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Great Battle III

ザ・グレイトバトルIII, Za Gureito Batoru Surī
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PlatformSuper FamicomYear1993
PublisherBanprestoDeveloperBanpresto
RegionJPLanguageJapanese
TagsAction, Beat'em up, Platformer, Two Player, Simultaneous Multiplayer, Licensed, Japan Only, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Gundam
RelatedSD The Great Battle: Aratanaru C... Great Battle II: Last Fighter Tw... Great Battle IV 
PlatformSuper Famicom
Year1993
PublisherBanpresto
DeveloperBanpresto
RegionJP
LanguageJapanese
TagsAction, Beat'em up, Platformer, Two Player, Simultaneous Multiplayer, Licensed, Japan Only, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Gundam
RelatedSD The Great Battle: Aratanaru C...Great Battle II: Last Fighter Tw...Great Battle IV

A side scrolling beat'em up platformer with characters from the Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Gundam series. Play as one of four characters and collect gold as you defeat enemies to purchase items from shops in the game.
 
GoodBad
  • Cute chibi art style
  • Variety of things to do in a stage
  • Can block projectiles
  • Passwords after each level
  • Can purchase additional items
  • Charged attack doesn't auto trigger
  • Switch characters any time
  • Characters have unique abilities
  • More emphasis on platforming
  • One missed jump will lose your life
  • Too easy to get thrown off the map
  • Can respawn on a gap and lose all lives
  • Long passwords to record
  • Charged attack is not that useful
  • Boss battles are very difficult
  • Friendly fire by default
Good
  • Cute chibi art style
  • Variety of things to do in a stage
  • Can block projectiles
  • Passwords after each level
  • Can purchase additional items
  • Charged attack doesn't auto trigger
  • Switch characters any time
  • Characters have unique abilities
 
Bad
  • More emphasis on platforming
  • One missed jump will lose your life
  • Too easy to get thrown off the map
  • Can respawn on a gap and lose all lives
  • Long passwords to record
  • Charged attack is not that useful
  • Boss battles are very difficult
  • Friendly fire by default
 
5Although it fixes many of the issues of the previous game in the Great Battle series it introduces new issues that are at times worse. Respawning over something that immediately kills you is incredibly frustrating.

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