Darkstalkers 3 (1998)ĭarkstalkers 3 has a feel of Street Fighter, Children of the Atom, and Killer Instinct all rolled into one. If that doesn’t secure it’s place in our list of the best Sega Saturn games, then I don’t know what will! 23.
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It’s safe to say that we wouldn’t have the Marvel vs Capcom series without Children of the Atom. This game introduced interactive battle arenas too, with pieces falling down and fighters battling in different areas of the same stage. Gamers destroyed each other using complicated button patterns that even worked while jumping through the air! In this case, that’s Juggernaut and Magneto!Ĭhildren of the Atom had some incredible combo moves to pull off. Like most fighting games, players battle every character before squaring up against boss characters. It even has the voice actors from the cartoon series!
It’s based on the comic series and features all of the X-Men battling it out against Magneto. X-Men: Children of the Atom is a pretty big deal when it comes to the best Sega Saturn games.įor starters, this was the first game to use officially licensed Marvel Characters. The game is superb, and it’s worth playing just to find out what the purple bird’s deal is! 24. He must search for his charge, Leda, a girl who can create life, and protect her at all costs.
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The bird plays a big part too, with players charging up a meter and letting it loose to collect items and pick off enemies.Īstal breaks free from a moon prison to return to Quartilla, a world created on a jewel. He’s a strong dude that can throw trees and other bits of scenery at enemies in his way, though he can also blow bad guys off the screen by inhaling and exhaling huge amounts of air. The worlds in Astal look great, and this side-scrolling title is simple to play, albeit a little short in game play value.Īstal reminds me of a cross between Hephaestus and Kirby. They have a certain timeless quality to them, a look that doesn’t look super dated because it’s a conscious design choice. I’m a huge fan of games that use hand drawn graphics. Dragon Force (1996)Īstal takes the 25th spot on this list of the best Sega Saturn games of all time! Heck, it’s slicker and smoother but still follows the same great story! 28. That’s why this version of Lunar: The Silver Star Story is much better as all enemies appear on screen, and lots of the other features such as the magic system have been upgraded and work much better.Įven if you’ve played the original to death, this version is definitely worth a punt. I like to know which enemies I’m going up against and having the chance to avoid them if I need to. Some people like random battles, but I’m really not a fan. This game might look uber simple, but the Saturn’s 32bit processor added so much extra content in comparison to the original title for the Sega CD. It’s an absolute classic and sees players working through an epic story in order to become a ‘Dragonmaster’. Yeah, even after 25 years the fans still love this game. It’s an epic series that’s recently been the subject of a fan-based campaign to make a Lunar 3 game!
Lunar: The Silver Star Story takes the 29th spot on this list of the best Sega Saturn games of all time. N.B – Don’t get excited about an immersive, Saturn-only Sonic adventure there never was one! 30. Poor decisions hampered the Saturn, but there are still some incredible games that cement it’s place in retro gaming history.Ĭheck out the best Sega Saturn games ever made below, along with a little bit of info on Sega’s penultimate home console at the end of the article. And, even if the third-party companies had been ready for it, the rifts between Sega’s Japanese and American arms were already starting. Sadly, the Sega Saturn was a little too ahead of its time, just like the Dreamcast. That’s 92.9 million less than the PS1, but at least it sold more than the Dreamcast, ey? While it’s true that the console had the mighty PS1 to compete with, it still garnered some commercial success with around 9.6 million units sold. The Sega Saturn sometimes gets forgotten about in the hype of the Mega Drive and the best Master System games. Was that ‘planet-themed’ link as bad as I thought it was? Yes? Ok, let’s move on. Sonic might be so fast that he could collect the rings around Saturn, but we’re only concerned with the best Sega Saturn games today.
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