Entertainment/Gaming Consoles

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Originally posted by dave
Okay, so I've got a Neo Geo Pocket Color. It should be on its way to me some time today. With it comes Card Fighter's Clash - SNK vs Capcom. I am definitely looking forward to putting that system through its paces. I've read a few other reviews, and it sounds pretty awesome.

CFC is a wonderful game in both of its incarnations. If you happen to find the other version cheap, it might be worth it if you enjoy the original; the differences are subtle but measurable, and there are some cards that are in one version but not the other. (I still haven't gotten all 300, as there are two that can only be won through random head-to-head awards, and I have no one to play against.)

It strips some of the complexity away from Magic: The Gathering and its ilk (no weak-against/strong-against considerations, for instance), but varying card abilities and strategic features (combo attacks, AC cards, efficient team-up relationships) keep it interesting. Once you've won the main tournament, the REAL game opens up; you get access to new and tougher opponents, there are new prize cards to earn or find, there are four-match and twenty-match endurance tournaments, and there's a mixed-deck option in the back room. Or you can restart and see how fast you can beat it -- my record is 4 hours, 23 minutes so far. Expect a hell of a lot more than that your first time through...

Plus, you can go nuts just trying to identify all the characters and what games they're from. Many are familiar faces, but some of them are downright obscure.