Capcom Classics Mini Mix (Bionic Commando, Strider and Mighty Final Fight)
Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcomp
Genre: Bionic Commando/Strider: Side-Scrolling Shooters; Mighty Final Fight: Action Fighter
Release Date: Fall 2006
This is a biggie! A major release for nostalgia buffs, old school gamers and all those newbies out there. Capcom has ported three of their lost classics NES titles to the GBA! These games may not be the most famous in the world, but most of us older gamers remember how we were thrilled by these titles back when they first came out. Here's what comes in this puppy…
Bionic Commando: It’s a great act of human kindness for Capcom to release one of their best overlooked NES titles. Although this one may not be as well known to the casual gamer, it has a special place in the hart of classic fanatics and I'm sure newer audiences will eat it up. A typical action platformer with a bonus, not only do you get a gun, but you have a super powered bionic arm with a multitude of special abilities. It's unsure if this will be the full Japanese version or the toned down US release. In the original Japanese game you battled a resurrected Hitler and his Nazi army, in the US version you fight Master-D (no not the rapper) and his BADDS army. Bionic Commando has previously been recreated for the Game Boy Classic and Game Boy Color, but both were simplified versions of the original. This is the first time the full game has been released since 1988.
Strider: One of Capcom's early hits. Although this NES port is inspired by the original arcade game it's actually an original all on its own. See what 2D slice-n-dice action was all about before you had to worry about the camera angles and precise aiming in modern 3D games. A perfect fit for the GBA and totally addictive. This one has all the beat-em-up, swordplay, plasma shooting, gravity defying, wall repelling action you could ask for. The original 1989 NES game has been ported once before in 1991 for the Sega Genesis
Mighty Final Fight: Capcom's parody of their arcade hit Final Fight, with superdeformed character counterparts of their realistically designed predecessors, was almost lost in the annals of home gaming history until now. Just as addictive to play as the original arcade game, but with a sense of humor. Its first re-release since the original NES version back in 1991.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
Publisher: Eidos Inc.
Developer: Human Soft Inc.
Genre: platform Shooter
Release Date: Fall 2006
Finally a Tomb Raider game for the Game Boy Advance! Although this is the same Lara Croft as the console counterparts, in this version she isn't the pin-up fodder we're all familiar with. To reach the broader Game Boy audience, Eidos is attempting to make a more family friendly Tomb Raider and tone down some of the more violent and spicy content. Because the GBA platform lacks the capabilities of 3D rendering, they have also changed the gameplay to 2D instead of trying to create a mock-3D environment. The demo shown seems to still be in an early state, but it displayed smooth movement, easy controls, quality graphics, action, puzzles and what should prove to be fun gameplay. Just the early demo was leaps and bounds better than the previous Tomb Raider handheld for the Nokia N-Gage.
