by Jay "THE FLEA" Wade
Capcom seems to love to cross over their characters into their new games.
Cannon Strike is Capcoms new shooter where instead of a space ship you play human characters against tons of enemies who try and blast you to pieces.
Classic Capcom characters are Cammy, Mega Man, Charlie, King Aurther and BB Hood. Plus two new characters to the Capcom line up. Not only can you use rapid fire machine gun but also take them on fists to kicks. Each character their own heavy attack & special attack.
Levels look like they came from other Capcom games. Resident Evil, Mega Man, Strider and more.
The Graphics are nice but some of the enemies are a little blah, I’ve seen better designed bosses in other shooters. Also the shooting arenas are a bit small. Capcom should have made levels long and scrolling instead of one small arena. Different views would have been nice to. The only view is an above view.
The control is this games biggest faut. In most shooters like this game you blast away and when you turn another direction the spray of bullets turn with you. Not in Cannon Spike, you turn and the spray stays that direction until you release the attack button. There is a targeting laser but its not much of a help. So when you change direction you’ll take a few hits till you can correct the line of fire.
Cannon Spike does have a two player mode and with a second player you can really dish out the fury. This game is fun and can be a real challenge if you play it on difficulty level 4-6. If you love shooters and wanted to play classic Capcom characters then you’ll have a blast. But only if you can get past its shotty control.
PUBLISHER: CAPCOM
GRAPHICS: 7 SOUND & MUSIC: 7.5 CONTROL: 5
SECRETS: 4 ORIGINALITY: 8 FUN & REPLAY: 7.5
OVERALL: 7