> Fair points. But, I prefer the horizontal scrollers. The R-Types, Metal Slugs, etc are all quality shooters, and with the side view, you get to see the characters involved a lot better - the profile of the people rather than just the tops of their heads, the tanks side on with their treads going round rather than just a top view, and so on.
> And you can still have a pseudo-3D type effect in horizontal shooters. Robocop, Metal Slug, etc.
Actually, I remembered Progear. While it is an isometric trick, how they did it was novel. Not new, of course, as this had been done for a long while in games like Congo Bongo, Marble Madness, and Gunsmoke. . (nodding to Mamesick) MERCS was a number in line.
Now, if we were talking about games in general, then I might agree with Rog, as I like In The Hunt, Progear is pretty cool, and Metal Slug is decent. But if we're talking about 'straight' graphics, verts are better because down is implied.
I also don't consider 'walking' games as scrollers. They scroll, but you can stop. In traditional scrollers the pace is set. In The Hunt teeters on the edge because of this.
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