2D
Noah’s Barks pages relating to video games with 2D graphics or played on a 2D plane.
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Kid Chameleon
100 levels later, ‘Kid Chameleon’ has succeeded in breaking my psyche. What have I learned from this debacle? (read more)
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Kirby’s Dream Land 3
With five animal friends and a slime ball at Kirby’s side, can ‘Kirby’s Dream Land 3’ step out of the shadow of ‘Kirby Super Star?’ (read more)
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Mega Man 5
Perhaps the most forgotten entry in the classic Mega Man series, does 5 really deserve to be a mere footnote? (read more)
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Sonic CD
Often cited as the best ‘Sonic’ game ever made, is ‘Sonic CD’ as great as some people claim? Only with the vocal theme, surely. (read more)
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Mega Man 9
Inti Creates attempts to return to the ‘Mega Man’ series’s roots in this 8-bit throwback. Can it match the classics? (read more)
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The Dig
‘The Dig’ was conceived with names like Steven Spielberg and Orson Scott Card to be LucasArts’s magnum opus. The final offering was a modest, commercial failure. What happened? (read more)
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Shovel Knight
Can ‘Shovel Knight,’ a retro indie 2D platformer, reach the heights of its inspirations? (read more)
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Mega Man X2
‘Mega Man X2’ competes with one of the best platformers of the generation: its own predecessor. Can it really be even better? (read more)
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Castlevania: Bloodlines
While ‘Super Castlevania IV’ radically changes series mechanics, ‘Castlevania: Bloodlines’ refines the classic formula. Which prevails? (read more)
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Super Castlevania IV
‘Super Castlevania IV’ is infamous for its addition of eight-directional whip aiming. Will this make the game or break it? (read more)