The games below will certainly satisfy that itch. It does not take long to see everything Rift Apart has to offer, though, and you may be looking for something similar after going through it. It is the tightest the series' gameplay has ever felt, looks gorgeous, and also has superb writing weaving together whit and heart. Updated on June 7th, 2022, by Jason Wojnar: It has been almost a year since Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart came out on PlayStation 5 and it remains one of the best exclusives for Sony's most recent console. These might not strictly be the same in gameplay, but won’t have any difficulties in making a fan out of you due to the quality to be found here. Still, that doesn’t mean you don’t have similar options, and there are certain titles that need to be explored for those that enjoy the Ratchet & Clank experience. RELATED: Things You Didn't Know About Ratchet's Species, The Lombaxes In fact, only a few other games evoke the same sense of platforming quality and quirky humor that this series is known for. It’s also worse value than retro compilations that released within weeks of the Wonder Boy Collection, when set side-by-side against the cheaper and more complete Pac-Man Museum+ and the superior extras in Sonic Origins.The Ratchet & Clank games might have exceeded the number of entries that one might have predicted back in the day, but you can’t accuse them of being unoriginal. If you flash back to a concern exacerbated from our Turrican Flashback review, Wonder Boy Collection’s paltry four titles puts pressure on retro gamers to question its value for money, because it omits series defining titles and key console ports when compared to the more expensive Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection from Strictly Limited Games - which has sold out of its 2,000 PS4 retail copies. 1994’s Monster World IV is especially a highlight, as a faster moving 2D action adventure platformer with beautiful pixel art. The gameplay is better balanced in the Wonder Boy Collection’s two Mega Drive games, including Wonder Boy in Monster World from 1991. Apart from the first Wonder Boy, this running theme of mild RPG mechanics influences three quarters of the games in this single player compilation.ĭistinctly, the collection’s first two games were designed as arcade coin munchers, so later levels in both have unfair difficulty spikes, cheap hits, and infuriating platforming gameplay that has aged poorly, despite being synonymous with the mid-1980s Ghosts ‘n Goblins era. The second arcade game in this selection is 1987’s Wonder Boy in Monster Land, which was ambitious due to expanding into light RPG gameplay design, with you visiting town shops to buy items, improving your weapons, armor and shield, plus uncovering secret areas. In Retro Gamer Issue 124’s ‘A Westone Retrospective’ feature, Westone co-founder Ryuichi Nishizawa stressed that he wanted to create a feeling of pressure for the player when developing 1986’s arcade game Wonder Boy - the first of four retro games in Bliss Brain Corporation’s Wonder Boy Collection, which compiles two arcade and two Mega Drive/Genesis titles from this side-scrolling platforming series.ĭeveloped by Escape before its Westone age, and set in the stone age before the release of prehistoric platform games like Bonk’s Adventure and Caveman Ninja, Wonder Boy’s tension is built by a constantly time decreasing health bar, which is topped up by collecting snack food, as well as a skateboard power-up that tests your reflexes with fast auto-scrolling platforming.
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