Posted by bedroomcoder on Aug 7, 2010 20:27 (Aug 7, 2010 20:27)
5 Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master The best game in the series, Shinobi III is an awesome, epic action platformer. Breathtakingly beautiful and tough to beat, it's one of the best platformers on the Mega Drive.
4 Castlevania Bloodlines A classic Castlevania adventure for the Mega Drive, this game was heavily censored when it came to Europe and the US (boo!). Nonetheless it's a fine entry in a strong series, and well worth a go. Provided you don't mind the legendary Castlevania difficulty!
3 Gunstar Heroes Treasure were geniuses. We would have put Dynamite Headdy in this top 10 if it weren't so mind-bendingly crazy. Marginally more sane (only marginally, mind) is their seminal platform shooter Gunstar Heroes. A brilliant, tough, inventive game - there's something new around every corner. If you've got a Mega Drive, you need this game...
2 Streets of Rage 2 The best Streets of Rage game, and possibly the best scrolling beat-em-up ever. It improved on the original in every way possible, with better special attacks, longer levels and much more variety. The slightly dingy graphics of the original have been overhauled too, and the whole package just feels right...
1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 There were a fair few Sonic games on the Mega Drive, but for our money this one's the best. It added so much to the series - Tails, two-player, Super Sonic. The design is also better, so the levels are more enjoyable and intuitive. No wonder it's the best-selling Sonic game, and the best-selling Mega Drive game, as well as being our best Mega Drive game of all time!
Crazily enough I disagree with most on this list, would have kept Sonic 2 and Streets of Rage 2 though but would have made room for Toejam and Earl, Road Rash, Street Fighter 2: Championship Edition, Desert Strike, Golden Axe, Speedball 2, Castle of Illusion and Flashback.
My first console was the Playstation, but I remember how much I drooled over 16-bit console games when I was a teenager! I still think that 16-bit console era was the best period for videogames, and among my deepest wishes there's aldo possessing a Megadrive and lots of games for it!
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