Any other games like Assault Suits Valken?

[The Coop]

Assault Suit Leynos 2 (Saturn)
Iron Blood (PC)

[Snake]

I never heard of this game, but I see the US version is available on Virtual Console. I assume it's worth the $8 if you're asking around about similar games?

I think it's worth it, though to be honest I just use emulators. Solid gameplay and a decent challenge compared to many SNES platformers. I also like mech games where the robot/suit seems heavy and clunky. I'm aware that the story is edited in the US release but I personally don't care too much about that.

The Astro Port guys obviously liked it since the suit in their game is a near-replica of the Valken/Cybernator one.

[beam]

On the doujin front there's also :

Freeware :

Armored Suits GunValken




Gigantic Gear



Gun Arms




Paid :

Peace Breaker by the circle who made Near Fantasy Space, the Fantasy Zone doujin shmup.




Dread Lock

[Obiwanshinobi]

Just played Final Zone on Kega Fusion and it reminded me of Wolf Team's own Granada (similar controls, it was also a computer game etc.), except Final Zone at least here and there runs at more than 30 fps. Perhaps Kega Fusion will allow you to get rid of the framerate drops. It's a very slick game, despite the drab colour palette and choppy animations, gets the Japanese mecha folklore right. The music is certainly above average.
Moreover, Assault Suits Valken for the PS2 isn't even half as bad a game as the internet people tend to claim. Actually I think it's pretty good. It just seems to be suffering the misfortune of its small print's majority being purchased by angry people.
Also, Final Zone makes me wonder how on Earth Konami managed to screw the Project Overkill controls this bad. Just how exactly difficult is to make the dude go UP when I pres UP on a joypad? Final Zone, quite astonishingly, coupled this feature with the isometric view successfully six years before Project Overkill came out.

[rancor]

Armed Seven is a bit like it. More shmup, but elements of ASV. Free demo on my site.

[Ed Oscuro]

Just played Final Zone on Kega Fusion and it reminded me of Wolf Team's own Granada (similar controls, it was also a computer game etc.), except Final Zone at least here and there runs at more than 30 fps.

Granada is also on the X68000, and might be more enjoyable there.

[Snake]

beam and rancor, thanks for the links!

[Obiwanshinobi]

Granada is also on the X68000, and might be more enjoyable there.

Yeah, I thought so. I've just yet to break the ice of emulation.

[rancor]

Just wanted to let everyone know that Gigantic Army is finally out, up for sale on my site, and it is bitchin'.

[Obiwanshinobi]

You might want to bump that thread.

[Skykid]

Anyone know which Wolf Fang port is better, Saturn or Playstation?

[Obiwanshinobi]

The rumour has it that the PSX port has got less slowdown. I didn't notice any. Not that either platform should choke on this game.

[TrevHead (TVR)]

Ive noticed that allot of NCS Masaya games are getting mentioned recently. Its good to know im surrounded by so many ppl with good taste

[drauch]

Me and a buddy started playing Metal Warriors just the other night. I've had it for awhile, but just now started playing it seriously. I'm really enjoying it. Makes me definitely want to sticky this thread and get into such games a little more...

[Ed Oscuro]

Me and a buddy started playing Metal Warriors just the other night. I've had it for awhile, but just now started playing it seriously. I'm really enjoying it. Makes me definitely want to sticky this thread and get into such games a little more...

Did you get it for eBay prices or are we talking emulation?

[drauch]

Me and a buddy started playing Metal Warriors just the other night. I've had it for awhile, but just now started playing it seriously. I'm really enjoying it. Makes me definitely want to sticky this thread and get into such games a little more...

Did you get it for eBay prices or are we talking emulation?

Actually one of my best video game finds. Got it for 2.99, mint condition at a local video game shop. That kind of stuff doesn't happen to me too often...

[linko9]

Not really the same genre, but Iwanaga is pretty damn good, and somewhat similar I guess

http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/itako-rider/game.html

[Obiwanshinobi]

Rather unlike Assault Suits Valken, but Psycho-Nics Oscar has got nice looking mecha design and solid gameplay. The arcade flyer suggests there is a bloke inside that thing. I like its gentle, washed out yet rich colour palette. Impressive shading all around.

[Ken74]

Hi to everyone,
I would like to report about a new mecha game that i have found online.
It's called BAD Battle Armor Division, it is developed by Crian Soft.
http://www.criansoft.com/eng/BAD.html
They have recently released a video on youtube very interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8P5HJVM ... r_embedded


Bye guys

[Aleksei]

http://www.amazon.co.jp/同人PCソフト-STEEL-S ... B00GD67I9Q

Steel Strider baby!