I swear whenever I see Pocky and Rocky being brought up it's always Pocky and Rocky 2 that's talked about. But looking at other reviews and from feedback I've gotten, it sounds like the first is actually the more revered. I don't know. Part of the problem of playing games like I do is that titles like this that are so short they can be completed in an afternoon, and thus played back-to-back with other games in the series, end up blending together in my mind. Pocky and Rocky 1 and 2 might as well be two halves of the same game, at least that's how my brain has been conditioned at this point.

Unfortunately, this also makes it a little difficult for me to say which I like more, as Pocky and Rocky 2 is really just more Pocky and Rocky. The larger roster of characters is fun to play around with and adds some extra replay value over the first, though, but on the other hand I feel like I enjoyed some of the bosses and later levels of the original more than the sequel. As far as I'm concerned, no one is more right or wrong in their preference between these two games, as they feature the same adorable charm, great character designs, and gameplay.

This is of course my way of justifying that I have no favorite and stand for nothing.