NOTE: This is a review of the SNES version of the game which is a completely different game from the Genesis version (and much better quite frankly).
Jumping into this right after playing the atrocity that was the Genesis version of Sparkster was the most liberating feeling. This is exactly the true sequel Rocket Knight adventures deserves.
Everything we loved about RKA adventures and more is here. The controls, the graphics, the gameplay. It all feels like an enhanced version of RKA. There is also a cool new air spin move which allows you to cancel rocket boosts at any time, which in turn allows you to go crazy.
The big new difference between Sparkster (SNES) and RKA besides the console obviously is the level design. RKA had great setpieces and bossfights, but the level design was fine. In Sparkster, the level design is more thought and fun, with the compromise that there are less setpieces than RKA. It's not an improvement or a setback, it's more of a give an take sort of thing. I would've loved seeing more setpieces though.
The bosses are still the best part of this series and Sparkster (SNES) delivers on that front. Overall a good time and in my opinion a great and improved sequel to Rocket Knight Adventures.
If you loved the original RKA, you will definitely love Sparker for the SNES as it feels like a proper continuation and extension of the original.
This is straight up one of the best games on the SNES, so if you are a retro gaming fan and haven't played RKA (Genesis) and Sparkster (SNES), you are doing yourself a disservice by not trying these out.
Jumping into this right after playing the atrocity that was the Genesis version of Sparkster was the most liberating feeling. This is exactly the true sequel Rocket Knight adventures deserves.
Everything we loved about RKA adventures and more is here. The controls, the graphics, the gameplay. It all feels like an enhanced version of RKA. There is also a cool new air spin move which allows you to cancel rocket boosts at any time, which in turn allows you to go crazy.
The big new difference between Sparkster (SNES) and RKA besides the console obviously is the level design. RKA had great setpieces and bossfights, but the level design was fine. In Sparkster, the level design is more thought and fun, with the compromise that there are less setpieces than RKA. It's not an improvement or a setback, it's more of a give an take sort of thing. I would've loved seeing more setpieces though.
The bosses are still the best part of this series and Sparkster (SNES) delivers on that front. Overall a good time and in my opinion a great and improved sequel to Rocket Knight Adventures.
If you loved the original RKA, you will definitely love Sparker for the SNES as it feels like a proper continuation and extension of the original.
This is straight up one of the best games on the SNES, so if you are a retro gaming fan and haven't played RKA (Genesis) and Sparkster (SNES), you are doing yourself a disservice by not trying these out.