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Dec 15 2005
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower Review
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| Summary: A true jewel for Darkstalkers fans!
90
Everyone knows that the quality of the PSP games look somewhat like a combination of the PS1 and PS2 graphics, for example, not as blocky and pixelated as a PS1 game, but not as spiffy as a PS2 game, but THIS game is all around perfect concerning graphics and sound but the controls are a little bit dissapointing.
I remember playing Vampire Savior way back in the mid 90´s when I was a kid, and it´s my favorite 2D fighting game series after Street Fighter. Comparing Darkstalkers: The Chaos Tower to the original arcade versions is like watching the reflection of the arcade game in a mirror, every character sprite is neatly included in the PSP version, the animations in most characters are EXTRAORDINARY fluid. For example, see how fluid Felicia´s or Demitri´s animations are when you have them walking forward or backwards, it´s almost like watching an anime!
The art is simply amazing, there´s a very good balance in the character designs, just imagine Dracula on steroids with a punk hair style, and you have Demitri! BTW, Morrigan is in my list of top 3 video game chicks, so I could say that I am thrilled to know that I can have her in my pocket wherever I go! lol.
The sound is EXACTLY what I hoped for, I fell in love with some of the music in Darkstalkers 3 for the PS1, but I´m somewhat dissapointed that the music in the credits of the original DS3 were left out. Each music clip suits the stages very well, and all of the characters have their own background music carefuly composed to fit their personalities. The sound quality is a lot better when you play this game with headphones.
The controls were my only dissapointment with this game that is almost perfect for any 2D fighting game fan. Doing a fireball motion can give you a sore thumb after defeating about 3 of 4 characters. The D-Pad on the PSP is kinda stiff with this game, and if you could be able to use the PSP´s analog stick with this game, then it wouldn´t be an issue. I´ve always thought that an analog stick and fighting games go hand in hand. Everything else is pretty much Ok, I love pulling off chain combos that go up to 7 or 8 hits with ordinary kicks and punches. Practicing your combos in practice mode is quite possibly one of the most entertaining features in this game.
The loading times could´ve been a bit faster, but you get used to it after a while.
The Chronicle feature will bring tears of joy to anyone who has played the original games. You not only get to see some kickass illustrations in the extras, but as you progress in Tower mode, you´ll gain access to the original intros and endings of every Darkstalkers game so far, and watching the ending of your favorite character over and over again without having to complete the game is just too damn sweet!
But seriously, if you played this game, and you didn´t like it very much, don´t trash it, trade it, blow it up, whatever, because it´s these kinds of games that you´ll miss when you don´t play them after a while.
I would´ve rated this game a 95, but the controls are a problem. This isn´t a perfect game, but Darkstalkers has been one of my favorites for about a decade, so it has a special place in my heart. :-)
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