Card fighters Clash (Neo Geo Pocket Color)

Pokemon is out. Card Clash should've been in by this time but NOBODY bought the bloomin Neo Geo Pocket. Shame that as this was the first system that allowed gamers to play fighting games on a handheld by use of the excellent joystick control. Card fighters clash isn't exactly a fighting game but does indeed feature those hipsters from Capcom and SNK fighters all brought together for a battle royale... Get ready cos there's gonna be a whole lotta fun... Ryu and Co have joined forces with the likes of Kyo and Terry from The King Of Fighters (possibly at number 2450 by now) and they're all joined ... more

Now this is more like it. If your sick of all the rubbishy platform games on the Game Boy then this is the game for you. It's a bit like Pokemon or Top Trumps for that matter and involves you travelling around Japan enterting tournaments. There's a lot of strategy involved deciding which cards to use as they all have different power ratings and special powers. I'm stil not that good at it, but it compels me to keep playing. Although the graphics only needed to be merely functional they are rather quite good. All of the characters are beautifully drawn and the sound is quite groovy too. I ... more