It disgusts me how underrated this game is. Most people will see this on the NSO service, play it for a bit, say "yeah that pretty good" and go play something else. Please don't. This is genuinely one of the best games the NES has to offer.
The gameplay itself is similar to Ninja Gaiden, with a few on-the-rail shooter and driving levels, and they're all great. Really, my only flaw is that there aren't enough of the non NG stages, but it doesn't matter too much since the main stages are fucking good.
I would go as far as to say this game is better than Ninja Gaiden, mostly because of the lack of bullshit. Detective Hart can basically do anything, he has complete range of his jump, he can walk while ducking, and he has 3 weapons, a Laser Stick (i have no clue what it is), a gun, and grenades. The level design is structured in a way that you'll be using all of them frequently.
The difficulty is completely fair, there's no being sent back to 6-1 BS, the gameplay is fun, and imo, its a Top 3 NES game. Do NOT miss out on this one.
Also, who can forget those cheesy 80's action movie cutscenes?
The gameplay itself is similar to Ninja Gaiden, with a few on-the-rail shooter and driving levels, and they're all great. Really, my only flaw is that there aren't enough of the non NG stages, but it doesn't matter too much since the main stages are fucking good.
I would go as far as to say this game is better than Ninja Gaiden, mostly because of the lack of bullshit. Detective Hart can basically do anything, he has complete range of his jump, he can walk while ducking, and he has 3 weapons, a Laser Stick (i have no clue what it is), a gun, and grenades. The level design is structured in a way that you'll be using all of them frequently.
The difficulty is completely fair, there's no being sent back to 6-1 BS, the gameplay is fun, and imo, its a Top 3 NES game. Do NOT miss out on this one.
Also, who can forget those cheesy 80's action movie cutscenes?
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@RedBackLoggd Yeah, ninja gaiden's level design is also a bit harder, but the main reason it's remembered to be so hard is because of act 6 and being sent back to 6-1 if you die on any of the final bosses
Ah, interesting to learn.
RedBackLoggd
15 days ago