As far as the series is concerned, Samurai Spirits: Tenkaichi Kenkakuten (SSKT hereafter) is a pretty good game as they go. In recent years I've been pretty disappointed with a lot of the Samurai Spirits games. This includes SS5 which is now available for the US Xbox. SS5 is a mediocre game at best, with some very unbalanced characters. SSKT on the other hand fixes a few of the problems, but best of all brings with it 40 or so fighters pulled from the Samurai Spirits/Showdown series over the years. The frame-rate is decent, certainly no worse than other NEO GEO ports for the PS2. There's a lot of fun just to be had trying out the new characters that I have never seen before (I skipped a few of titles since SS4). The artwork is pretty good - but they are admiteddly pixelated (heck, it's a 2d fighter - what do you expect?). But if you like hand-drawn pixel art - the stuff shown here is of high quality. Over all, SSKT is worth the import price if you haven't played an SS game in a while.
This game was done by the renowned Sega AM2 team so it has good gameplay to back-up the pretty graphics. This is a fun shooter where players fly various Valkyries seen in the TV and the movie versions of Macross. This even includes the rarely-seen VE-1 Elint Seeker! (What's more, fast-packs are given early in the game!) Each mission is judged and better performance unlocks options. Gameplay is fast forcing the player to change into Battroid, Gerwalk, and Fighter constantly to use each mode's strengths. There have been many failed attempts to make a 3D Macross game, and thankfully, this one succeeds. The Robotech game (TDK interactive) that came out in America was a decent game, but this game from Sega's AM2 team is way better. If you're a Macross fan who always wanted to fly a Valkyrie, get this game!
