26th January 2004, 11:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 26th January 2004, 11:20 PM by Sacred Jellybean.)
LL: Star Tropics is most definately worth picking up. I used to play it all the time back in the good ol' days, and it still remains one of my favorite NES games of all time.
I wouldn't call ST an RPG, but then, I wouldn't call Zelda an RPG either. As a matter of fact, it plays a lot like Zelda. It stars a boy named Mike (I think?) who sets out on an adventure to investigate the abduction of his uncle. Equipped with a yo-yo that "may look like a toy but is actually very strong", you go through multiple towns and dungeons, solving puzzles and destroying monsters in a very Zelda-esque bird's-eye view. You also get additional weapons/magic on the way, but unfortunately, their use is limited to the dungeons in which you find them.
The farthest I've gotten is Chapter 6 (without the god damn cartridge erasing my game! :(), and the game, to me, was pure goodness. It's one of the most underrated NES games, yet it's fun factor and challenge are comparible to most Nintendo-made games. Definately pick this up the next time you see it in the store!
I wouldn't call ST an RPG, but then, I wouldn't call Zelda an RPG either. As a matter of fact, it plays a lot like Zelda. It stars a boy named Mike (I think?) who sets out on an adventure to investigate the abduction of his uncle. Equipped with a yo-yo that "may look like a toy but is actually very strong", you go through multiple towns and dungeons, solving puzzles and destroying monsters in a very Zelda-esque bird's-eye view. You also get additional weapons/magic on the way, but unfortunately, their use is limited to the dungeons in which you find them.
The farthest I've gotten is Chapter 6 (without the god damn cartridge erasing my game! :(), and the game, to me, was pure goodness. It's one of the most underrated NES games, yet it's fun factor and challenge are comparible to most Nintendo-made games. Definately pick this up the next time you see it in the store!