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Gunstar Heros (Genesis) Review

By Rin4ku

Console:     Sega Genesis
Game Name:  Gunstar Heros
Developer:  Treasure
Number of Players: 2 (Co-Op)
Pros:  Co-Op mode, Variety of Weapons
Cons:  Too Short
Games Like It:  None


This game (In My Honest Opinion) is one of the best games "EVER!"
It has a great action system with a huge variety of weapons,  a great multi player system, and a huge variety of gameplay and styles.

Gameplay-
The gameplay is great for this game. I love it, my friends love it, I'm sure you'll love it. The game has 4 elements (Elements are used for your gun); those elements are: Fire (Short distance but continuous, Close range, Very High Damage), Chase (Attacks closes enemy and continues to attack until it dies, Weak damage), Rapid (Self-explanatory, High damage) and Laser (Like Rapid, but goes thru enemy and hits other targets, Medium Damage). The game then has 2 characters to choose from: Male/Free-shot (Runs and fires at the same time), Female/Fixed-shot (Stands still while firing, able to fire in all 8 directions). and it has your variety of close range attacks and throws. Enemies come at you in the screen and are easily killed (But they continuously swarm on you). and the bosses are just a blast to fight (Even on Co-Op)

Graphics-
Graphics are wonderful!.. I enjoy the background as it is wonderfully colored. and the sprites are detailed!... and the bosses look wonderful... yet, it has nothing really special, as you can see it in most SNES games :-/

Sound-
Music is Ok, and the sound effects is great, but that one M.Bison look-a-like's laugh is horribly annoying!.. But everything else is great in this game!

Replay Value-
This is another big thing about this game, its replay value is high! You just wanna play it over and over again because of a certain stage, Its a great multi-player/party game, and so many possibilities and styles to learn!
 

Graphics:

The graphics are great for a Genesis game... But it won't sum up to an SNES game.

8

Sound:

Sounds and Music are great... just repetitive.

9

Game Play:

This game is a blast!  You'll wonder how the people at Treasure came up with such a perfect combat system!

9

Replay Value:

Whether your home alone or trying to save the world with your friend, You'll be playing this until your Genesis burns out.

10

Overall:

Pick this game up! One of the best action games ever made in gaming history.. and In my honest opinion... It still is!

9.0

                                                 

 

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