tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535660272384262116.post1417323117865286402..comments2023-07-16T04:21:14.376+01:00Comments on Fishsta's Retro Zone: Arcade - Operation Wolf 3Fishstahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07513950894813410813noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535660272384262116.post-89968249765563245282014-12-04T10:38:55.007+00:002014-12-04T10:38:55.007+00:00What is this crap? I just tried Wolf, TB, and 3 fo...What is this crap? I just tried Wolf, TB, and 3 for the first time ever and I can't help but feel that 3 is the best. I was already getting red flags from the bizarre suggestion that Thunder Bolt was anything but Wolf cranked up to 11.<br /><br />It doesn't really play that differently, seeing as 90% of lightgun games descend from Wolf to begin with. I actually kinda like that it plays more like Virtua Cop, because Taito didn't exactly have a game like that, and because it's a somewhat better concept. The game is a LOT less brutal to start than the first two, which is a really big deal.<br /><br />The (stereo)typical ragging on digitized sprites is probably at its worst here, seeing as MK is literally the same implementation (and multiple times at that). People happening to like the game has nothing to do with the graphics themselves, which work just as well in here as they do in MK.<br /><br />Complaining about gameplay mechanics for being "unrealistic" is silly when you're comparing this to a game where you shoot things to pick them up and where animals are loaded. Said gameplay change is also a large part of why the game is less insane. There's really not a lot more to say about this.<br /><br />Just from playing scene 1, it's as long as two levels combined from Wolf or TB, so your accusation of short levels is also extremely strange. The bosses and the bonus levels are further pluses. Even small mistakes like your claim of three life bars when your own screenshots show five (which is the default) are worth mentioning when this article is taken in full. Oh, and please remember that Wolf/TB *need* those incredibly durable energy bars (which, by the way, is even more unrealistic than the five hits you get here)<br /><br />This game reminds me a lot Darius Gaiden and Elevator Action Returns, two other long-awaited sequels produced around that time (actually, all three games were released in 1994!). It should be put up there with those games, not bashed on by weirdos who despise a few changes and despise digitized graphics above all else.<br /><br />You even let me close with another seemingly small mistake: "THE TOWER OF THEM" isn't even Engrish. There are *much* better picks for Engrish in this game (such as the scene *3* name), so please pick one of those.G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786441023997056002noreply@blogger.com