Though technically arcade perfect, the thing that really holds this game back from being truly excellent is having to play it on the awkward Dreamcast controller. With the PS2 not quite out, and both the PSOne and the N64 on their last legs technology wise, the Dreamcast was the perfect fit for Capcom’s blazing fast 2-D fighter that pitted their roster of characters against Marvel’s super heroes for the first time. The “Vs.” games were always played best on a Sega console, however ask anyone what 32-bit system they played them on and nine chances out of ten they’ll say PSOne over the Sega Saturn. Still, if you are a fan of the character and have a friend along for the ride, there’s a huge roster of characters to unlock and taking a nostalgic trip back to a simpler time could be a fun way to spend an evening. Today’s gamers eat arena based multi-player shooter games up like they’re going out of style, however Spawn’s shooting mechanics and awkward camera angles were laughably primitive even by Nintendo 64 standards. While not a bad game per say, ITDH is a game that screams quarter muncher with the ratio of death to life skewed more towards the former category. In any case, today marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of the console on North American store shelves, so to honor the dead, I’m going to rank the comic book themed games on the Dreamcast from worst to best.Ī lot of games on the Dreamcast started their life in the arcades, like the above mentioned Crazy Taxi and the break out hit Soul Calibur, and while some took the transition to home consoles gracefully, others like Spawn: In the Demon’s Hand maybe should’ve stayed in the arcade’s.

Perhaps it’s due to its quirky library of games, like Crazy Taxi and The Typing of the Dead, or maybe I just have nostalgic memories of renting the machine out and trying to finish Resident Evil CODE: Veronica without anyway to save. I really can’t quite explain it, but despite never owning a Sega console growing up, I’m a sucker for their very last hurrah in the business, the Dreamcast.

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