It’s not entirely fair to say all games fit into certain fixed buckets, but most do. I disagree that the fighting games are the same – maybe some have similar programming but they are very different in execution except for the Virtua Fighters.
Here is a nearly complete list of what genre each game is in:
Apollo 13 – arcade? sim? very unique. You literally carry out each stage of the doomed mission from manuevering the command module to docking with the LM to splashing down.
Area 51 – lightgun shooter, starts out fast
Batman & Robin – side scrolling “platformer” with vehicle stages
Batman Forever – side scrolling “platformer”
Battle Arena Toshinden – fighting game with weapons
Daytona Racing – racing game, takes some getting used to but plays very well
Football – soccer. Never seen this in action but Tiger sports games are usually their best so I’d love to see it.
Independence Day – into-screen shooter/avoid em up with Game and Watch-like on foot segments – same exact game as Star Trek: The Next Generation lcd handheld with different lcd art
Indy 500 – racing game, different feel to Daytona but still very good
Judge Dredd – don’t know, have not played it
The Lost World – into screen avoid em up, similar to driving sections of the gamecom game but more playable
The Mask of Zorro – side scrolling beat em up. I think. I will let you know for sure soon!
Men in Black – into screen run and gun shooter, similar to Congo VRT-X handheld but without the interesting mission objectives
Mortal Kombat 3 – fighting game with three depth settings. Plays very well.
Mortal Kombat Trilogy – fighting game. Depth concept is gone and it plays badly. Worst fighter on the system.
NiGHTS into Dreams – literally it’s NiGHTs into Dreams as a handheld. Not fun and completely mystifying – not that I’ve ever understood the original – but really impressive.
Panzer Dragoon – POV scrolling shooter with 360° perspective and avoidance aspects. The best the system has to offer.
Primal Rage – fighting game, complete with followers you can eat for health and heart and brain bars
Road Rash 3 – racing sim complete with combat and full bike upgrades (!!!)
Star Wars: Imperial Assault – turret shooter, basically plays like a lightgun game.
Star Wars: Jedi Adventure – side scrolling run and gun. Ugly but fun. You can summon Chewie, Han, and Leia as assists.
Star Wars: Millennium Falcon Challenge. Into screen scrolling shooter; the fastest and most impressive looking game on the system. Also cheap and plentiful. Buy this first.
Star Wars: Rebel Forces – lightgun game, starts medium slow and maybe the most fun lightgun game
Virtua Cop – lightgun game, starts agonizingly slow and gets stupid fast. Frustrating for me.
Virtua Fighter – fighting game, very high quality with voice samples and ring out
Virtua Fighter 2 – fighting game, similar to VF but better
VR Troopers – side scrolling beat em up with vehicle segments
