Been playing these games for the first time. Is the first one generally considered the worst? I feel that they didn't have their priorities straight for that game. The use of the jetpack (supposedly the series defining feature) isn't incentivized much, and instead you're constantly thrown into very scripted sections with various vehicles, water mechanics and other gimmicks that don't engage with from the core gameplay. It's not a bad game, but definitely feels misguided. The two Sparkster sequels with their bigger levels and higher degree of freedom where you're encouraged to play around with the jetpack in several ways seem much better.
>>12532414RKA on Genesis is the best one and only one worth playing, it's one of the best Contra-likes, and I'd put it above many of the mainline Contras
>>12532414Why didn't it catch on? Too goofy mascot that made it look like a game for small kids?
>>12533504>Too goofy mascot that made it look like a game for small kids?They tried to make him look "older" and "cooler" later. It didn't work out either.
>>12533504It was a mascot platformer in a market crowded with mascot platformers. It scored well in the magazines of the time.
