Capcom is still one of the most legendary Japanese developers in gaming, starting its legacy in 1979. Nowadays, they are known for. Resident Evil and monster hunterBut back in the day, they used to pump more games. Capcom is sitting on a gold mine of franchises that other developers would definitely love to get a crack at. The dino crisis who Mega Man.
Aside from franchises, there are also individual games that aren't often talked about as much as the great ones. From NES to DS, Capcom has forgotten about gems on all platforms out there. These games can be hard to find and play on modern consoles, but where there's a will, there's a way.
stupid army
A Shinji Mikami classic
When it comes to Capcom-made Disney games, remember many DuckTales or Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers. One of the countless heroes of this era stupid armyA top-down action-adventure game with a heavy emphasis on puzzles.
Goofy and Max are stranded on an island full of pirates and must escape one puzzle after another. It is notable because Shinji worked before Mikami made it Resident Evil For Capcom, and it's easy to find some connection between the two games.
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Auggie's Revenge
A great movie sequel
Fans are clamoring for a sequel The Nightmare Before Christmas For ages, but unbeknownst to them, there was already a great sequel via video game. The Nightmare Before Christmas: Auggie's Revenge Made by Capcom for Disney, it features Jack as the hero who must stop Oogie Boogie from returning.
It's a 3D action game in which players get sticky goo to shoot enemies and solve puzzles, and there was also a Game Boy Advance version. it is not Kingdom Hearts In terms of a collaborative effort, but it was a decent action platformer and a sequel to a classic movie, all the same.
Chaos Army
Task-oriented personality
Chaos Army was a one-off action game that was originally released for the PS2 before receiving a PC port. It seemed like an answer cried the devil With the same fast-paced action, with less personality or Pokemon Also thrown in. Players could gain alliances with Legions, which were demonic soldiers that fell into the base category.
There were raiders with bows who hung back to pick off enemies. Leveling up these Legions was an addictive gameplay loop to create a cool army of monsters, and sadly, no sequels were made.
The fate of an emperor
Turn-based dynasties
The fate of an emperor was a NES RPG, one of the few Capcom made in this era. Based on Chinese mythology, fans of Dynasty Warriors or Romance of the Three Kingdoms The franchise will recognize some of the families and characters like Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.
Battles were turn-based, with the main characters' armies representing their HP. The city and overworld maps were similar Dragon QuestAnd while it was a simple RPG, it was still better than most on the NES.
hand of god
The power of my god hand
hand of god Another is the Shinji Mikami joint, which he directed as part of Clover Studios, which was funded by Capcom. It's one of the weirdest games in Mikami's catalog, with the protagonist, Gene, having a powerful, spirited hand known as the God Hand.
It was a 3D brawler at its core for the PS2, set within a Western motif, and it's full of quirky characters and cheesy dialogue. Perhaps the best part of the game is the final dance number and song that will get stuck in players' heads like a veritable earworm.
Under the skin
Aliens among us
Under the skin
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October 12, 2004
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Capcom Production Studio 4
Under the skinNot to be confused with the later Scarlett Johansson film, it stars an alien sent to Earth to conquer it. In each mission, players are tasked with creating as much chaos as possible. Players can take on the form of any human and then do everything from punch other NPCs to parts of the city like blowing up fire hydrants.
The best addition to the game Resident Evil section, where players could meet Jill Valentine and Nemesis to create some chaos in Raccoon City, but overall, it's a cute chaos simulator for PS2.
PN03
One of the Capcom Five
PN03 Capcom was part of the Five, a group of GameCube-exclusive games that would support the hardware. Directed by Shinji Mikami, the game can be described as a stylish shooter as the protagonist, Vanessa, dances around the battlefield as she fires lasers into place.
As stylish as the game is thanks to Vanessa's hip swings, it's a dull looking game overall without much color beyond gray and white. It's an arcade-style experience where the action comes first and the story falls by the wayside, but Mikami fans will definitely enjoy its unique aspects.
Ex-servicemen
A hidden gem
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November 22, 2012
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Ex-servicemen was a spinoff lost planet series, which Capcom developed as a way to fight alien bugs in space. Capcom focused on the 3DS version while another company, HexaDrive, finished the PS3 version.
Both games are almost identical, and what separates them from the main ones lost planet The games feature a manga-inspired visual style and more heated action. While players could import any version of this game, they were never officially released outside of Japan, like many of Capcom's gems.
Strider (2014)
A Ninja Metroidvania
Strider
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February 18, 2014
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E 10+ // Fantasy violence, mild gore, mild language
Strider It began as a manga before Capcom turned it into a game series that flourished in the 90s. Like many ninja games of this era, Strider eventually fell by the wayside, but this 2014 reboot was to revive the brand. It was developed in collaboration with Double Helix Games, a California-based company that specializes in putting a Western spin on classic Japanese franchises. Silent Hill: Homecoming and The front mission evolved.
The 2014 Strider game is probably their best work yet, as it was a Metroidvania with clever action, great power-ups, and a fast pace that is still fun and easy to play.
exoprimal
Not quite a dino crisis
exoprimal One of Capcom's latest experiments isn't creating an event. It was a multiplayer-focused game in which players don mechanized suits and are literally dropped into time warp zones to take care of dinosaurs that fall from the sky.
It wasn't tied to their other big dinosaur game, The dino crisisWhich may help it some. While the road map for updates was thin and the player base wasn't full, it was, exoprimal One was oddly amusing.
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