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Review: Marvel MaXimum Collection (PS5) - A Retro Comic Book Beat-'Em-Up Bonanza
Marvel MaXimum Collection is a retro compilation featuring several comic book beat-'em-up titles, headlined by Konami's excellent X-Men: The Arcade Game. While not every game is a standout, the collection offers a compelling mix of superhero brawlers with excellent quality-of-life features like rollback netcode, rewind, and save states.
Breakthru
This review discusses Breakthru, an action game developed and published by Data East, originally released in arcades in 1986 and later ported to the NES. While acknowledging its competent mechanics and unique premise of retrieving a stolen fighter plane, the reviewer expresses a personal dislike for the game due to its frustrating design, short length, and awkward button mapping, ultimately deeming it a mediocre experience.
Review: Marvel Maximum Collection (Switch) - A Decent Nostalgia Cake With A Konami Cherry On Top
The Marvel Maximum Collection on Nintendo Switch offers a compilation of retro Marvel titles, with Konami's X-Men: The Arcade Game being the standout inclusion due to its multiplayer and faithful port. While other games like Silver Surfer and Captain America and The Avengers have their merits, the collection's overall quality ranges from good fun to frustrating, driven primarily by nostalgia rather than an assembly of gaming's finest.
