Quote Originally Posted by Raistlin
But really, football games get massively better every year. I used to be an avid Street Fighter player, and I can't remember any sequel changes which completely changed the dynamics of the game as much as various changes to simulated sports' games have.

There were enough sequel changes to make the SF games different, such as character balance, normal and special move attributes, and the like, so certain characters will not play the same in the sequels (case in point: Guile and Ryu).

SF has evolved many times over the course of its history, as has the Madden series.

For instance, with every new iteration of SF, Capcom is basically just testing the balance of their games, and testing to see if the game will sell well (which is what they did with the first SF3 and the first SFA).

That way they can listen to player feedback about the games and make them better. I know it sounds funny, but look at the changes between each iteration of, say, Street Fighter Alpha.

Also, the graphic style along with the gameplay style COMPLETELY changes in every SF series. SF1 was the start. It was pretty good, although SF2 whoops it. SF2 was sorta barebones compared to SFA, since SFA had all these added gameplay elements (Alpha counter, lvl 2 and 3 supers, air block).

SF3 moved the series forward yet again, adding parrying, red parrying, dashing, a less abusable throw system, universal overhead moves, EX moves, and more. Not to mention the more beefy fighting system, new characters, and more fluid graphics.

So to say that SF hasn't evolved that much is kind of a hasty comment.




But in your defense, Madden has evolved tremendously, from the first game to the last. For starters, since its first iteration, the game has become more fluid, responsive, and lifelike. The controls have been revamped, and the general atmosphere of the game is more like a football game than the other ones.

Add to that the fact that Madden gets a new feature in each one of its games every year, like the hot-routing Raistlin just mentioned.

I don't have much else to say 'cause I'm not much of a sports game player (but I do own a whole chunk of the Madden lineup).


....I probably just wasted my time typing that since you guys seem to have it all in check now >_>;;


I forgot some more underrated games:

Vectorman (the amount of hate this game seems to receive is incredible :O )

Two Crude Dudes

Pocky and Rocky

Ehrgeiz

Fatal Fury Special

Puzzle Bobble 4

Snowboard Kids 2

Space Station Silicon Valley