Am I the only one that gets the vibe that the mainstream is just trying to ruin The Crow franchise, like James O'Barr created it and they want to destroy it? With that said, I'm going to be taking a look at The Crow: City of Angels for the PlayStation 1, Saturn, and PC, as based on the 1996 sequel to the 1994 Crow film.
Now, I'm not gonna say this is the worst game ever made, but if you're going to use The Crow license, why not at least take the time to develop a decent game? When it comes to game-play, presentation, and just about every other aspect of this game, it seems completely uninspired.
This game was released in the year 1997, so there was a lot of beat-em-ups out there, such as Guardian Heroes, Die Hard Arcade, Battle Circuit, Nightmare Creatures, and Fighting Force.
Basically, there should've been a lot of inspiration and possible directions to go with this game. However, Acclaim and Gray Matter decided to go against the grain and just make something not worth playing.
For example, when it comes to graphics, this game is even ugly when it comes to both Saturn graphics and first generation PlayStation graphics. The models' pixels are exposed, low polygon count, very little detail, just no effort went into designing the visuals of this game. I am aware that the PC version has high-resolution models, but really, you can polish a turd all you want; a turd is still a turd.
Let me bring up that this game has a horrible fighting engine! As you're tapping buttons, it really doesn't feel like you're doing anything. You can punch, kick, grab, run, crouch, and block, and you can mix these up to do combos. Unfortunately for this game, the control is broken, so pulling off combos is a total pain.
You can also pick up weapons in this game such as bottles, knives, pipes, swords, machine-guns, shotguns, etc. Fortunately, those do work pretty well.
Like I said, this isn't the worst game ever made, and it's still rather functional at least. If you're a fan of good games, you might not like this one, but if you play it a little bit, there's a good chance you might find some redeeming qualities about it.
Now, I'm not gonna say this is the worst game ever made, but if you're going to use The Crow license, why not at least take the time to develop a decent game? When it comes to game-play, presentation, and just about every other aspect of this game, it seems completely uninspired.
This game was released in the year 1997, so there was a lot of beat-em-ups out there, such as Guardian Heroes, Die Hard Arcade, Battle Circuit, Nightmare Creatures, and Fighting Force.
Basically, there should've been a lot of inspiration and possible directions to go with this game. However, Acclaim and Gray Matter decided to go against the grain and just make something not worth playing.
For example, when it comes to graphics, this game is even ugly when it comes to both Saturn graphics and first generation PlayStation graphics. The models' pixels are exposed, low polygon count, very little detail, just no effort went into designing the visuals of this game. I am aware that the PC version has high-resolution models, but really, you can polish a turd all you want; a turd is still a turd.
Let me bring up that this game has a horrible fighting engine! As you're tapping buttons, it really doesn't feel like you're doing anything. You can punch, kick, grab, run, crouch, and block, and you can mix these up to do combos. Unfortunately for this game, the control is broken, so pulling off combos is a total pain.
You can also pick up weapons in this game such as bottles, knives, pipes, swords, machine-guns, shotguns, etc. Fortunately, those do work pretty well.
Like I said, this isn't the worst game ever made, and it's still rather functional at least. If you're a fan of good games, you might not like this one, but if you play it a little bit, there's a good chance you might find some redeeming qualities about it.
