Also, PaRappa the Rapper 2!
PS2 times were amazing. I mean, that’s the era of that wild Clover clutch Inever stop talking about(Okami,God Hand, etc). So news that the PlayStation 4 would be able toemulate PlayStation 2 games? Sweet!
Youcan’t use PS2 discs or PS2 Classics?
They’re allupwards of $10?
Less sweet.
But Sony had all eight newly announced PS2 games playable on PS4 tucked away in a corner at PlayStation Experience. I only noticed it because I met Zack there. He was sitting against a wall and put too much cream and sugar the coffee he graciously offered and I fell at the opportunity to get off my dogs. It just happened that this was right in front ofMark of Kri, which I never did play.
I jumped onDark Cloudfirst and wrestled with its weird controls (almost tank-like?) and sparse environments before wanting to test something more action-oriented (Kri, beside it). I was mildly surprised to see enemies heads fall off and roll during combat, along with some very forceful, emotive animations. A powerful jump on occasional ledges, a sword getting stuck in the wood of a barrel that video games taught me should’ve yielded something. There was a better camera, too, sans free control. A pretty interesting game I probably won’t be paying $15 to finish.
And, oh, shit,PaRappa the Rapper 2! I don’t think that’s on sale yet. Same withKing of Fighters 2000and its giant pixels.
MeanwhileGrand Theft Autos Vice CityandSan Andreasboth are a bit clunky, but workable. Driving is still horrible. When I picked up the controller forSan AndreasI was very disoriented upon hitting jump, because I flew 30ft into the air. Why is everything on fire? I punched that cop and he just walked away!? I got into a car, started driving, and it took off into flight?? Yes, someone went crazy with cheat codes, bless.
It is a fun, decade plus time capsule, playing some of these again, a little crisper than when we last met. I don’t remember being this damn bad atWar of the Monsters, though. Otherwise, everything seems to run smoothly, prettied up a bit.
