Dance Dance Revolution: Club Version - Dreamcast Edition

Also known as: N/A

Developer: KCET

I like the Dance Dance Revolution games. Always have, and this one has one of the longer names in the franchise...Dance Dance Revolution: Club Version - Dreamcast Edition. Anyway, like I said, I enjoy DDR games in general, and while I also enjoyed this game, it didn’t really feel like it brought many new things to the table. Basically, you've got a set number of songs to "dance" to, and the standard modes that some other games in the series also had. It seems like there’s 52 songs in total…with five gameplay variations of each song depending on mode and difficulty. So, I’m not saying that you’ll run out of tunes to boogie down to…but it just feels lacking in terms of new content. The end result is a decent Dance Dance Revolution game, but if you had your fill with any other game in the series, there's absolutely nothing here that would bring you back for more unless you really, really want a Dreamcast edition of the series in your collection.

Review added: 04/03/2019

Dead or Alive 2

Also known as: N/A

Developer: Team Ninja

Dead or Alive 2 was one of the more sought-after games on the Dreamcast when it was released. Years after the death of the console, a used copy of Dead or Alive 2 was still fetching around $30 or so, which isn't too shabby, especially considering other games had released in the series including an updated port on Playstation 2 That price has stayed pretty steady over the years, too. Nearly twenty years later, and it’s still fetching around $30-40 when you’re able to find a copy. However, regardless of what it costs, this is a must-play game for fighting enthusiasts. The boob physics may be what gives this series (especially later games) most of its attention, but at its core, Dead or Alive 2 is a very solid fighting game. In my personal opinion, this second entry is the pinnacle of the Dead or Alive series, with improvements in every aspect over the original game. If not for SoulCalibur, Dead or Alive 2 would have likely been considered the best 3D fighter on the Dreamcast. But second place ain't too shabby, either.

Review added: 03/30/2019