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205w ago - Today
Vogster Entertainment's Senior Producer
Mike Kennedy has introduced Unbound Saga for Sony's PSP console, as follows:
Unbound Saga is an old-school, arcade-style brawler that puts you in the shoes of Rick Ajax, a surly comic book tough guy trapped in a world of endless trouble.
The thing is, he knows he's a comic book character, and after 30 years of dealing with one ridiculous plotline after another, he's had about enough. So you get to take him on an epic adventure to escape the pages of the comic in search of The Maker, the mysterious entity responsible for his daily misadventure.
So why make it a brawler? Well, aside from the logical activity perpetuated by the lead character, we frankly couldn't get enough brawlers growing up in the 8-bit and 16-bit days, and there doesn't seem to be enough of 'em coming out any more these days. We were hooked on games like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, TMNT Arcade, X-men Arcade, Captain American and The Avengers, etc.
They were colorful, visceral, over-the-top, and tons of fun. The gameplay was easily accessible, with simple to understand controls -- Punch, Kick, Grab, Throw -- that could be strung together to pull off easy-to-execute combinations.
There were no blocks,...