Funny how a humble game can just do that for some people. It's the game that delivered to me the best competitive gaming of that era, and some of the best multiplayer games I've ever had with friends. Games were often won and lost on the last few holes, and provided us endless talking points and opportunities to rag on each other.Ĭonsidering the sheer breadth of choice in terms of stellar Genesis games, PGA Tour Golf II is definitely an odd choice. Despite its simplicity, I think it played one of the best games of golf of any game throughout gaming history.Īs a consequence, the game had an uncanny knack of keeping competition extremely tight - unless you were having a particularly bad night with your timing, which did occasionally happen. Shank it slightly, and the ball would be in the rough and you'll have your work cut out staying on par. Hit it on the money, and you could deliver a long ball to the green for a birdie. What makes it so great is the fact that the control scheme is supremely simple - a combination of aiming and then a couple of button presses is all it takes to hit the ball - yet the results of a swing delivered what felt like the perfect results of your input. It was just the perfect game for that time of night when we wanted a more chill comedown game after a hours and hours of super-intense play. But once we got to around midnight, out would come PGA Tour Golf II. And the reason for that is because it made perfect sense for my gaming life in the early 90's.īack then I'd hang out with friends every Friday and Saturday, and we'd play all sorts of games during the afternoon and evening, from Mario Kart to Street Fighter II - whatever cool stuff we happened to have at the time. Sure, it's not the greatest Genesis game out there by a long chalk, but it's by far my most favorite, and indeed my most-played Genesis game. You won't often find it in a top list of Genesis games, but to me it's a stroke of genius - pun intended - and that's PGA Tour Golf II. And I better stop now, because I'll just keep on going - and I haven't even got to any fighting, RPGs or sports games yet.īut I do need to mention a sports game, because my rather unusual pick comes from that genre. Original stuff like ToeJam and Earl and Comix Zone.
#BEST SEGA GAMES EVER SERIES#
The Road Rash series and the Strike games from EA. There are so many Genesis games that I've loved over the years, like Gunstar Heroes, the Sonics, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe… Castle and World of Illusion. That's probably the only scenario where I'd have enough patience to collect all the Chaos Emeralds, anyway. But if I could only play one Sega Genesis game for the rest of my life, it would definitely be Sonic the Hedgehog 2. I'll admit, this isn't the most creative choice for a "favorite Genesis game" article. And even more than 20 years later, Sonic 2 holds up as what most would view as the pinnacle of the character's 2D adventures, even if Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles each did an admirable job of keeping the series afloat. (Meaning there's no slow-and-swimmy Labyrinth Zone to grind things to a halt.) Granted, it's nothing more than a bigger, better version of Sonic the Hedgehog, but in 1992, that's basically what everyone wanted. Its few additions-like the spin-dash and multiplayer-manage to improve the game without complicating its simple, one-button gameplay, and each level keeps the game's fast pace intact. Sega, basically an up-and-comer in the console space at that point, sunk everything they had into the creation of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and it definitely shows.įor me, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 essentially brings the series to its logical conclusion. This Sonic sequel had a major marketing push behind it, and essentially helped popularize the idea of an agreed-upon release date-something we obsess over to this very day. Essentially, Sonic 2 existed as a joint effort between Sega of America and Sega of Japan-two branches that didn't always get along-to create a blockbuster game that would finally sink the Super Nintendo. To understand what makes Sonic 2 so great, you first need to examine the circumstances surrounding its creation.
But in my efforts to catch up with the faction of the 16-bit console war I didn't side with during the '90s, one game stands out above the rest: Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
First, a bit of disclosure: I grew up as a Nintendo kid, through and through.
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