Dated Fun

User Rating: 6 | Asian Dynamite ARC

Asian Dynamite released in 2007 in the arcade is a fun 3D beat 'em up game. It is a follow-up to Dynamite Cop! and by follow-up I mean it mirrors the core gameplay and some of the encounters exactly. That means that the game is stale at its core, but it has a lot of humor and fun to try and spice things up. Maybe the most standout addition to this game is that you have the unique ability to transform your in-game character into 3 other characters (depending on your pickup), each with unique movesets. Some of these transformation are awesome (special recognition to the "Gun Master" transformation) and this really does help give the game some variety. Asian Dynamite is a fun game, but the gameplay is stale and dated. The core mechanics come from a game released almost 10 years prior (in 1998). Other arcade games released around the same era include Time Crisis 4, Tekken 6, and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. This game doesn't hold a candle to the caliber of titles released in the late 00's. That doesn't mean it is bad, just not good either.