone want to play a game by pointing things at the screen. It'll never catch on.You play the role of generic blonde anime guy. You have to destroy space robots with your space robot. Why? Because they are SPACE ROBOTS. There's an actual story about some shady force named “Anubis” that is going to destroy Earth, so you have to end up fighting him on the moon, but before you get there you have to travel across earth and fight all the evil crazy robots there. Not crazy enough, you say? Well after you beat Anubis, he reveals he is just a puppet, and you have to fly around the galaxy to fight even crazier space robots on other planets.
Guido? They're giving the cast of Jersey Shore mechs in the future?
The gameplay is typical Super Scope game. You shoot the other space robot to damage it. You can charge your shot and all the enemies have a giant glowing weakspot you can hit for maximum damage. The gameplay isn't what would draw someone to this game, it's the craziness. This game is weird-ass anime at it's finest, with super over the top animations of characters and more “true final bosses” than most games have bosses period. It even has a moral choice at the end! Suck it, Molyneux!
Space robot monkeys are not to be trusted under any circumstances.
Should you go back: No. This game is easily skippable. Look at pictures of it or watch a clip on Youtube.
Should this game be remade: No, but I could see several games like it come to the Playstation Move or Kinect.
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