![]() ![]() Your fingers were no doubt aching after the grueling battles against Balrog, Vega, and Sagat-but those three members of Shadaloo have nothing on the malevolent empire's bossman. Bison was one of the most infuriating opponents imaginable. ![]() In that context-the fighting game genre's infancy-M. But think back (provided you were alive then) to when you first laid hands on a Street Fighter 2 arcade machine a time when there were a mere eight playable characters and a whopping four boss fights before the end credits. Bison (aka Vega, Dictator, or "that a-hole with the Psycho powers") look like a chump by comparison. Bison (Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior) Laser eye beams, full-screen armadillo rolls, a series of claw attacks that burst up from under you Azazel is the perfect example of everything that shouldn't be present in a 3D fighter. Hated that mutated old guy, huh? Here, have a fire-breathing crystal dragon that's as tall as the screen.Īzazel has everything that made Jinpachi such a nightmare-disgusting combo damage via his stomps, unpredictable animations, and immaculate defenses-wrapped up in a monstrosity that covers the majority of your viewing angle at any given time. In response, Namco Bandai made Azazel for Tekken 6-and immediately, all complaints against Jinpachi were forgiven in the face of this new terror. When people first encountered Jinpachi Mishima, the demonic geezer at the end of Tekken 5, they complained that his moves had too much priority, he could ground-bounce juggle you from full health to dead, and that no one should be able to shoot lasers out of the mutated mouth growing from their stomach. Put another way: your only hope of beating this guy is to take advantage of how often he laughs about your lack of skill. ![]() Pretty much the only time you can attack Shao Kahn is when he's taunting you. When this skull-helmeted brute isn't hurling baritone insults at you, he's smashing your cranium with a sledgehammer or shoulder-charging away huge chunks of your health-usually with the kind of reaction times that only a computer reading your button inputs could be capable of. The number of egos and wallets left in shambles by Shao Kahn is innumerable. But not even the world's biggest S&M devotee could derive any joy from Shao Kahn's merciless beatings. Fans of Mortal Kombat expect a certain level of brutality, what with all the grisly stage finishers and gory Fatalities. Did you know that humankind has developed an artificial intelligence that 1) Can see into the future and 2) Loathes gamers of all kinds? It's called Shao Kahn, and it has ruined the lives of arcade goers and console owners alike for decades. ![]()
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