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In this report of the top 30-21 Genesis games according to Retro Sanctuary , I have reviewed three games, most of which I enjoyed, except for Strider , which I don't think translates as well outside of Arcades. Again, most of these games seem to deserve their placement, which is something good to know at this point in the list. The most notable game on the list is  Mortal Kombat II , which was a major advertisement coup against Nintendo's more family-friendly SNES console. Shmups are strong on the Genesis, and there are two such games here. The rest are a nice mix of Action, Platformer, and even decent ports of PC games. My pick of the bunch is  Crusader of Centy , a rather surprising game that reminds me of  A Link to the Past . Please enjoy my report:- 30- Disney's Aladdin (1993): Genre: Action Platformer. Publisher: Sega; Developer: Virgin Games. Of the many Disney-licensed games in the 16-bit era, none is more famous or well regarded as the pair of Aladdin gam...

Clearly, Strider is a very important game in its time. It tried, and to a great degree, succeeded in redefining the Action genre. It put emphasis on story and setting, not only on mechanics, and focused on being a unique game in its genre. However, that success doesn't necessarily translate well when played now, unlike Super Mario Bros ., for instance. Although Strider probably influenced the improvement of a lot of games in the genre, and in general, it is still trapped within the Arcade confines of the time. On the Sega Genesis, those confines were more limiting. 22: Strider: Year: 1990. Genre: Action. Publisher: Capcom. Developer: Capcom.

Playing the original Resident Evil 2 after playing its 2019 remake is a weird experience. Initially, I felt the similarity between the two so strongly that I began to doubt my decision to play and review the game, since I wouldn't want to play the original of something surpassed and replaced by its remake. However, it soon became apparent that despite hitting the same beats, the two games have completely different rhythms. While the remake is an expertly crafted Action Survival-Horror game, the original follows the old-school Survival-Horror genre, which, despite being classified as "Action" in the past, I actively refuse to acknowledge it as such. I have made this point in the past, in my review of games like Alone in the Dark and Galerian , that classic Survival Horror games are closer to point-and-click Adventure games than frantic shooters, and that's true with Resident Evil 2 , which may be the best of its genre. #12: Resident Evil 2:- Year: 1998. Genre: Surviv...

Crusader of Centy is probably not a very well-known Sega Genesis game. While originally published by Sega in Japan, the then little-known publisher Atlus was responsible for the North American version. Consequently, it didn't get as much exposure as it deserved. While not exactly the Genesis's answer to A Link to the Past , CoC is a very solid game that manages to be a fun and unique lighthearted adventure. What it lacks in polish, it makes up for with charm. 24: Crusader of Centy: Year: 1994. Genre: Action-Adventure. Publisher: Atlus. Developer: Nextech.  

Of the many Disney-licensed games in the 16-bit era, none is more famous or well regarded as the pair of Aladdin games on the Genesis and SNES. The fact that both games were considered good meant a comparison between the two always took place in the middle of the larger console wars debate. Aladdin on the SNES was a good game, but Aladdin on the Genesis has some more obvious qualities that elevated it as the better game in the consensus. Even if not by such a large margin. 30: Disney's Aladdin:- Year: 1993. Genre: Action Platformer. Publisher: Sega. Developer: Virgin Games.

In this report of the top 40-31 Genesis games according to Retro Sanctuary , I have reviewed four games, most of which I enjoyed, except for the disappointing  Quackshot . Overall, the majority of these 10 games are well-regarded in their time, including solid ports of  Lemmings  and  Puyo Puyo , along with one of the best classical  Castlevania  games. Other than the presence of another disappointing platformer game, I am not sure there is much to criticize about the positioning of these games.  Please enjoy my report:- 40- QuackShot (1991):  Genre: Platformer. Publisher: Sega; Developer: Sega. The first thing I thought when I started playing QuackShot , a game starring Donald Duck and using the same title font as DuckTales , was whether the game would actually be as good as the NES DuckTales game. It turned out that QuackShot could have been better, but it unfortunately lacked the ambition to be anything more than a technically good license...