Game:

Critical Blow (1997)

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Let's Play

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This is a play-through using Merkuar in the PS1 game Critical Blow. Read on below for more information...

Merkuar is the last boss. He is an unlockable playable character in the game.

===== About Merkuar =====
He's your typical large monster design, and from I gather, the 'normal-guy-morphs-into-a-monster' archetype.

He's quite a powerful character indeed, his large frame gives him excellent range in his moves, and the stand-out aspect of him is that he has armor properties in his strikes, meaning that you cannot hit him out of it. The 'weakness' he has is that he does not seem to have any combos.

===== Additional Information =====
---- His final boss is EX Rickey.

===== About Critical Blow =====
Critical Blow is the sequel to Genei Tougi: Shadow Struggle. It's a good game, and the whole thing is very well rounded off. Perhaps a unique aspect of this game is the Card system which you can use to 'customize' an existing character (somewhat).

Whilst the game graphics is 3D, it plays like a 2D fighter, e.g. Street Fighter style. The gameplay feels complete and well polished. If you asked me to sum up the gameplay, I would call it a mix of Rival Schools and Street Fighter.

During fights, I do like the 'angled perspective' camera view when the screen scrolls towards the left or right edge.