Customer Reviews

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower for the PSP a collection of all the previously released Darkstalkers games, mixed together to form the ultimate package for anyone who is a fan of the series. All the characters from all the games are now playable as well as all the different fighting modes. Say you want to use a Darkstalkers character from the third game and one from the first but with the setup from the second, it's now possible. The Chaos Tower mode is a branching path style tournament that goes up 100 stories. And to make sure things don't get boring, the game will sometimes give you a handicap. (ie, no punches, no kicks, no blocking, ect.) And for going through all of that, you're awarded Darkstalkers character art. Which is quite cool. The only real problem with the game really isn't even the games fault. The PSP D-pad isn't the best D-pad ever made for fighing games. But you can eventually get the hang of it and it's managable. (and there is an "easy" control mode for those not into memorizing all the differnt combos for a fighting game.) So needless to say, if you woant a good 2D fighter for your PSP or even a good 2D fighter that you're able to take with you everywhere, it doesn't get any better than this. NnyCW for Capcom City

When I first put this in my PSP, I was amazed by the incredible colors and animations of the characters. The sound is great too along with fluid controls that ultimately make for a must have for fighting game fans. I agree with most people out there that yes, sometimes the moves do seem a little hard to pull off but that hasn't really hindered me from enjoying this game overall. Anyways, if you like fighters and own a PSP then this really is a must have that will keep you entertained for quite a while.

Darkstalkers Chronicle:The Chaos Tower for PSP. Never played it before until recently,and I am old school, I guess SF2 overlooked it at the time when this was originally released for other system. This game is really simple,cool and old school. I enjoyed it. It's a Good Fighting game.something different.

Good day there. I have to say when I first played this game on my old PSP which was the original when it first came out, I was frustrated with the d-pad to perform the moves because most of the time, it wouldn't recognize the input at times. Now with my PSP-Slim I have to say this game is great now because the d-pad is better able to recognize the special moves and now I don't have to pray on the moves being performed.
The animation is nice and I have to say the soundtrack is awesome, I love the japanese voice-overs as well, giving the characters some nice personality. Overall, great game :)

This game was very much fun. I wasn't expecting anything new out of it. It really just is three old games in one. If you like the games before then now you can just have them to travel with.

Better than SFII, Darkstalkers is a classic arcade and in the PSP system... just have to say: Pocket-size Morrigan

this is by far the best fighter of all time on a handheld system ever! the first great thing about darkstakers is the charaters who looks like universal monster rejects which is cool espically the dracula looking. the grahpics are the best even though there 2-D grapichs which mit lose some interests in peopole but the fighting and control mit draw people in.if you say that this is the crappest game everthats like saying that street fighter 2 is the dummest fighting game from 1991.this game is better than any mortal kombat, tekken, king of fighters,streetfighter portbal handheld system EVER and a must pick up for the PSP !

Lets be honest here, I have been playing fighting games since Street Fighter was released in the arcades, and I am talking about the first one in the mid 1980s. Then of course the titanic Street Fighter 2 came out and changed the face of fighting games forever in around 1991. Well anyways it introduced a system of special moves that required fancy joystick movements and a series of button presses to pull off. The fighting genre was nothing but punches and kicks until SF2 came out. Well after the success of SF2 CAPCOM made Darkstalkers (Vampire Savior in Japan), which fused those special moves with over the top monsters from hollywood films like the wolfman, mummy, etc. with that special CAPCOM styling. It is an awesome series and in some ways I like it much better than SF2. But herein lies the problem with the PSP treatment, as much as I try to love this game for the rare gem it is, I can't. The control system was not tweeked enough back at CAPCOM to make it function properly with the PSP digital pad (directional pad), and thus we are left with essentially a button mashing mess. I am sure some will be unable to see past this flaw but when you are talking abut taking out the very foundation of a game series, in this case special moves, then you are left with a shell of what could have been the best 2D fighter ever released on a handheld system. It pains me to say that but it is true and I think if your honest with yourself you will appreciate that I hate it that this game didn't turn out well because of something so fundamental. CAPCOM please be wary next time!

I played a very similar game on the Dreamcast and it was virtually unchanged. I thought the worst part is that the game isn't even reformatted for the PSP's widescreen format, it is simply stretched from the original 4/3 format which is UNCCACCEPTABLE for a $40 game. Though a 2d fighter can be fun but alot of the ejoyment comes from playing with friends and since your chances of running into someone with the game are slim its a no go for me and i resold it.

i think this game is awesome it has good depth to it and its down right fun. its by far one of the best fighter I'v ever played the only challenge i had to get over was was the d-pad on the PSP to me it dose not work the best for fighters like this because it wouldn't always respond for me at first. but if u can get over that fact and u have the patience for the loading screens (it takes a little bit to load the next area) i think u love this game as much as i do.