In today's article, we have some analysis to get things moving. Tactical RPG Rainbow Skies and twisted Xtreme Sports have their moment of judgment today, and who's to say which one will fly and which one will fall? I mean, except me. After that, there's a ton of new releases and a pretty solid list of new sales to browse through. Let's start the week!
Reviews and mini-views
Rainbow Skies is one of those games that I really know everything about. there were a lot of problems, i still had a lot of fun. The story is about two slices of bread with nothing in between. The writing style gets annoying most of the time. None of the characters are particularly interesting or likable. The combat system is as simple as a turn-based tactical RPG. The enemy AI is pretty bad by the standards of the genre. The world of design is really boring. Sure, it looks good, but what else does it have to offer? Nonetheless, I tried.
But the reason isn't really a mystery. It's a game filled with endless lists of things to check. Side quests, upgrades, monster collecting, exploration, etc. When finished, the game will notify you. You can see your progress on these things anytime in the menu. Coupled with relatively smooth gameplay and some practicality, this series of largely fact-based achievements is enough to keep me going when I just want to unwind with something. I would liken it to a KEMCO RPG, but with much more flair.
Given the reasons for my involvement in the game, I cannot… . Actually I give only a small recommendation. If you're like me and sometimes like to get lost in a game with lots of to-do lists, you might like Rainbow Skies. It doesn't do anything very good and there are definitely bugs, but here's a trick that worked for me and might work for you.
SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5
Xtreme Sports ($9.99)
WayForward was one of those hidden secrets when Salt Mines was still licensed. The developer is quite well known today thanks to its flagship series Shantae and high-profile projects such as River City Girls and Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. Delving into the company's gaming history can be quite tricky. I doubt we'll see remakes of Sabrina: The Animated Series: Zapped! We will see. o Wendy: All kinds of short-term witches. But there's at least one game from the early years before Shantae that's wholly owned by the company, and we can now play it on Switch via Limited Run Games' Carbon Engine. It dates back to 2000 and is Xtreme Sports for Game Boy Color.
Yes, a sports game for Game Boy that focuses on maximum brightness. It might seem like Tude is aging like a glass of milk on a picnic table in the Japanese summer, but there's more to Xtreme Sports than you might think. Instead of taking the Track 'n Field/Epyx Games approach of providing a series of events and presenting them as they are, Xtreme Sports creates a small world for you to explore. Your freedom is limited by the number of medals you have and you earn more medals by completing the challenges set by the characters traveling through the different locations. If you look around carefully, you can find hidden medals as well. Your goal is twofold: win the Xtreme Sports tournament and find out what's going on with the gang called the Bone-Heads. This facility features a collection of fun but limited mini-games.
Every sport is reasonably fun and some are better than others. I don't like road sledding as much as the others and I really enjoyed the surf. But then again, they are all really nice. Usually getting a high score was my favorite challenge, but sometimes finding flags was just plain boring. Inline skating lessons seem designed to move you from place to place. So chasing all the flags involves a lot of frustrating trial and error. The controls work well in all cases, and I think WayForward has made great use of the hardware's limited graphics capabilities. The Carbon Engine wrapper does its job well here, offering solid emulation, a good LCD filter that you can toggle on and off, some aspect ratio options, save states, and a choice of frames. There is also a nice extra section with illustrations and a 3D replica of the original cartridge.
Xtreme Sports is one of those games that the world loves would fly over the world net. Most players. as of release and as a Game Boy Color offering from WayForward, she still tends to live in Shantae's shadow. I'm not sure I'm the only one to change my mind on this, but I can at least back up the many other reviews of this game over the years that there is more to this game than meets the eye. to be seen. If you ever enjoyed an event-based sports game or a good scoring/time attack game, give this one a try.SwitchArcade Score: 4/ 5
Five sports are featured in this game: skateboarding, skating, surfing, skyboarding, and sledding. As usual in these types of games, each of these events essentially unfolds in almost completely different ways than the previous one. However, there are some common items like B. Twitchy Shakes that you can pick up for temporary boosts. All events record your time and score, and some of them even have flags to collect. The challenges ask you to match or exceed the NPC's performance in one or more of these categories. How you play depends on which of these conditions you wish to meet. Each sport has various stages that you may need to memorize to complete certain challenges.
