![]() ![]() Every one of these games feels like an individual highlight worth playing through all over again, which is definitely the reason you’re here right? The NES titles on this list are the greatest surprise, as something about racing down the hills in Slalom or racing your tiny car in R.C. ![]() Pro-Am II, Battletoads Arcade, Killer Instinct Gold, Grabbed by the Ghoulies (okay, maybe this isn’t a classic, but whatever), Viva Piñata and Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise all fall into this wonderful category. Okay, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: which games in Rare Replay are still amazing in 2015? It’s definitely a pleasure to say that a fair chunk of the thirty included titles still feel just as good as they did when they were released. The latter two groups actually make the daunting idea of thirty games in one package feel a lot more manageable, especially the group of games that serve as an interesting window into games of yesteryear. While playing through Rare Replay, there were a few distinct categories that every game seemed to fall into: classics that work in 2015, games that are okay today but were better in their day, interesting history lessons that haven’t aged well and games that are basically unplayable for whatever reason. While there might be a sad soul out there who wants to read something like that, for the sake of conciseness, entertainment and my own personal sanity, this review will essentially be broken into multiple groups of titles. With the average review consisting of 1200-1500 words, there’s no way on Earth that this will actually be a full 45,000 word novel detailing the pros and cons of each title included in Rare Replay. Whether this is a trip down memory lane or a wonderful history lesson, there’s enough content here to keep players satisfied for months on end. While some of the games in Rare Replay don’t necessarily hold up to the test of time (namely the non- Jetpac ZX Spectrum titles and Jet Force Gemini) and two inclusions contain notable technical issues, it’s nearly impossible to argue that any Xbox One owner shouldn’t have Rare Replay permanently installed. Rock into the realm of greatness is a bit of a stretch, but some of the lesser titles included in this package still help to elevate it as one of the best values in gaming today. Okay, maybe throwing Kameo: Elements of Power and Digger T. On top of that, these are thirty titles from a studio that countless gamers hold in extremely high regard and nearly all of them are regarded as great in some fashion. Think about it: this isn’t just a review of one game, it’s a review of thirty. Writing a review for Rare Replay is among the most bizarre tasks imaginable in video game journalism. ![]()
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