Unsung Marvels #3: Spyborgs

 I think there's gonna be many Wii games....

 Spyborgs was originally planned as a bit of an adventure game with a very cartoonish look, Capcom decided to do away with that, and completely redesigned it, with a darker, grittier tone, and shift the genre to beat'em up. The visual makeover wasn't well recieved, and I can't blame the critics, it turned into another "me too" victim of this generation.
 Regardless of how it looks, what matters is how it turned out... and I think it was great. This game is a throwback to beat'em ups of the past, games like Final Fight, Streets of Rage, and the dozens of clones that were so popular in the 90s. As such, you must move throughout the stages, beating up baddies, and every now and then the screen will lock in place until you beat every enemy on the screen.

 You can play as one of the three Spyborgs, and just like games of olde, you have the all-around male hero, the female speedster and the slow brute that packs a punch. You must also pick a character for the CPU to use, or a second player, so you are always fighting alongside an ally. Gameplay is very simple weak/strong attacks, and you can upgrade your character stats as you go along, which also changes their appearance. The game itself is just long enough, it ends right after it gets a bit boring. There are many collectibles and challenges that award you with unlockables, from concept art to cheats.
 It's not without it flaws though. Like every beat'em up from the 90s, beating up on the same thugs over and over again will get repetitive after a while. The colision detection feels a bit odd, and with certain attacks, the enemies won't even flinch, so you don't know if you are actually damaging it. Oh, and some of the achievements are bugged, so no unlockables for you.

 While it's a flawed game, it's also very underlooked. While not a masterpiece, it's a competent game. If you ever liked the Final Fight-type games, this game is right up your alley, and it came out at a time where games of it's ilk were not being made.
 So yeah. That's it. I've no idea how to end this. So yeah. Bye.