Video Games : Tech Romancer

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Binding: Video Game
EAN: 0013388250097
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: SPIG
Manufacturer: SPIG
Platform: Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: SPIG
Sales Rank: 10851
Studio: SPIG

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- I kinda want to repudiate the first Star Review...
I respect the opinion of my fellow player and reviewer. However, he has made, what I feel, is a major mistake in opinion. He points out in the lower cons section that the characters are one dimensional and cliched. I need to say...WELL YAH!!!!

Tech Romancer is for that poor sad fool in us all that can't get enough giant robots crushing everything that moves and beating the stuffing out of each other. And while I am not totally litterate in the whole Giant Robot fighting game genre, I know a good fighting game from another. Tech Romancer is a good fighting game.

With twelve robots to choose from, including hidden mecha, Tech Romancer promises to have something for every one. Each mech is a un-embarrased rip off of some mech Anime, from Evangelion to Battletech. Each is also fully fleshed out, with the Macross esque robot having three forms and the Evangelion Angel boss having cross topped attacks. The weapons each brings to bear are also wonderfully stolen, like the Gundam flying drones. Its brutally fun to use the "mech" from your favorite anime to smash everything.

There is a lot to say about the fighting style and various modes but the Editor Review manages to cover most of it. I just really want to speak about the Story mode which my fellow reviewer found so poor. Yah...its campy. And yah, the cliches are so thick, you could cut them with a knife. But that is the point. The Macross style story line has the awesome pilot falling in love with the enemy, remenicent of Max and Miriya in the Series. And the Gundam style storyline is just as recognizable. The game producers were not trying to make some new world of anime, they were using everyone elses. Thats what makes it great. You get to play the stories. They ain't perfect, but its pretty fun in and of itself.

Rating:

- An underrated title...
Tech Romancer is one of those games that doesn't break any new ground, but expands upon ground already broken by other mecha games. First, come expecting a fighting game. That's what you're gonna get, and that in spades.

Now, onto the actual review. What makes Tech Romancer so fun is the way it integrates elements from classic japanese mecha series with it's intriguing anime style and 3-D fights. From the transforming fighter jet to the overly cute, simplistic little girl mecha design, everything in this is classic.

Now I'll ist some of the Pros and Cons on a technical level:

Pros:

* The battle scenes take place in 3-D environments, giving them a new level on intensity. Also, attacks are creative.

* The Robot designs are unique and well-designed.

* There is a myriad of different extras to be unlocked by collecting points from the game.

* This game has a great replay value if you enjoy this type of stuff.

Cons:

* As I said, this is a pure fighting game. The backstories of the characters are poorly-written and were created only to advance the battle sequences.

* Characters are 1-D and contain cliche personalities, with no minds of their own.

* The soundtrack contains only typical action anime/game music, giving it no real edge.

If you like fighting games with lots of extras, I highly recommend this. ^^ If you're looking for a compelling game, then forget about it.

Rating:

- More than solid Capcom fighter worth checking out
Tech Romancer is one of the most forgotten games for the Dreamcast, but it still holds up well, and for a game with giant mechs, it sure beats that other mech game for the DC: Virtual On. The fighting system is ultimately complex yet it is so simple to get into and pull off a bevy of moves on your opponent. However, while that is a good point, the controls themselves are so simply put together you can just button mash your way through the game most of the time. The graphics are lackluster for the most part, they look like pixelated PS1 graphics and really don't push the Dreamcast to it's limits, but all that aside Tech Romancer is still a very fun fighter that is easy to get into and doesn't require as much thought as Soul Calibur or Dead or Alive 2.

Rating:

- Great fighting system
I don't know why people are wasting comparing this to other giant robot games that are nothing like one another. Tech Romancer is a standard fighting game and behind the giant robots is a great combat system. It's complex because it has things like super moves, finishing attacks, 5 different powerup items, 3 different weapon items for each fighter, steel dashing and guard crusher, and stun moves etc. But at the same time all of the fighters are easy to learn, so you can focus on your game strategy instead of trying to memorize combos, and it makes for a good break for people who are tired of DOA or soul calibur where every fighter has 50 different hits and chains to remember. If you want a complex game, but with a bunch of unique and interesting fighters you can easily get the hang of, buy Tech Romancer.

Rating:

- It's alot of fun but not perfect.
This game is tons of fun, but it is not perfect. Yeah VO:OT is better, but I am not going to slam Tech Romancer because of that. Personally they are really differant. I see VO:OT as a mech simmulation game, this is more of a traditional fighting game with the twist being that the fighters are classic mechs.
I still recommend buying this if you are a jap. giant robo nut, but also buy Virtual On. It is tons of fun.


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