Graphics wise, Sol Deace is a competent game. However, gameplay wise the game is very uninspired, and the music doesn't hold a candle to the original MegaCD release. It has enough value to make it worth playing and collecting, but other shmups (Gaiares, Thunder Force 3 and 4, for instance) will give you more for your money. If you're just starting out, char the other games. Otherwise, feel free to enlarge your collection.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Another review of SOL-DEACE said that it has an addictive quality. So does nicotine. This would be just another run-of-the-mill 2D Genesis shooter, and frankly that would be okay. For me though, several things kill it. One, while the music is great, the sound effects are horrible. The sputtering your guns make become irritating before the first stage even ends. I know the Genesis gets flack for having sound capabilities inferior to the SNES, but I've heard the Genesis produce plenty of decent gun sounds before. Second, a lot of the enemies take way too long to kill and most have long arms that are hard to avoid. Add to that the ridiculously small size of the enemy projectiles that are barely visible on my 32" TV, and it doesn't help that you provide such a large target! Finally, too many things seem so random. Sometimes bosses take forever to kill, yet other times they're destroyed quickly. I repeatedly have one that dies without me even shooting at it! Overall, stick to THUNDER FORCE III or HELLFIRE.Read full review
do you like side scrolling shooters in space,do you like weapon upgrades, well you'll love sol-deace. the story line kinda blan but if you can look pass the story then you'll enjoy this, 7 levels with epic boss fights, and weapon upgrades to mix and match. this game is playable over and over again.
like a good collector, they never must lack this style of games in a collection. but i buy this too, cause my boyfriend like to play this.
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