Una actualización lógica del Windajammers clásico, adaptando a los mandos modernos y dando algunos pasos para mejorar sus mecánicas que caían bastante de cajón.
Los nuevos disparos son muy satisfactorios, la evolución gráfica sublime, algunos nuevos personajes súper interesantes y una gran variedad de tipos de partido que se han incrementado considerablemente.
Una gran "actualización", aunque no deja de ser un poco de lo mismo de siempre, que no es necesariamente malo.
Los nuevos disparos son muy satisfactorios, la evolución gráfica sublime, algunos nuevos personajes súper interesantes y una gran variedad de tipos de partido que se han incrementado considerablemente.
Una gran "actualización", aunque no deja de ser un poco de lo mismo de siempre, que no es necesariamente malo.
Por mecánicas el juego es increíblemente adictivo. Es complejo y te incita a mejorar porque aparte es divertidísimo.
¿El problema? Todo lo demás es aburridísimo, el modo arcade es menos que lo mínimo, no existen lobbies online, y los rematches están limitados a dos. Detalles que matan un juego que ya de por si tiene una audiencia de nicho.
¿El problema? Todo lo demás es aburridísimo, el modo arcade es menos que lo mínimo, no existen lobbies online, y los rematches están limitados a dos. Detalles que matan un juego que ya de por si tiene una audiencia de nicho.
Dotemu haciendo lo que saben hacer, una secuela/remake/homenaje para uno de los mejores juegos de su generación. Tiene todo el feeling del original pero añade suficientes alicientes para considerarla una secuela de pleno derecho, al mismo tiempo que no torpedea ninguna de las bases ya establecidas.
Al online soy penoso.
Al online soy penoso.
I mean, I'm sorry. This isn't a score of quality as much as it is a score of taste, I just didn't really get into this. Maybe there's a lot more depth to be found if I dug harder, but from where I stand I just didn't enjoy this very much. The core loop of the game just wasn't engaging to me at all. I really love the style and something about the simplicity feels very nostalgic, but that doesn't overpower just not loving the game itself.
Likely the best pong clone of all time.
Windjammers feels like it was specifically designed for an arcade setting. It's a game intended to be played in short bursts when you happen to see it next to the Street Fighter cab. Which is what makes 2 a bit of a hard sell. It's simultaneously too deep to be casually fun and too shallow to be worth dedicating any significant amount of time to. I enjoyed the few hours I spent with it, but I don't see myself coming back any time soon.
Windjammers feels like it was specifically designed for an arcade setting. It's a game intended to be played in short bursts when you happen to see it next to the Street Fighter cab. Which is what makes 2 a bit of a hard sell. It's simultaneously too deep to be casually fun and too shallow to be worth dedicating any significant amount of time to. I enjoyed the few hours I spent with it, but I don't see myself coming back any time soon.
Like, it's fucking mad this exists.
My enjoyment simply came down to whether I had people in the room to play against: when I did, it's probably the best thing I'll play this year; in any other setting? It's an exceptional sports arcade title that just lacks enough in its single-player campaign (and I have no time for online play - call me a coward idgaf).
The best thing about WJ2 is how it doesn't fuck around with the formula - if you spent any time with OG WJ you know what you're getting, just with a cleaner presentation, new characters and arenas.
With all this said, I only want to play it when I’ve got an opponent in the room with me - which isn’t all that often.
My enjoyment simply came down to whether I had people in the room to play against: when I did, it's probably the best thing I'll play this year; in any other setting? It's an exceptional sports arcade title that just lacks enough in its single-player campaign (and I have no time for online play - call me a coward idgaf).
The best thing about WJ2 is how it doesn't fuck around with the formula - if you spent any time with OG WJ you know what you're getting, just with a cleaner presentation, new characters and arenas.
With all this said, I only want to play it when I’ve got an opponent in the room with me - which isn’t all that often.
This game is currently in the Humble Choice for May 2023, this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before June 6th, 2022, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
An Arcade Sports game, a sequel to the original.
On Neo-Geo, there was an interesting game called Windjammers where players would fling a disc back and forth to score points. Windjammers 2 came out of nowhere reviving a game that had a cult following. This is like a HD remake of the original, now with online play, and the same arcade mode.
Did you notice I didn’t say they made it better? This feels very much like a remake of the original, and I’m sure fans of both might be able to point to different pieces, such as four new characters and such. However, they also are the target audience. This game doesn’t have a good tutorial, amounting to about 20 static images. The Main game is just a line of battles with three difficulties, where nothing is explained when you reach the bonus games, and online is just play against an opponent and that’s it. The problem is there is enough strategy to the game that it could have used a small tutorial mode, but it’s clear the developer made this a very bare-bones experience, perhaps because if it wasn’t trial and error, it would be even more straightforward.
Pick this up if you want to play a sports game against friends. The computer is way too good at the game, but also, playing through the game against the CPU will only take 30 minutes once you’re good enough. This is meant to be played against other players and online had only 5 players when I started the game. Play this in local mode, or maybe just play something else.
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An Arcade Sports game, a sequel to the original.
On Neo-Geo, there was an interesting game called Windjammers where players would fling a disc back and forth to score points. Windjammers 2 came out of nowhere reviving a game that had a cult following. This is like a HD remake of the original, now with online play, and the same arcade mode.
Did you notice I didn’t say they made it better? This feels very much like a remake of the original, and I’m sure fans of both might be able to point to different pieces, such as four new characters and such. However, they also are the target audience. This game doesn’t have a good tutorial, amounting to about 20 static images. The Main game is just a line of battles with three difficulties, where nothing is explained when you reach the bonus games, and online is just play against an opponent and that’s it. The problem is there is enough strategy to the game that it could have used a small tutorial mode, but it’s clear the developer made this a very bare-bones experience, perhaps because if it wasn’t trial and error, it would be even more straightforward.
Pick this up if you want to play a sports game against friends. The computer is way too good at the game, but also, playing through the game against the CPU will only take 30 minutes once you’re good enough. This is meant to be played against other players and online had only 5 players when I started the game. Play this in local mode, or maybe just play something else.
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Es Windjammers, mas bonito, mas estable y con online, no le podia pedir mas, me ha dado exactamente lo que pedia.
Que si, que ojala una campaña de verdad y no el tutorial glorificado, pero es que no se va a tocar para nada, la gracia de Windjammers no es el single. No puedo esperar a meter 3000h mas a esto con amigos.
Que si, que ojala una campaña de verdad y no el tutorial glorificado, pero es que no se va a tocar para nada, la gracia de Windjammers no es el single. No puedo esperar a meter 3000h mas a esto con amigos.
Non ho esperienza col primo gioco arcade purtroppo, quindi non posso fare un confronto per sapere se c'è stata un'evoluzione interessanto (ho però letto commenti poco lusinghieri). Di per sé, comunque, mi pare abbastanza bilanciato e divertente, sia se giocato con una IA di difficoltà medio/alta che in PvP. Non proprio il tipo di gioco che mi tiene attaccato, comunque
Nettes kleines Sportspiel, das mich sehr an das neue Mario Tennis erinnert hat. Denn ähnlich wie Mario Tennis, fühlt sich Windjammers 2 mehr wie ein fighting game im Gewand eines Sportspiels an. Es gibt reichlich verschiedene Würfe und Kontermöglichkeiten, wodurch das Spiel im Kern Spaß macht, aber manchmal will die Steuerung irgendwie nicht so ganz wie ich will.
Neben dem soliden Gameplay und einem tollen Comiclook hat Windjammers aber wirklich leider garnichts zu bieten. Es ist sehr arm an Features und nach 6-7 Runden gegen einen Freund war die Motivation dann auch schon weg. Nett als Gamepass-Spiel, aber keinen Kauf wert.
Neben dem soliden Gameplay und einem tollen Comiclook hat Windjammers aber wirklich leider garnichts zu bieten. Es ist sehr arm an Features und nach 6-7 Runden gegen einen Freund war die Motivation dann auch schon weg. Nett als Gamepass-Spiel, aber keinen Kauf wert.