A classic Capcom beat-em-up that has just about all the same shortcomings as Final Fight, but its personality and expanded vision helps it stand out.
For one thing, the perspective of the game is noticeably farther, making the stages bigger and easier to see the enemies coming to better-plan your next moves. It also allows up to 4 players, but unsurprisingly this leads to pure chaos where you barely have any idea what's going on half the time.
I also like the surprising amount of violence the game has. Using the various characters, you can burn your enemies alive, turn them into bones, or even slice them in half! It makes the knock-outs more gratifying when they unexpectedly receive a brutal death. Even your own characters can be split in half from blade-wielding enemies! That's awesome.
Captain Commando has a lot of 90s Superhero charm to go around, and has a unique taste to it as well. I'm surprised they never really tried to capitalize on the style this game provided outside of guest appearances.
For one thing, the perspective of the game is noticeably farther, making the stages bigger and easier to see the enemies coming to better-plan your next moves. It also allows up to 4 players, but unsurprisingly this leads to pure chaos where you barely have any idea what's going on half the time.
I also like the surprising amount of violence the game has. Using the various characters, you can burn your enemies alive, turn them into bones, or even slice them in half! It makes the knock-outs more gratifying when they unexpectedly receive a brutal death. Even your own characters can be split in half from blade-wielding enemies! That's awesome.
Captain Commando has a lot of 90s Superhero charm to go around, and has a unique taste to it as well. I'm surprised they never really tried to capitalize on the style this game provided outside of guest appearances.