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Great Battle IV

ザ・グレイトバトルIV
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PlatformSuper FamicomYear1994
PublisherBanprestoDeveloperBanpresto
RegionJPLanguageJapanese
TagsAction, Run'n Gun, 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 III 
PlatformSuper Famicom
Year1994
PublisherBanpresto
DeveloperBanpresto
RegionJP
LanguageJapanese
TagsAction, Run'n Gun, 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 III

A side scrolling run and gun platformer with characters from the Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Gundam series. Play as four different characters each with unique abilities as you battle through stages and fight bosses. Also includes giant mech battles.
 
GoodBad
  • Beautiful graphics
  • In-game cutscenes
  • Switch characters any time
  • Giant mech boss battles
  • Two difficulty levels
  • Weapon and ability upgrades make a big difference
  • Easy to enter passwords
  • After death can choose limited respawn location
  • Branching paths
  • Slow gameplay due to enemies requiring many hits
  • Non-intuitive special abilities
  • Often needing to switch characters but the process is slow
  • Mech battles are very different
  • Boss battles can be very difficult
  • Weapon upgrades take too long to get
  • Weapon upgrades reset on death
  • Weapons are underpowered even fully upgraded
  • Need to read a manual to understand abilities
  • Non-intuitive controls
  • Some enemies cannot be defeated
  • Kamen Rider ZO's weapon is useless
Good
  • Beautiful graphics
  • In-game cutscenes
  • Switch characters any time
  • Giant mech boss battles
  • Two difficulty levels
  • Weapon and ability upgrades make a big difference
  • Easy to enter passwords
  • After death can choose limited respawn location
  • Branching paths
 
Bad
  • Slow gameplay due to enemies requiring many hits
  • Non-intuitive special abilities
  • Often needing to switch characters but the process is slow
  • Mech battles are very different
  • Boss battles can be very difficult
  • Weapon upgrades take too long to get
  • Weapon upgrades reset on death
  • Weapons are underpowered even fully upgraded
  • Need to read a manual to understand abilities
  • Non-intuitive controls
  • Some enemies cannot be defeated
  • Kamen Rider ZO's weapon is useless
 
7Definitely the best in the great battle series but still has horrible platforming sections where you can die and respawn in a place you cannot get out of without losing all of your lives. Still fun however could have been an amazing game with better level design and more powerful weapons.

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