Golden Axe - Streets of Rage - Shinobi

[megabomberman]

3 of the greatest series of all times, these games came out in a compilation called mega games 2 and helped launch the sega ahead of its main rival the snes, the 3 titles enjoyed fantastic trilogies, but which one do ye think is the best??

[GEN ESIS GAMER]

It's streets of rage.

[Zebbe]

Agreed. Revenge of Shinobi is better than Streets of Rage 1 and 3 though. The Shinobi series had more games than three if you count those for other consoles.

[Joe Redifer]

That's hard for me. I guess I'll say Shinobi since it has Shadow Dancer. Golden Axe is good, but it's slow and boring. Can't play too often. Streets of Rage is good, but it has part 3 which destroys my eyeballs and ears with it's crappy graphics and music.

[Rusty Venture]

I like "Golden Axe" (even have a Tyris Flare figure) but this is ultimately going to be a decision between Shinobi and SOR. GA just doesn't have as smooth control as I'd like it to.

I'm going to say that the SOR series wins because I actually enjoy all three games from the series as to where I'm not terribly fond of "Shadow Dancer".

[megabomberman]

Sorry about the loose use of the term trilogy but I am strictly talking genesis/megadrive here

[GelmiR]

Golden Axe, because of Golden Axe II.

[Demonic Weasel]

Streets of Rage. I really loved all three series though. Golden Axe, unfortunately, doesn't have a chance. No matter how it's viewed at least one of the games will have gone seriously down-hill from the others.

[David J.]

Shinobi.

I used to love SOR a lot... but the Shinobi games have much more action and are more rewarding.

[108 Stars]

Shinobi. I like SoR too, but the Shinobi games are just better.
And Golden Axe is a piece of crap compared to either SoR or Shinobi. It just plays so damn stiff and looks so ugly.

[Mr Smith]

Golden Axe is a piece of crap compared to either SoR or Shinobi. It just plays so damn stiff and looks so ugly.

Very true. Golden Axe had aged very, very, very badly and now seems like a bad parody of the awesome game I remember playing as a child.

Streets of Rage wins this one of me. I have many happy childhood memories of the original and Streets of Rage 3 is one of the greatest games made on the Mega Drive.

[GelmiR]

Lol what about streets of rage 1, talk about stiff and looks like utter crap.
I tried it twice but can't stand it.

[108 Stars]

I think SoR 1 still plays better than any of the MD-Golden Axes.

[megabomberman]

Hmm I think some people are being hard on golden axe, it still has that beautiful fun gameplay that I remember when I was young, also the fact that you can finish the first 2 games in around 25 minutes makes them real pick up and play games, really fun and easy...

[jumbo11]

GA compared to SR is average at best.

And I prefer beat'em ups to a Shinobi type of game.

So Streets of Rage.