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Aerobiz / Aerobiz: Supersonic – Simulation/Strategy (SNES/GEN)
Koei

The SNES era was one of great experimentation for Koei. One of these experiments took the form of an airline business simulator – similar, I’d imagine, to what an Airline Tycoon game would be like (apparently one’s out, but I haven’t played it, nor do I plan to). You select a city and start out with an amount of money based on the starting city, and you buy airplanes and open routes between major world cities.

Suikoden 1: Graphics: 6/10 Sound: 8/10 Gameplay: 8/10 Story: 8/10 Translation: 8/10 Overall: 7.8/10

Suikoden 2: Graphics: 8.5/10 Sound: 8.5/10 Gameplay: 9/10 Story: 9.5/10 Translation: 6.5/10 Overall: 9.4/10

Suikoden 3: Graphics: 9/10 Sound: 6/10 Gameplay: 9/10 Story: 9.8/10 Translation: 9/10 Overall: 9/10

Suikoden 4: Graphics: 9/10 Sound: 8/10 Gameplay: 6/10 Story: 7/10 Translation: 8.5/10 Overall: 7/10

Suikoden 5: Graphics: 7/10 Sound: 9/10 Gameplay: 9.5/10 Story: 9.3/10 Translation: 10/10 Overall: 9.3/10

This is going to be an unusual review in that I’m looking at a whole series. I’ll mention briefly the overall themes, then describe each game in turn.

Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun – RPG (GEN)
TSR

A lesser-known game for the Genesis, D&D:WotES is a fairly classic-style RPG, somewhat similar to games along the lines of the Krynn and Shattered Lands games on the PC.

Snake Rattle ‘n Roll – Action (NES)
RARE

One of the lesser-known multiplayer games on the NES was a quirky 3-d isometric platformer – the oddly-named Snake Rattle ‘n Roll.

Although not a wonderful game, its sense of humor is certainly there – this game doesn’t take itself seriously, which is a wonderful thing at times.

Kirby Super Star – Action (SNES)
HAL, Inc.

Kirby started out as a traditional platformer, without much interesting about it – sure, it was cute and funny, and occasionally innovative, but it wasn’t so great… until the extra abilities were added.