04-15-2014, 09:05 PM
Bust A Groove 2
Not to be confused with Puzzle Bobble's American name, this is the sequel to one of the pre-cursor rhythm puzzle games where you pick a character and win a tournament based on their move set, which can change depending on how accurately you hit the button on the fourth beat. Unlike the prequel, which only changes the performance of the AI, the difficulty merely changes your character's move set (Easy only has arrows, Normal plays like the previous Bust A Groove, and Difficult has you using every button except the shoulder pads). The only downside is the American port took out the endings (though, watching them on Youtube I can kinda understand why).
Bombastic
Yet another sequel to a different puzzle game called Devil Dice. It has story mode, the option to play the original Devil Dice, and some other features which I haven't yet touched in the few years I worked up the gumption to play it.
Frequency
This, I believe, is another pre-cursor to Guitar Hero. Except, instead of using a Guitar, you use the shoulder buttons to knock out a beat. Although Amplitude improved on the gameplay, I have yet to get my hands on it, so I'll continue to stand by Frequency as the more favorable of the two.
Elite Beat Agents/Ouendan series
Just all of them. Ouendan, though, is the first and only series I paid money to get imported from Japan thanks to the original DS' ability to play imports without any extra software, and Ouendan 2 is the better of the two with the ability to play as the Agents and turn off the timing circles. But I still can't hold it as high as the other two games, which is why I chose to include the entire trilogy in this post.
Not to be confused with Puzzle Bobble's American name, this is the sequel to one of the pre-cursor rhythm puzzle games where you pick a character and win a tournament based on their move set, which can change depending on how accurately you hit the button on the fourth beat. Unlike the prequel, which only changes the performance of the AI, the difficulty merely changes your character's move set (Easy only has arrows, Normal plays like the previous Bust A Groove, and Difficult has you using every button except the shoulder pads). The only downside is the American port took out the endings (though, watching them on Youtube I can kinda understand why).
Bombastic
Yet another sequel to a different puzzle game called Devil Dice. It has story mode, the option to play the original Devil Dice, and some other features which I haven't yet touched in the few years I worked up the gumption to play it.
Frequency
This, I believe, is another pre-cursor to Guitar Hero. Except, instead of using a Guitar, you use the shoulder buttons to knock out a beat. Although Amplitude improved on the gameplay, I have yet to get my hands on it, so I'll continue to stand by Frequency as the more favorable of the two.
Elite Beat Agents/Ouendan series
Just all of them. Ouendan, though, is the first and only series I paid money to get imported from Japan thanks to the original DS' ability to play imports without any extra software, and Ouendan 2 is the better of the two with the ability to play as the Agents and turn off the timing circles. But I still can't hold it as high as the other two games, which is why I chose to include the entire trilogy in this post.