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Gauntlet 4 – Action/RPG(GEN)
Tengen

Yet another version of the classic game originally in arcades, Gauntlet 4 manages to be a better game, in my opinion, than any other Gauntlet game.

The reasons are simple; multiple gameplay modes with a good deal of depth, good music, and an easy-to-use 4-player mode.

Legend of the Mystical Ninja – Action/Adventure(SNES)
Konami

For the last game of the second week, I’d like to call your attention to an excellent game that just didn’t do as well in the States as it should have.

Legend of the Mystical Ninja – one of the successful Goemon games in Japan – is a game that has such a nice system that it really deserves better (probably a better name, too).

Crystalis – Action/RPG – NES
SNK

So yesterday I looked at a PS2 Action/RPG. Today’s game is an NES Action/RPG which is largely unheard of, but it’s still a great game.

Dynasty Warriors 3 – Action/RPG(?) – PS2
Koei

So it’s cop-out time. I can’t get any screenshots of these on my own, so you’re going to have to search elsewhere to find ’em.
I have to confess. This game is the reason I got a PS2.

Clash At Demonhead – Action (NES)
Vic Tokai, inc.

Here’s another NES action game with some twists. It plays as a side-scrolling, fairly standard platformer. You shoot enemies and they go down (some later than others). This is all well and good, but there need to be some qualities to distinguish it from everything else, right?