Originally posted by trunks218:
<strong>Were their ever any good fighters for the Jag I heard they all sucked.</strong><hr></blockquote>
There are only 4 fighting games for the Jag:
-Fight For Life: This one does suck, its a lame attempt at a 3-d fighter. I think the graphics turned out even more bland and blocky than even Virtual Fighter 1
-Kasumi Ninja: This is a Mortal Kombat clone. It has 2 or 3 good characters, and some really goofy ones (a Scottish guy who lifts his kilt up to throw fireballs at you!). the control is weak, and the game is terribly easy. Blood is the theme, with blood dripping and flying everywhere. Your life meter is a sword, and it drips blood the whole time you play. It does have some neat death moves that keep it at least somewhat replayable. Not bad really, but there is a better fighter, which is:
-ULTRA VORTEK: Another MK clone, but this one matches MK graphically and playability wise. Lots of cool characters, all of which have many special moves, along with fatalities. Most of the moves are reminiscent of any MK game, so MK veterans can easily jump in Ultra Vortek and quickly learn moves and combos. This one is a great fighting game, if you have to get a fighter for the Jag, it should be this one.
-Primal Rage(JagCD): Well, I have this and it looks pretty much like the arcade machine, but I dont think the controls allow for a good gameplay experience. It requires you to use the keypad buttons during gameplay to pull of certain moves. Anyone familiar with the Jag controller knows how inconvenient it is to use that keypad during gameplay. If you have 3 hands, then I would recommend this game.
My must have Jag games are:
-Tempest 2000: cliche, I know, but this game is a hot ticket.
-AvP,Doom,Wolfenstein 3-d: All these old FPS are pretty well done on the Jaguar. There are plenty of codes available for all three games, and besides AvP, the other two are fairly cheap buys.
-WORMS: Not worth it if you have the game on any other format, but if not then this was very well done on the JAG. Rather expensive, and I have a major gripe with the game, it doesn't have a save feature for the options/high scores etc.
-RAYMAN: I agree with the other guy, this is easily the best version of the game on any console. If only all the Jag games could have showcased this kind of color/graphical prowess. Great music, control, graphics, and a save feature!
-Cannon Fodder: Cheap game with lousy 16-bit graphics. But it is a great little tactical combat game, and hard too.
-Also, the two Pinball games on the system are very good for video Pinball games. If you like Pinball, either one is a good buy. PINBALL FANTASIES, and RUINER PINBALL.
You can guess how much money I had. I followed it in magazines, and was sad to hear of its demise even though I never owned one. Now a decade later I have more money than I did when I was 11 (go figure) I really want to pick up one and relive the past. What other games do you reccomend? I remember thinking AvP looked awesome, and reading that Tempest 200O and Rayman (still havent played the original on any system) were excellent.
