Sunday Roundup: 7/28/13

I didn’t actually know this was a remake (or is it just a reimagining?) of an old/classic Sega game until I ran into the original Alien Syndrom while playing a Sega classic compilation. Since then the game has been on my radar and I’m happy to have found it so quickly after finding out I even wanted it. The game is an alien themed shooter that uses the Wii’s motion controls to average results.

I’ve never played Battalion Wars II or the original Battalion Wars on the GameCube, but I have always thought of them both as spin-offs of the Advance Wars series on the GBA/DS. If that analogy holds true, then these should be some excellent strategy games. Seeing as I’ve never heard anything about these games beyond their initial release, I imagine it’s not quite as exquisite as the GBA masterpieces.

Sweet! I didn’t know about this game either until a recent video by a YouTuber guided me towards it. The game is an action game revolving around the player reclaiming their body parts after death. As you get new parts like, say, your eyes, then you can actually see the game in color. It’s a great concept that I really am hoping works well. Also, I found it for the wonderful price of $4: everywhere online is selling it upwards of $20!

Usually I don’t buy games as part of a collection or re-release, seeing as their not the original versions and I don’t collect them. But the price was right, strangely I don’t have any of the included games, and I actually want to play the two racing games. So long story short, I caved. Maybe this will be the start of something new for me… hopefully not. My wallet probably can’t handle it.

One of the original games on the PS3 and a sequel to a late PS2 game, Genji: Days of the Blade is an action that didn’t really do much of anything memorable. But that price!!
I’ve always looked at this game as a sub-par Onimusha series, which is likely what it is and will forever remain.

The two Medievil games on the PS1 have been hard for me to find at the right price. I’ve found both of them a small handful of times over the past years but I’ve never been able to secure them because the price just wasn’t right. So that’s likely why I went ahead and just picked up the PSP remake of the first game. Beyond that, I am actually quite interested in playing this one, and eventually the sequel.

Oh man, the collection is almost complete! Vol. 3 being added to the collection means I’m just looking for Vol. 2, which isn’t too hard to find (or expensive), and the ultra rare Vol. 5. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll run into someone selling the other two volumes for a low price. In which case I’ve successfully managed to complete the series in fantastic condition and at a wonderful price!

Sheep has been on this particular Disc Replay’s shelf for years. I swear each time I go there the number of copies multiplies. So this time there were about five of them, each priced at just $3, so this was the game I received for free (as part of the Buy 5, Get the 6th, free deal). Also, the back of the case has a typo, which is downright unacceptable for a retail title! Or perhaps it’s an inside joke I just don’t get yet…

Man, what a steal for this one! Unlike Sheep up above, there were a few copies of this game available at Game Changers, and each one was less expensive than the other. This particular copy, which was still complete and in good condition, was just $10 while the most expensive was $30!! I snagged it during a 20% off sale, so for just eight bucks, this Atlus game was a no brainer!

Blah, blah, blah, I bought this because I didn’t have it yet for the complete Dreamcast collection.

With Syphon Filter 3, I finally completed the PS1 trilogy. I think I was also able to get the first game for just one dollar, the second for two, and then this one for three. Hmm… I wonder if that’s Square’s strategy with the Final Fantasy‘s…

Another absolute classic for the Sega Saturn, Virtua Fighter 2 was released on several consoles but only the Saturn version retained the actual arcade experience. Interestingly, the box for this version of the game has the “Only on Sega Saturn” seal, yet there are clearly other versions released on other consoles. Perhaps they just meant only this version of the game was available on the Saturn. Whatever. The point is, the classic 3D fighter is now in the collection. Huzzah!