With all of today's brouhaha, I almost forgot that NES Online has some new offerings this month. Per usual, I'll comment on each game. Let's roll. THE GAMES: ![]() KUNG-FU HEROES - It's a top-down beat-'em-up where you fight enemies to get from stage to stage. It's not great. Just play a good beat-'em-up like Double Dragon. ![]() VICE: PROJECT DOOM - A platformer in the style of Ninja Gaiden, except in addition to a sword, you have access to guns and grenades. The gameplay is solid (and considerably easier than Ninja Gaiden, in case that's a concern), there's the occasional shmup and shooter section, and the plot is presented in an action movie style. It's quite enjoyable. There's only one SP game this month: ![]() GRADIUS SP 2 - It's another repeat SP game. This puts you at the beginning of the second playthrough (the second loop, as it is called), which is at least more valuable than the first SP game. This month is a pretty mixed bag. Vice: Project Doom is great, but that's about it. They have to be at the bottom of the barrel now, right? Unless we start getting shit like Bubble Bobble, Earthbound Beginnings, the first Fire Emblem, or Ducktales, I don't see this service adding anything of note in the future.
Next month, Nintendo Switch Online will be one year old, and I really hope that September brings subscribers like me better incentives than a couple of NES games per month that may or may not be good. Don't get me wrong; I really enjoy the NES Online service and get a lot of use out of it, but I honestly think they should give it a rest with these updates. NES Online has had its time in the sun, and it's time Nintendo moved on with bigger and better subscriber incentives, like new emulators (for SNES or GB, for example), new exclusive games like Tetris 99, the return of the voucher program, and building on the Game Trials program they started earlier this month. - end -
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