Saturday, October 15, 2011

Game of the Day - Super Gem Fighter Mini-Mix




Kids beating the crap out of each other  - check!
Long, crazy game title - check!
Lots of moves to master - check!
Fewer buttons to master than other fighters for us novices - check!
Bright, colorful scenes - check!
Fun fighting animation - check!
Action up the wazoo - check!

SGFMM is a fighting game with child-like versions of some of your fav characters from SF2, SF3, Darkstalkers and others.

Big caveat here:  I am NOT an expert at playing fighting games, so all this is from a novice point of view.  The more important combos/supers/defensive moves/etc. are often lost on me in fighting games.  That being said, here's more about the game...

You only have 3 buttons: punch, kick & special.  But there are lots of combos and lots of special moves.  You collect colored gems that match up with certain moves.  The gems only power the moves that match that color and the more you collect of that color, the more power the move has.  There is also a display of how to make the move right on the associated color block on the bottom of the screen.  You collect the gems from treasure chests during fighting, from landing blows that cause your opponent to cough them up and from other sources.  Obviously, you can cough them up, too, when your opponent lands a blow.

Despite the compact size of the characters, the fighting is fast, furious and has lots of variety with great animation.  Very imaginative.

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