VGEsoterica
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If you’ve never heard of / played Spikeout, or it’s “sister” game Slashout, I wouldn’t be surprised. Somehow even though it’s an amazingly awesome beat em up for some reason it never seems to get the love or attention that most of Sega’s other franchises do. Which is unfortunately but hey...what can you do!
Im shocked it didn’t come to Dreamcast, as the game takes around an hour and a half to beat from start to finish, which is an unheard of length for an arcade game. Usually they top out at 45 minutes...maybe an hour...but an hour and a half? Feels like it was designed from day 1 with a home port in mind before Sega realized Model 3 to DC was too challenging.
The most interesting thing is how much the combat feels like Yakuza. Considering a lot of the same staff designed both series it’s not surprising, but Spikeout feels like the beta of what Yakuza would become...quasi open world elements, awesome heavy impact combos and special moves and tons of enemies circling you. There definitely feels like a direct lineage from Spikeout to Yakuza for sure.
I wish Sega would give us another entry in the series. Toss it in the Yakuza engine and let it rip! I for one would love this.
anyone else ever play this one? I rarely see it on arcade floors any longer.
Im shocked it didn’t come to Dreamcast, as the game takes around an hour and a half to beat from start to finish, which is an unheard of length for an arcade game. Usually they top out at 45 minutes...maybe an hour...but an hour and a half? Feels like it was designed from day 1 with a home port in mind before Sega realized Model 3 to DC was too challenging.
The most interesting thing is how much the combat feels like Yakuza. Considering a lot of the same staff designed both series it’s not surprising, but Spikeout feels like the beta of what Yakuza would become...quasi open world elements, awesome heavy impact combos and special moves and tons of enemies circling you. There definitely feels like a direct lineage from Spikeout to Yakuza for sure.
I wish Sega would give us another entry in the series. Toss it in the Yakuza engine and let it rip! I for one would love this.
anyone else ever play this one? I rarely see it on arcade floors any longer.