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Message: [QUOTE="BrawlMan, post: 406009, member: 908684"] [I]Ristar[/I] is a great playing and looking platformer that has aged well. [I]Earthworm Jim[/I] is always best on Genesis, aside from the PC and Sega CD versions. [I]Splatterhouse 2[/I] and[I] 3 [/I]are the best horro themed brawlers on the system. I prefer the simplicity of the second game though. [I]Street Fighter II: Champion Edition[/I] plays like the arcade and superior soundtrack to either SNES version of [I]Champion/Hyper Fighting[/I]. For a simple console only 1991 brawler,[I] Streets of Rage 1[/I] still holds up well enough. Especially compared to what came out either before or during that same year. Or even compared to brawlers that came out afterward on Genesis and especially SNES. [I]Streets of Rage[/I] didn't have the best looks, nor animations, but still look good and has between decent and good presentation. The soundtrack is still godlike, and put Yuzo Koshiro on the map! What's amazing is how the in-house team at SEGA got creative with their game with such a limited budget. The game is [I]Final Fight [/I]style, but there are some minor[I] Golden Axe [/I]elements on how you fight the enemies and how their AI works. With [I]Double Dragon[/I] style level design. Not every level is a flat plane. You got either environmental hazards, bottomless pits, and the outside elevator in the next last stage. In the last stage, you actually go from right to left. Weapon variety is on point and is bigger than most early SNES brawlers like [I]Final Fight, Rushing Beat 1/Rival Turf,[/I] or[I] Sonic Blast Man[/I]. Where there are only the three weapon types, weapons barely show up and are minor distraction at best, or none show up at all. With two out of the three games being one player only. In [I]Streets of Rage[/I], you get knives, pipes, bats, beer bottles, and pepper shakers. You read that right. and they're all decently powerful. Though knives are most powerful, if you know how to use them properly. This game is one of the first brawlers to have a dedicated input for back attacks. So that way enemies can't sneak up on you, nor have to waste time turning around. Also, one of the first where you can break out of a back grab via pressing forward and attack. You'll either do a forward kick, if there is another enemy getting to the front of you, or throw the punk grabbing you from behind. Another first for brawlers, [I]SOR [/I]is the first console brawler to have dedicated tag team moves/throws. Though technically,[I] The Simpsons Arcade [/I]game beat it to SEGA first, if we're going by arcades. Still amazing this little game accomplished so much on the first outing. The game's biggest weakness are three leads play similar to each other. They do have different attacks, strengths, speeds, and jumps, but they all share the same suplex input. Making them somewhat less unique against each other. They do have different forward throws with Blaze having the longest throws, and the best for levels 4 and 7. The sequels would improve on all of these fundamentals and play styles. Leading to the best brawler ever made on the Genesis to beat nearly anything rivaling on the SNES. [/QUOTE]

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