Waku Waku 7. I absolutely love this game.

I came across this by chance and the presentation just blew me away. In the land of fighters, there's nothing else like it. You're welcome to beat the tar out of your opponent amidst colorful backdrops and cheery music. And even though the game only comes with seven characters (one less than the original Street Fighter II), they're all charming, eye-catching and loads of fun to play.

The unique presentation and inventive roster really won me over and I could gush about this game all day. I love recommending this game for friends to try out, fans and non-fans of fighting games alike. It's definitely worth a try if you're looking for an obscure gem that never gets enough praise!

Grim Adventures is a wacky Cartoon Network original that's the brainchild of one Maxwell Atoms. The premise involve two kids who end up befriending the Grim Reaper after he loses to them in a game of limbo, and now he's forced to live as just a regular guy in their small town, Endsville.

The format the developers chose to represent Grim Adventures comes out of left-field. Instead of being a traditional single-player adventure game, it's a janky 3D fighter reminiscent of Power Stone. Really odd.

The game has some adorable quirks, like with the cutscenes which do well in capturing the humor of the series. Plus, the stage transitions between matches are nice. However, if you aren't a fan of the show, you're really not getting a lot of mileage out of this one.

If you're not a fan of the show, you won't get a lot of mileage out of this game.

Playing Tekken 2 after having played a later game in the series a day before can lead to a trip. Sidestepping like how we're encouraged to will lead to your character looking like a spaz in this game. Throws do much crazier damage. Everything's a lot more footsie-oriented. The list goes on. This can really lead to the purest form of "hit-and-run" type of fighting, especially when coupled with the frustrating AI.

However, even with all of those innate differences and with Namco not discovering those in-game staples yet, it doesn't take anything away from Tekken 2 as a whole. Even if you can count the polygons on every character model and bemoan their stiff movement, this game is still top-notch when it comes to presentation.

The music is mesmerizing, the stages are grand and the characters themselves, though more reserved in concept compared to Tekken 3's, exude a lot of charm. It's very much an early '90s product in the best way possible.

Whether this game holds up mechanically in 2024 is up for debate - but as a work of art? Tekken 2 is timeless.