Lyte Edge
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It's out in Asia.
I'm glad I didn't immediately order this like I was about to yesterday and waited to try it out first. Let's get right to it:
+ The game contains Samurai Shodown I-VI. Yes, Tenka has been renamed.
- Samurai Shodown V Special is NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. Not a surprise.
+ SSI-V are completely uncensored. (VI never had blood)
- No language options. This is only really an issue for VI; you can't turn off the awful English announcer.
+ Multiple video options including the original resolution, 4:3, and stretched.
- These DO NOT apply to SSVI. WTF were they thinking; the game is stuck at 4:3 and just looks too scrunched up on the screen.
- The filtering used in the Wii version of SS Tenka looks AWFUL on the PSP screen and cannot be turned off. Looks like a 2D PSOne game emulated on a PC with graphical glitches showing.
+ Media option allows for sound tests, character galleries, and more.
- No arranged soundtracks for I-V.
- Laughable training modes; barely any options available.
- SSVI's frame rate seems slightly off. Not as smooth as the other games.
- In-game move lists for each title.
- Longer-than-expected load times when booting up each game.
- None of the extra modes and options from the home console Tenka are in this version. Incredibly bare-bones.
I wanted to get this mainly for Tenka, since I already have SSI-SSV Special on my CFW PSP. Unfortunately Tenka is less-than-stellar on PSP and without arranged soundtracks or any of the added home console port options, I see no reason to buy this compilation. In Japan Tenka is slated to come out on PSP by itself. Hopefully this will be a different (and better) port, but I am doubtful.
Stick to the SS collections on PS2 and Wii, pass on this one unless you are dying to have SSI-V on the go and don't mind the bare-bones ports.
I'm glad I didn't immediately order this like I was about to yesterday and waited to try it out first. Let's get right to it:
+ The game contains Samurai Shodown I-VI. Yes, Tenka has been renamed.
- Samurai Shodown V Special is NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. Not a surprise.
+ SSI-V are completely uncensored. (VI never had blood)
- No language options. This is only really an issue for VI; you can't turn off the awful English announcer.
+ Multiple video options including the original resolution, 4:3, and stretched.
- These DO NOT apply to SSVI. WTF were they thinking; the game is stuck at 4:3 and just looks too scrunched up on the screen.
- The filtering used in the Wii version of SS Tenka looks AWFUL on the PSP screen and cannot be turned off. Looks like a 2D PSOne game emulated on a PC with graphical glitches showing.
+ Media option allows for sound tests, character galleries, and more.
- No arranged soundtracks for I-V.
- Laughable training modes; barely any options available.
- SSVI's frame rate seems slightly off. Not as smooth as the other games.
- In-game move lists for each title.
- Longer-than-expected load times when booting up each game.
- None of the extra modes and options from the home console Tenka are in this version. Incredibly bare-bones.
I wanted to get this mainly for Tenka, since I already have SSI-SSV Special on my CFW PSP. Unfortunately Tenka is less-than-stellar on PSP and without arranged soundtracks or any of the added home console port options, I see no reason to buy this compilation. In Japan Tenka is slated to come out on PSP by itself. Hopefully this will be a different (and better) port, but I am doubtful.
Stick to the SS collections on PS2 and Wii, pass on this one unless you are dying to have SSI-V on the go and don't mind the bare-bones ports.
