Death Cargo

[PSYCH0J0SH]

Hello everyone, I have been a long time follower of Death Cargo, and have played the Betas that were released in 2011-2012. I pre-ordered Death Cargo and have the DVD edition of the game, and I would like to give my personal review of the game.
Gameplay: Death Cargo’s gameplay is pretty enjoyable and simple to play. It seems similar to SF1 and MK1 where the combo system is limited, but the main goal is about distancing and space control and planning your attacks at the right time. You can do 3 types of Standard attacks: a Fast attack, a Strong attack, and a Lunge(long range) attack, as well as a Throw by pressing the “fast+strong attacks” together. There is also a 4th attack, called the “Thinking Weapon”(TW) attack. Plasma, Aracno, and Nova have a basic combo, hitting Fast 3 times. One thing that was a bit disappointing was how the characters play/feel pretty similar. In the Betas, all of the three characters that were available at one point, played totally different and had different tools, moves, etc. Now, all of the characters have essentially the same tools and overall just feel very similar. As well, many of the characters’ animations look awkward and unnatural. Back in the Betas, this was not the case as the animations looked great. It seems like they removed some of the recovery frames for many of the moves, but it seems they removed too many. Maybe they may look better when the game is running at full 60 FPS, but in my opinion, they just look off.
Graphics/Stages: The graphics in DC are awesome in my opinion. The digitized sprites are super cool, and they very realistic and in great quality. All of the arenas are related with the characters, so each character has a personal stage. Some of the stages definitely remind me of MK1 where there are bodies laying in the foreground, or in the back ground. The effects on the sprites for each character, are great. Especially on some of the projectiles, they are very realistic and have a great look to them. The in-game blood looks amazing, and the right amount splatters for each attack.
Sound Effects: The sound effects in Death Cargo are okay. There are no reaction screams/grunts(when a character gets hit) which is strange because these were present in the Betas but are not present in the final version. Also, many of the attacks/animations use the same sound effects, which is a bit disappointing. I was hoping when a character gets hit, there would be a real strong, heavy and brutal sound. But, that is not the case.
Characters: There are two types of characters in Death Cargo, playable and unplayable characters. There are 6 playable characters in the game, and 6 unplayable characters that have to be downloaded separately. The playable characters are Plasma, Leach, Aracno, Nova, Agent Malcolm, and Silent. The 6 unplayable characters are these really strange monsters/creatures. They are Grotters(a bunch of mini heads with razor sharp teeth, they are a species pretty much), Ice Grotters(the head can control and create ice attacks), Acid Grotters(the heads can control and create acid based attacks), Fire Grotters(the head can control and create fire based attacks), AM-2(some kind of strange space ship that can self-destruct), and Leach-Z(a different version of Leach, that is red and has these eyeballs covering his head, that can shoot/vomit this red liquid). My favorite playable character, would have to be Silent. The fact how he physically moves and behaves like a Zombie, is awesome. They definitely nailed having him behave like a Zombie in-game(and he is VERY slow lol, but I like him). My favorite unplayable is Grotters. The character is very unique and the fact of how it is a species, it just makes it very different. I really enjoy fighting against Grotters. One thing I was disappointed with was with Nova how she has a lot of overused animations , as her entire moveset(6 special moves, 3 basic atttacks, 2 aerial attacks, jumping attacks, crouch attacks) consist of 6 animations :(.
Music: The music in Death Cargo is incredible. The way they were able to capture the sound of 80s-90s movies/sounds is just astonishing, but it sounds so awesome and it really helps with the games’ purpose of having an 80s vibe. A lot of the music really reminds me of some of my favorite old-school movies/games, including The Exorcist, Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more. I absolutely love the Soundtrack in Death Cargo, my favorite theme(though I like all of them) would have to be for Nova’s Stage, Neo Tokyo Skyline.
Finishing Moves: When I first saw Death Cargo, one of the first things that caught my attention was the finishing moves. The finishing moves ended up being one of the most disappointing aspects of the game for me. Originally, all of the finishing moves had different results/a different look depending on the opponent. Very few of them actually have a unique look depending on the opponent, but NECRO said that was because there will be many new characters, so they removed many of the unique ones and replaced them with generic ones :(. Also, some of the Deathrips, are pretty poorly done IMO. For example, Leach’s 1st Deathrip is when he smashes the opponent against the wall. However, he doesn’t actually lift up the character, there is this green ball of energy that he “picks up” and when he is supposed to smash the character in the wall, you can see Plasma’s jacket and it is like this when you perform it on all of the characters. Also, the game doesn’t acknowledge that a character has won a match. If you do a deathrip with Silent for example, it will say “Deathrip Performed” but it won’t say Silent Wins across the top of the screen.
Pros: Great graphics, awesome music, great character design/style
Cons: Lack of content and replay value, awkward animations, no Retry option
Overall thoughts: Death Cargo is a great old-school style violent 2D fighter. NECROSTORM successfully, in my opinion, managed to create a game that has the look and vibe of an 80s-90s arcade/console game with extreme violence. While the game does have quite a few bugs/glitches, NECRO has been actively working with users on their Forum to help fix the issues and to improve upon the game. Death Cargo is also an unlimited fighting game, there will be a infinite amount of DLC coming. All in all, I give the game an 8/10.

Epic, I didn’t know that the head of Necrostorm made an account here! How’s it going?

I don’t work for NECROSTORM lol, I am just a fan.

You also have terrible taste in fighting games.

Interesting. I have found out several things in the past couple of days from here: saying anything positive about the game must automatically mean that I am a troll, or a NECROSTORM employee, and that I have terrible tastes in fighting games just for liking one game. Well, I can see the logic is just running through this thread. Thank you for reminding why I stopped coming and posting on SRK, as these past couple of posts make it pretty clear.

Because anybody who’s gone and actually broken down the game has shown that it’s a bad fighting game.

That’s objective, as I said before, what you may consider bad or crap, another may consider wonderful.

That’s objective? So you agree with him that it’s an undeniable fact that this game is garbage?

I think you meant to say “subjective” instead. Which it isn’t.

Yes, I meant to say subjective, that was my mistake I am sorry, I was thinking of object when I was typing it. This absolutely is subjective, anytime someone mentions liking or disliking something of course that is going to be subjective and just their opinion(and there’s nothing wrong with that) :).

The thing is you were right the first time, it’s not subjective at all. Death Cargo is an OBJECTIVELY bad fighting game. It’s full of bugs and exploits, it’s nowhere near finished, it’s unbalanced and unplayable for multiplayer, has a tiny roster of playable characters, costs more than REAL fighting games made by professionals (Death Cargo is 30 euros; Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Killer Instinct are both only 20 euros for fuck’s sake) and its developers are odious assholes who behave like children and throw tantrums whenever anyone says their game is less than perfect. By saying it’s good you’re only demonstrating why your opinion is utterly meaningless and shouldn’t be listened to by anyone, because the only people who wouldn’t see these MASSIVE problems are either willfully ignorant or Necrostorm employees.

I don’t know what the point of your review was since it only shows you have an extremely poor sense of quality. Your review of the game is completely laughable to say the least, you say the game has “great” spritework even though a lot of their animations are amateurishly green-screened and have inconsistent lighting. A 10 year old using after-effects would be able to do a better job. You said that Silent was a great character simply because he looks like a zombie. If that’s all it takes to impress you then you are probably a child. It’s like that one kid who thought Revenge of the Sith is the greatest movie ever made simply because it has lava in it. Looking at your post history and your review it’s clear to see that it’s all just a bad joke.

[Gehh]

Hello everyone, I have been a long time follower of Death Cargo, and have played the Betas that were released in 2011-2012. I pre-ordered Death Cargo and have the DVD edition of the game, and I would like to give my personal review of the game.
Gameplay: Death Cargo’s gameplay is pretty enjoyable and simple to play. It seems similar to SF1 and MK1 where the combo system is limited, but the main goal is about distancing and space control and planning your attacks at the right time. You can do 3 types of Standard attacks: a Fast attack, a Strong attack, and a Lunge(long range) attack, as well as a Throw by pressing the “fast+strong attacks” together. There is also a 4th attack, called the “Thinking Weapon”(TW) attack. Plasma, Aracno, and Nova have a basic combo, hitting Fast 3 times. One thing that was a bit disappointing was how the characters play/feel pretty similar. In the Betas, all of the three characters that were available at one point, played totally different and had different tools, moves, etc. Now, all of the characters have essentially the same tools and overall just feel very similar. As well, many of the characters’ animations look awkward and unnatural. Back in the Betas, this was not the case as the animations looked great. It seems like they removed some of the recovery frames for many of the moves, but it seems they removed too many. Maybe they may look better when the game is running at full 60 FPS, but in my opinion, they just look off.
Graphics/Stages: The graphics in DC are awesome in my opinion. The digitized sprites are super cool, and they very realistic and in great quality. All of the arenas are related with the characters, so each character has a personal stage. Some of the stages definitely remind me of MK1 where there are bodies laying in the foreground, or in the back ground. The effects on the sprites for each character, are great. Especially on some of the projectiles, they are very realistic and have a great look to them. The in-game blood looks amazing, and the right amount splatters for each attack.
Sound Effects: The sound effects in Death Cargo are okay. There are no reaction screams/grunts(when a character gets hit) which is strange because these were present in the Betas but are not present in the final version. Also, many of the attacks/animations use the same sound effects, which is a bit disappointing. I was hoping when a character gets hit, there would be a real strong, heavy and brutal sound. But, that is not the case.
Characters: There are two types of characters in Death Cargo, playable and unplayable characters. There are 6 playable characters in the game, and 6 unplayable characters that have to be downloaded separately. The playable characters are Plasma, Leach, Aracno, Nova, Agent Malcolm, and Silent. The 6 unplayable characters are these really strange monsters/creatures. They are Grotters(a bunch of mini heads with razor sharp teeth, they are a species pretty much), Ice Grotters(the head can control and create ice attacks), Acid Grotters(the heads can control and create acid based attacks), Fire Grotters(the head can control and create fire based attacks), AM-2(some kind of strange space ship that can self-destruct), and Leach-Z(a different version of Leach, that is red and has these eyeballs covering his head, that can shoot/vomit this red liquid). My favorite playable character, would have to be Silent. The fact how he physically moves and behaves like a Zombie, is awesome. They definitely nailed having him behave like a Zombie in-game(and he is VERY slow lol, but I like him). My favorite unplayable is Grotters. The character is very unique and the fact of how it is a species, it just makes it very different. I really enjoy fighting against Grotters. One thing I was disappointed with was with Nova how she has a lot of overused animations , as her entire moveset(6 special moves, 3 basic atttacks, 2 aerial attacks, jumping attacks, crouch attacks) consist of 6 animations :(.
Music: The music in Death Cargo is incredible. The way they were able to capture the sound of 80s-90s movies/sounds is just astonishing, but it sounds so awesome and it really helps with the games’ purpose of having an 80s vibe. A lot of the music really reminds me of some of my favorite old-school movies/games, including The Exorcist, Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more. I absolutely love the Soundtrack in Death Cargo, my favorite theme(though I like all of them) would have to be for Nova’s Stage, Neo Tokyo Skyline.
Finishing Moves: When I first saw Death Cargo, one of the first things that caught my attention was the finishing moves. The finishing moves ended up being one of the most disappointing aspects of the game for me. Originally, all of the finishing moves had different results/a different look depending on the opponent. Very few of them actually have a unique look depending on the opponent, but NECRO said that was because there will be many new characters, so they removed many of the unique ones and replaced them with generic ones :(. Also, some of the Deathrips, are pretty poorly done IMO. For example, Leach’s 1st Deathrip is when he smashes the opponent against the wall. However, he doesn’t actually lift up the character, there is this green ball of energy that he “picks up” and when he is supposed to smash the character in the wall, you can see Plasma’s jacket and it is like this when you perform it on all of the characters. Also, the game doesn’t acknowledge that a character has won a match. If you do a deathrip with Silent for example, it will say “Deathrip Performed” but it won’t say Silent Wins across the top of the screen.
Pros: Great graphics, awesome music, great character design/style
Cons: Lack of content and replay value, awkward animations, no Retry option
Overall thoughts: Death Cargo is a great old-school style violent 2D fighter. NECROSTORM successfully, in my opinion, managed to create a game that has the look and vibe of an 80s-90s arcade/console game with extreme violence. While the game does have quite a few bugs/glitches, NECRO has been actively working with users on their Forum to help fix the issues and to improve upon the game. Death Cargo is also an unlimited fighting game, there will be a infinite amount of DLC coming. All in all, I give the game an 8/10.

Epic, I didn’t know that the head of Necrostorm made an account here! How’s it going?

I don’t work for NECROSTORM lol, I am just a fan.

You also have terrible taste in fighting games.

Interesting. I have found out several things in the past couple of days from here: saying anything positive about the game must automatically mean that I am a troll, or a NECROSTORM employee, and that I have terrible tastes in fighting games just for liking one game. Well, I can see the logic is just running through this thread. Thank you for reminding why I stopped coming and posting on SRK, as these past couple of posts make it pretty clear.

Because anybody who’s gone and actually broken down the game has shown that it’s a bad fighting game.

That’s objective, as I said before, what you may consider bad or crap, another may consider wonderful.

That’s objective? So you agree with him that it’s an undeniable fact that this game is garbage?

I think you meant to say “subjective” instead. Which it isn’t.

Yes, I meant to say subjective, that was my mistake I am sorry, I was thinking of object when I was typing it. This absolutely is subjective, anytime someone mentions liking or disliking something of course that is going to be subjective and just their opinion(and there’s nothing wrong with that) :).

The thing is you were right the first time, it’s not subjective at all. Death Cargo is an OBJECTIVELY bad fighting game. It’s full of bugs and exploits, it’s nowhere near finished, it’s unbalanced and unplayable for multiplayer, has a tiny roster of playable characters, costs more than REAL fighting games made by professionals (Death Cargo is 30 euros; Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Killer Instinct are both only 20 euros for fuck’s sake) and its developers are odious assholes who behave like children and throw tantrums whenever anyone says their game is less than perfect. By saying it’s good you’re only demonstrating why your opinion is utterly meaningless and shouldn’t be listened to by anyone, because the only people who wouldn’t see these MASSIVE problems are either willfully ignorant or Necrostorm employees.

I don’t know what the point of your review was since it only shows you have an extremely poor sense of quality. Your review of the game is completely laughable to say the least, you say the game has “great” spritework even though a lot of their animations are amateurishly green-screened and have inconsistent lighting. A 10 year old using after-effects would be able to do a better job. You said that Silent was a great character simply because he looks like a zombie. If that’s all it takes to impress you then you are probably a child. It’s like that one kid who thought Revenge of the Sith is the greatest movie ever made simply because it has lava in it. Looking at your post history and your review it’s clear to see that it’s all just a bad joke.

Okay, let me clarify something. Death Cargo is geared towards specific fanbases. Fans of nostalgic 80s/90s products and fans of horror/splatter genre. It is not geared towards hardcore fighting game fans. Death Cargo was not intended to have extremely deep or complex gameplay. The director even said this in that letter that he posted on June 10th, “We knew that this was very ‘niche’ game and only splatter fans would appreciate it” -Giulio De Santi. So, for what the game was created to be, which is a violent and gory fighting game with the 80s/90s vibe and design, it is a good game in my opinion. Yes, the game does have it’s fair share of bugs/glitches, but they have released 3 patches so far fixing many of them, and they have been working actively on their Forum by taking suggestions from users on how to improve the game. Even though some things may not be the highest quality, I appreciate their effort. I enjoy all of the characters in Death Cargo, however of the current 6 playable characters, Silent is my favorite character(my actual 2 favorite characters are apart of the other 6 who have not been released yet). It is how he moves and behaves like a zombie, not just because he looks like one. And other things, like some of the effects on his moves are pretty cool in my opinion, but that stood out to me the most(how he moves and behaves). There are many things in the game that I was disappointed with, like I mentioned in the review, in some aspects the game was better in the Beta-testing stage. Yes, NECROSTORM has behaved pretty unprofessionally, I know I have had several negative experiences with them in the past. I was also one of the 20 people, whose pre-order did not arrive on time. The wait was horrible, and I was not sure if NECRO was being completely honest. I am not posting to defend Death Cargo, or defend NECROSTORM, I only wanted to post my review. BTW, the Collector’s Edition is 30 Euros, the Standard Edition is 22 Euros, and the Digital Edition is 20 Euros.

[Gehh]

Hello everyone, I have been a long time follower of Death Cargo, and have played the Betas that were released in 2011-2012. I pre-ordered Death Cargo and have the DVD edition of the game, and I would like to give my personal review of the game.
Gameplay: Death Cargo’s gameplay is pretty enjoyable and simple to play. It seems similar to SF1 and MK1 where the combo system is limited, but the main goal is about distancing and space control and planning your attacks at the right time. You can do 3 types of Standard attacks: a Fast attack, a Strong attack, and a Lunge(long range) attack, as well as a Throw by pressing the “fast+strong attacks” together. There is also a 4th attack, called the “Thinking Weapon”(TW) attack. Plasma, Aracno, and Nova have a basic combo, hitting Fast 3 times. One thing that was a bit disappointing was how the characters play/feel pretty similar. In the Betas, all of the three characters that were available at one point, played totally different and had different tools, moves, etc. Now, all of the characters have essentially the same tools and overall just feel very similar. As well, many of the characters’ animations look awkward and unnatural. Back in the Betas, this was not the case as the animations looked great. It seems like they removed some of the recovery frames for many of the moves, but it seems they removed too many. Maybe they may look better when the game is running at full 60 FPS, but in my opinion, they just look off.
Graphics/Stages: The graphics in DC are awesome in my opinion. The digitized sprites are super cool, and they very realistic and in great quality. All of the arenas are related with the characters, so each character has a personal stage. Some of the stages definitely remind me of MK1 where there are bodies laying in the foreground, or in the back ground. The effects on the sprites for each character, are great. Especially on some of the projectiles, they are very realistic and have a great look to them. The in-game blood looks amazing, and the right amount splatters for each attack.
Sound Effects: The sound effects in Death Cargo are okay. There are no reaction screams/grunts(when a character gets hit) which is strange because these were present in the Betas but are not present in the final version. Also, many of the attacks/animations use the same sound effects, which is a bit disappointing. I was hoping when a character gets hit, there would be a real strong, heavy and brutal sound. But, that is not the case.
Characters: There are two types of characters in Death Cargo, playable and unplayable characters. There are 6 playable characters in the game, and 6 unplayable characters that have to be downloaded separately. The playable characters are Plasma, Leach, Aracno, Nova, Agent Malcolm, and Silent. The 6 unplayable characters are these really strange monsters/creatures. They are Grotters(a bunch of mini heads with razor sharp teeth, they are a species pretty much), Ice Grotters(the head can control and create ice attacks), Acid Grotters(the heads can control and create acid based attacks), Fire Grotters(the head can control and create fire based attacks), AM-2(some kind of strange space ship that can self-destruct), and Leach-Z(a different version of Leach, that is red and has these eyeballs covering his head, that can shoot/vomit this red liquid). My favorite playable character, would have to be Silent. The fact how he physically moves and behaves like a Zombie, is awesome. They definitely nailed having him behave like a Zombie in-game(and he is VERY slow lol, but I like him). My favorite unplayable is Grotters. The character is very unique and the fact of how it is a species, it just makes it very different. I really enjoy fighting against Grotters. One thing I was disappointed with was with Nova how she has a lot of overused animations , as her entire moveset(6 special moves, 3 basic atttacks, 2 aerial attacks, jumping attacks, crouch attacks) consist of 6 animations :(.
Music: The music in Death Cargo is incredible. The way they were able to capture the sound of 80s-90s movies/sounds is just astonishing, but it sounds so awesome and it really helps with the games’ purpose of having an 80s vibe. A lot of the music really reminds me of some of my favorite old-school movies/games, including The Exorcist, Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more. I absolutely love the Soundtrack in Death Cargo, my favorite theme(though I like all of them) would have to be for Nova’s Stage, Neo Tokyo Skyline.
Finishing Moves: When I first saw Death Cargo, one of the first things that caught my attention was the finishing moves. The finishing moves ended up being one of the most disappointing aspects of the game for me. Originally, all of the finishing moves had different results/a different look depending on the opponent. Very few of them actually have a unique look depending on the opponent, but NECRO said that was because there will be many new characters, so they removed many of the unique ones and replaced them with generic ones :(. Also, some of the Deathrips, are pretty poorly done IMO. For example, Leach’s 1st Deathrip is when he smashes the opponent against the wall. However, he doesn’t actually lift up the character, there is this green ball of energy that he “picks up” and when he is supposed to smash the character in the wall, you can see Plasma’s jacket and it is like this when you perform it on all of the characters. Also, the game doesn’t acknowledge that a character has won a match. If you do a deathrip with Silent for example, it will say “Deathrip Performed” but it won’t say Silent Wins across the top of the screen.
Pros: Great graphics, awesome music, great character design/style
Cons: Lack of content and replay value, awkward animations, no Retry option
Overall thoughts: Death Cargo is a great old-school style violent 2D fighter. NECROSTORM successfully, in my opinion, managed to create a game that has the look and vibe of an 80s-90s arcade/console game with extreme violence. While the game does have quite a few bugs/glitches, NECRO has been actively working with users on their Forum to help fix the issues and to improve upon the game. Death Cargo is also an unlimited fighting game, there will be a infinite amount of DLC coming. All in all, I give the game an 8/10.

Epic, I didn’t know that the head of Necrostorm made an account here! How’s it going?

I don’t work for NECROSTORM lol, I am just a fan.

You also have terrible taste in fighting games.

Interesting. I have found out several things in the past couple of days from here: saying anything positive about the game must automatically mean that I am a troll, or a NECROSTORM employee, and that I have terrible tastes in fighting games just for liking one game. Well, I can see the logic is just running through this thread. Thank you for reminding why I stopped coming and posting on SRK, as these past couple of posts make it pretty clear.

Because anybody who’s gone and actually broken down the game has shown that it’s a bad fighting game.

That’s objective, as I said before, what you may consider bad or crap, another may consider wonderful.

That’s objective? So you agree with him that it’s an undeniable fact that this game is garbage?

I think you meant to say “subjective” instead. Which it isn’t.

Yes, I meant to say subjective, that was my mistake I am sorry, I was thinking of object when I was typing it. This absolutely is subjective, anytime someone mentions liking or disliking something of course that is going to be subjective and just their opinion(and there’s nothing wrong with that) :).

The thing is you were right the first time, it’s not subjective at all. Death Cargo is an OBJECTIVELY bad fighting game. It’s full of bugs and exploits, it’s nowhere near finished, it’s unbalanced and unplayable for multiplayer, has a tiny roster of playable characters, costs more than REAL fighting games made by professionals (Death Cargo is 30 euros; Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Killer Instinct are both only 20 euros for fuck’s sake) and its developers are odious assholes who behave like children and throw tantrums whenever anyone says their game is less than perfect. By saying it’s good you’re only demonstrating why your opinion is utterly meaningless and shouldn’t be listened to by anyone, because the only people who wouldn’t see these MASSIVE problems are either willfully ignorant or Necrostorm employees.

I don’t know what the point of your review was since it only shows you have an extremely poor sense of quality. Your review of the game is completely laughable to say the least, you say the game has “great” spritework even though a lot of their animations are amateurishly green-screened and have inconsistent lighting. A 10 year old using after-effects would be able to do a better job. You said that Silent was a great character simply because he looks like a zombie. If that’s all it takes to impress you then you are probably a child. It’s like that one kid who thought Revenge of the Sith is the greatest movie ever made simply because it has lava in it. Looking at your post history and your review it’s clear to see that it’s all just a bad joke.

And by the way, the reason I never posted in other sections is because I never had interest in doing so. I do have some thoughts on certain fighting games(I am not a fan of Street Fighter) and I knew that by posting, I would get the same result that has happened in this thread. Where users like you, and your friends/followers think it is cool to insult and “Agree”, “WTF” and “LOL” posts insulting someone who has a different opinion than the general one. Why would I want to participate in that? Thank you, but no thank you. After not posting for a while, I figured I would try giving the Forum a second try, but obviously I was wrong in doing so. Many of you users are very close-minded and do not wish to hear/discuss anything that is different from the general opinion. And, I do not wish to take part in that.

[Magegg]

Not a fan of Street Fighter… Not interested in any other fighting game… Posted here only to talk about his love for Death Cargo… I wonder why people think you’re a Necrostorm employee, Gehh xD

[drwill439]

Hello everyone, I have been a long time follower of Death Cargo, and have played the Betas that were released in 2011-2012. I pre-ordered Death Cargo and have the DVD edition of the game, and I would like to give my personal review of the game.
Gameplay: Death Cargo’s gameplay is pretty enjoyable and simple to play. It seems similar to SF1 and MK1 where the combo system is limited, but the main goal is about distancing and space control and planning your attacks at the right time. You can do 3 types of Standard attacks: a Fast attack, a Strong attack, and a Lunge(long range) attack, as well as a Throw by pressing the “fast+strong attacks” together. There is also a 4th attack, called the “Thinking Weapon”(TW) attack. Plasma, Aracno, and Nova have a basic combo, hitting Fast 3 times. One thing that was a bit disappointing was how the characters play/feel pretty similar. In the Betas, all of the three characters that were available at one point, played totally different and had different tools, moves, etc. Now, all of the characters have essentially the same tools and overall just feel very similar. As well, many of the characters’ animations look awkward and unnatural. Back in the Betas, this was not the case as the animations looked great. It seems like they removed some of the recovery frames for many of the moves, but it seems they removed too many. Maybe they may look better when the game is running at full 60 FPS, but in my opinion, they just look off.
Graphics/Stages: The graphics in DC are awesome in my opinion. The digitized sprites are super cool, and they very realistic and in great quality. All of the arenas are related with the characters, so each character has a personal stage. Some of the stages definitely remind me of MK1 where there are bodies laying in the foreground, or in the back ground. The effects on the sprites for each character, are great. Especially on some of the projectiles, they are very realistic and have a great look to them. The in-game blood looks amazing, and the right amount splatters for each attack.
Sound Effects: The sound effects in Death Cargo are okay. There are no reaction screams/grunts(when a character gets hit) which is strange because these were present in the Betas but are not present in the final version. Also, many of the attacks/animations use the same sound effects, which is a bit disappointing. I was hoping when a character gets hit, there would be a real strong, heavy and brutal sound. But, that is not the case.
Characters: There are two types of characters in Death Cargo, playable and unplayable characters. There are 6 playable characters in the game, and 6 unplayable characters that have to be downloaded separately. The playable characters are Plasma, Leach, Aracno, Nova, Agent Malcolm, and Silent. The 6 unplayable characters are these really strange monsters/creatures. They are Grotters(a bunch of mini heads with razor sharp teeth, they are a species pretty much), Ice Grotters(the head can control and create ice attacks), Acid Grotters(the heads can control and create acid based attacks), Fire Grotters(the head can control and create fire based attacks), AM-2(some kind of strange space ship that can self-destruct), and Leach-Z(a different version of Leach, that is red and has these eyeballs covering his head, that can shoot/vomit this red liquid). My favorite playable character, would have to be Silent. The fact how he physically moves and behaves like a Zombie, is awesome. They definitely nailed having him behave like a Zombie in-game(and he is VERY slow lol, but I like him). My favorite unplayable is Grotters. The character is very unique and the fact of how it is a species, it just makes it very different. I really enjoy fighting against Grotters. One thing I was disappointed with was with Nova how she has a lot of overused animations , as her entire moveset(6 special moves, 3 basic atttacks, 2 aerial attacks, jumping attacks, crouch attacks) consist of 6 animations :(.
Music: The music in Death Cargo is incredible. The way they were able to capture the sound of 80s-90s movies/sounds is just astonishing, but it sounds so awesome and it really helps with the games’ purpose of having an 80s vibe. A lot of the music really reminds me of some of my favorite old-school movies/games, including The Exorcist, Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more. I absolutely love the Soundtrack in Death Cargo, my favorite theme(though I like all of them) would have to be for Nova’s Stage, Neo Tokyo Skyline.
Finishing Moves: When I first saw Death Cargo, one of the first things that caught my attention was the finishing moves. The finishing moves ended up being one of the most disappointing aspects of the game for me. Originally, all of the finishing moves had different results/a different look depending on the opponent. Very few of them actually have a unique look depending on the opponent, but NECRO said that was because there will be many new characters, so they removed many of the unique ones and replaced them with generic ones :(. Also, some of the Deathrips, are pretty poorly done IMO. For example, Leach’s 1st Deathrip is when he smashes the opponent against the wall. However, he doesn’t actually lift up the character, there is this green ball of energy that he “picks up” and when he is supposed to smash the character in the wall, you can see Plasma’s jacket and it is like this when you perform it on all of the characters. Also, the game doesn’t acknowledge that a character has won a match. If you do a deathrip with Silent for example, it will say “Deathrip Performed” but it won’t say Silent Wins across the top of the screen.
Pros: Great graphics, awesome music, great character design/style
Cons: Lack of content and replay value, awkward animations, no Retry option
Overall thoughts: Death Cargo is a great old-school style violent 2D fighter. NECROSTORM successfully, in my opinion, managed to create a game that has the look and vibe of an 80s-90s arcade/console game with extreme violence. While the game does have quite a few bugs/glitches, NECRO has been actively working with users on their Forum to help fix the issues and to improve upon the game. Death Cargo is also an unlimited fighting game, there will be a infinite amount of DLC coming. All in all, I give the game an 8/10.

Epic, I didn’t know that the head of Necrostorm made an account here! How’s it going?

I don’t work for NECROSTORM lol, I am just a fan.

You also have terrible taste in fighting games.

Interesting. I have found out several things in the past couple of days from here: saying anything positive about the game must automatically mean that I am a troll, or a NECROSTORM employee, and that I have terrible tastes in fighting games just for liking one game. Well, I can see the logic is just running through this thread. Thank you for reminding why I stopped coming and posting on SRK, as these past couple of posts make it pretty clear.

Because anybody who’s gone and actually broken down the game has shown that it’s a bad fighting game.

That’s objective, as I said before, what you may consider bad or crap, another may consider wonderful.

That’s objective? So you agree with him that it’s an undeniable fact that this game is garbage?

I think you meant to say “subjective” instead. Which it isn’t.

Yes, I meant to say subjective, that was my mistake I am sorry, I was thinking of object when I was typing it. This absolutely is subjective, anytime someone mentions liking or disliking something of course that is going to be subjective and just their opinion(and there’s nothing wrong with that) :).

The thing is you were right the first time, it’s not subjective at all. Death Cargo is an OBJECTIVELY bad fighting game. It’s full of bugs and exploits, it’s nowhere near finished, it’s unbalanced and unplayable for multiplayer, has a tiny roster of playable characters, costs more than REAL fighting games made by professionals (Death Cargo is 30 euros; Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Killer Instinct are both only 20 euros for fuck’s sake) and its developers are odious assholes who behave like children and throw tantrums whenever anyone says their game is less than perfect. By saying it’s good you’re only demonstrating why your opinion is utterly meaningless and shouldn’t be listened to by anyone, because the only people who wouldn’t see these MASSIVE problems are either willfully ignorant or Necrostorm employees.

I don’t know what the point of your review was since it only shows you have an extremely poor sense of quality. Your review of the game is completely laughable to say the least, you say the game has “great” spritework even though a lot of their animations are amateurishly green-screened and have inconsistent lighting. A 10 year old using after-effects would be able to do a better job. You said that Silent was a great character simply because he looks like a zombie. If that’s all it takes to impress you then you are probably a child. It’s like that one kid who thought Revenge of the Sith is the greatest movie ever made simply because it has lava in it. Looking at your post history and your review it’s clear to see that it’s all just a bad joke.

And by the way, the reason I never posted in other sections is because I never had interest in doing so. ** I do have some thoughts on certain fighting games(I am not a fan of Street Fighter) and I knew that by posting, I would get the same result that has happened in this thread**. Where users like you, and your friends/followers think it is cool to insult and “Agree”, “WTF” and “LOL” posts insulting someone who has a different opinion than the general one. Why would I want to participate in that? Thank you, but no thank you. After not posting for a while, I figured I would try giving the Forum a second try, but obviously I was wrong in doing so. Many of you users are very close-minded and do not wish to hear/discuss anything that is different from the general opinion. And, I do not wish to take part in that.

They picked their PR guys really well.
"Let’s go to the nexus of hate for this thing we’re doing with one guy, have him make a claim that entirely objects their well-founded reasons for hating the thing, and see what happens."
Have you had this talk on TYM? Maybe they’d be a bit more accepting of your game, bro.

[Gehh]

Not a fan of Street Fighter… Not interested in any other fighting game… Posted here only to talk about his love for Death Cargo… I wonder why people think you’re a Necrostorm employee, Gehh xD

That is not true. I am huge fan of Mortal Kombat, but I don’t like Street Fighter. This Forum is more geared towards Street Fighter, and I knew I wouldn’t have a place to post because MK is really the only fighting game series I really enjoy(like Tekken and Soul Calibur, they are okay but I enjoy MK the most). So, the Death Cargo section is really the only place I can post in SRK.

[Gehh]

Hello everyone, I have been a long time follower of Death Cargo, and have played the Betas that were released in 2011-2012. I pre-ordered Death Cargo and have the DVD edition of the game, and I would like to give my personal review of the game.
Gameplay: Death Cargo’s gameplay is pretty enjoyable and simple to play. It seems similar to SF1 and MK1 where the combo system is limited, but the main goal is about distancing and space control and planning your attacks at the right time. You can do 3 types of Standard attacks: a Fast attack, a Strong attack, and a Lunge(long range) attack, as well as a Throw by pressing the “fast+strong attacks” together. There is also a 4th attack, called the “Thinking Weapon”(TW) attack. Plasma, Aracno, and Nova have a basic combo, hitting Fast 3 times. One thing that was a bit disappointing was how the characters play/feel pretty similar. In the Betas, all of the three characters that were available at one point, played totally different and had different tools, moves, etc. Now, all of the characters have essentially the same tools and overall just feel very similar. As well, many of the characters’ animations look awkward and unnatural. Back in the Betas, this was not the case as the animations looked great. It seems like they removed some of the recovery frames for many of the moves, but it seems they removed too many. Maybe they may look better when the game is running at full 60 FPS, but in my opinion, they just look off.
Graphics/Stages: The graphics in DC are awesome in my opinion. The digitized sprites are super cool, and they very realistic and in great quality. All of the arenas are related with the characters, so each character has a personal stage. Some of the stages definitely remind me of MK1 where there are bodies laying in the foreground, or in the back ground. The effects on the sprites for each character, are great. Especially on some of the projectiles, they are very realistic and have a great look to them. The in-game blood looks amazing, and the right amount splatters for each attack.
Sound Effects: The sound effects in Death Cargo are okay. There are no reaction screams/grunts(when a character gets hit) which is strange because these were present in the Betas but are not present in the final version. Also, many of the attacks/animations use the same sound effects, which is a bit disappointing. I was hoping when a character gets hit, there would be a real strong, heavy and brutal sound. But, that is not the case.
Characters: There are two types of characters in Death Cargo, playable and unplayable characters. There are 6 playable characters in the game, and 6 unplayable characters that have to be downloaded separately. The playable characters are Plasma, Leach, Aracno, Nova, Agent Malcolm, and Silent. The 6 unplayable characters are these really strange monsters/creatures. They are Grotters(a bunch of mini heads with razor sharp teeth, they are a species pretty much), Ice Grotters(the head can control and create ice attacks), Acid Grotters(the heads can control and create acid based attacks), Fire Grotters(the head can control and create fire based attacks), AM-2(some kind of strange space ship that can self-destruct), and Leach-Z(a different version of Leach, that is red and has these eyeballs covering his head, that can shoot/vomit this red liquid). My favorite playable character, would have to be Silent. The fact how he physically moves and behaves like a Zombie, is awesome. They definitely nailed having him behave like a Zombie in-game(and he is VERY slow lol, but I like him). My favorite unplayable is Grotters. The character is very unique and the fact of how it is a species, it just makes it very different. I really enjoy fighting against Grotters. One thing I was disappointed with was with Nova how she has a lot of overused animations , as her entire moveset(6 special moves, 3 basic atttacks, 2 aerial attacks, jumping attacks, crouch attacks) consist of 6 animations :(.
Music: The music in Death Cargo is incredible. The way they were able to capture the sound of 80s-90s movies/sounds is just astonishing, but it sounds so awesome and it really helps with the games’ purpose of having an 80s vibe. A lot of the music really reminds me of some of my favorite old-school movies/games, including The Exorcist, Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more. I absolutely love the Soundtrack in Death Cargo, my favorite theme(though I like all of them) would have to be for Nova’s Stage, Neo Tokyo Skyline.
Finishing Moves: When I first saw Death Cargo, one of the first things that caught my attention was the finishing moves. The finishing moves ended up being one of the most disappointing aspects of the game for me. Originally, all of the finishing moves had different results/a different look depending on the opponent. Very few of them actually have a unique look depending on the opponent, but NECRO said that was because there will be many new characters, so they removed many of the unique ones and replaced them with generic ones :(. Also, some of the Deathrips, are pretty poorly done IMO. For example, Leach’s 1st Deathrip is when he smashes the opponent against the wall. However, he doesn’t actually lift up the character, there is this green ball of energy that he “picks up” and when he is supposed to smash the character in the wall, you can see Plasma’s jacket and it is like this when you perform it on all of the characters. Also, the game doesn’t acknowledge that a character has won a match. If you do a deathrip with Silent for example, it will say “Deathrip Performed” but it won’t say Silent Wins across the top of the screen.
Pros: Great graphics, awesome music, great character design/style
Cons: Lack of content and replay value, awkward animations, no Retry option
Overall thoughts: Death Cargo is a great old-school style violent 2D fighter. NECROSTORM successfully, in my opinion, managed to create a game that has the look and vibe of an 80s-90s arcade/console game with extreme violence. While the game does have quite a few bugs/glitches, NECRO has been actively working with users on their Forum to help fix the issues and to improve upon the game. Death Cargo is also an unlimited fighting game, there will be a infinite amount of DLC coming. All in all, I give the game an 8/10.

Epic, I didn’t know that the head of Necrostorm made an account here! How’s it going?

I don’t work for NECROSTORM lol, I am just a fan.

You also have terrible taste in fighting games.

Interesting. I have found out several things in the past couple of days from here: saying anything positive about the game must automatically mean that I am a troll, or a NECROSTORM employee, and that I have terrible tastes in fighting games just for liking one game. Well, I can see the logic is just running through this thread. Thank you for reminding why I stopped coming and posting on SRK, as these past couple of posts make it pretty clear.

Because anybody who’s gone and actually broken down the game has shown that it’s a bad fighting game.

That’s objective, as I said before, what you may consider bad or crap, another may consider wonderful.

That’s objective? So you agree with him that it’s an undeniable fact that this game is garbage?

I think you meant to say “subjective” instead. Which it isn’t.

Yes, I meant to say subjective, that was my mistake I am sorry, I was thinking of object when I was typing it. This absolutely is subjective, anytime someone mentions liking or disliking something of course that is going to be subjective and just their opinion(and there’s nothing wrong with that) :).

The thing is you were right the first time, it’s not subjective at all. Death Cargo is an OBJECTIVELY bad fighting game. It’s full of bugs and exploits, it’s nowhere near finished, it’s unbalanced and unplayable for multiplayer, has a tiny roster of playable characters, costs more than REAL fighting games made by professionals (Death Cargo is 30 euros; Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Killer Instinct are both only 20 euros for fuck’s sake) and its developers are odious assholes who behave like children and throw tantrums whenever anyone says their game is less than perfect. By saying it’s good you’re only demonstrating why your opinion is utterly meaningless and shouldn’t be listened to by anyone, because the only people who wouldn’t see these MASSIVE problems are either willfully ignorant or Necrostorm employees.

I don’t know what the point of your review was since it only shows you have an extremely poor sense of quality. Your review of the game is completely laughable to say the least, you say the game has “great” spritework even though a lot of their animations are amateurishly green-screened and have inconsistent lighting. A 10 year old using after-effects would be able to do a better job. You said that Silent was a great character simply because he looks like a zombie. If that’s all it takes to impress you then you are probably a child. It’s like that one kid who thought Revenge of the Sith is the greatest movie ever made simply because it has lava in it. Looking at your post history and your review it’s clear to see that it’s all just a bad joke.

And by the way, the reason I never posted in other sections is because I never had interest in doing so. ** I do have some thoughts on certain fighting games(I am not a fan of Street Fighter) and I knew that by posting, I would get the same result that has happened in this thread**. Where users like you, and your friends/followers think it is cool to insult and “Agree”, “WTF” and “LOL” posts insulting someone who has a different opinion than the general one. Why would I want to participate in that? Thank you, but no thank you. After not posting for a while, I figured I would try giving the Forum a second try, but obviously I was wrong in doing so. Many of you users are very close-minded and do not wish to hear/discuss anything that is different from the general opinion. And, I do not wish to take part in that.

They picked their PR guys really well.
"Let’s go to the nexus of hate for this thing we’re doing with one guy, have him make a claim that entirely objects their well-founded reasons for hating the thing, and see what happens."
Have you had this talk on TYM? Maybe they’d be a bit more accepting of your game, bro.

Oh good gosh, some users still think I am a NECROSTORM employee <_<. I just wanted to write my personal review of the game, that is all lol. I know the game has bugs/glitches I even mentioned several things I am disappointed with in the review. I am not saying Death Cargo is the ultimate fighting game, or that it is perfect and flawless. Absolutely not(as every game has its fair share or glitches/bugs/issues). I just enjoy the game for what it was made for, an ultra gory violent game with live-action finishers, and is a huge throwback to the classic MK games. That’s all lol, I am not a NECRO employee just a fan of Death Cargo and I wrote my personal review of the game basing it in what it was meant to be.

[drwill439]

Hello everyone, I have been a long time follower of Death Cargo, and have played the Betas that were released in 2011-2012. I pre-ordered Death Cargo and have the DVD edition of the game, and I would like to give my personal review of the game.
Gameplay: Death Cargo’s gameplay is pretty enjoyable and simple to play. It seems similar to SF1 and MK1 where the combo system is limited, but the main goal is about distancing and space control and planning your attacks at the right time. You can do 3 types of Standard attacks: a Fast attack, a Strong attack, and a Lunge(long range) attack, as well as a Throw by pressing the “fast+strong attacks” together. There is also a 4th attack, called the “Thinking Weapon”(TW) attack. Plasma, Aracno, and Nova have a basic combo, hitting Fast 3 times. One thing that was a bit disappointing was how the characters play/feel pretty similar. In the Betas, all of the three characters that were available at one point, played totally different and had different tools, moves, etc. Now, all of the characters have essentially the same tools and overall just feel very similar. As well, many of the characters’ animations look awkward and unnatural. Back in the Betas, this was not the case as the animations looked great. It seems like they removed some of the recovery frames for many of the moves, but it seems they removed too many. Maybe they may look better when the game is running at full 60 FPS, but in my opinion, they just look off.
Graphics/Stages: The graphics in DC are awesome in my opinion. The digitized sprites are super cool, and they very realistic and in great quality. All of the arenas are related with the characters, so each character has a personal stage. Some of the stages definitely remind me of MK1 where there are bodies laying in the foreground, or in the back ground. The effects on the sprites for each character, are great. Especially on some of the projectiles, they are very realistic and have a great look to them. The in-game blood looks amazing, and the right amount splatters for each attack.
Sound Effects: The sound effects in Death Cargo are okay. There are no reaction screams/grunts(when a character gets hit) which is strange because these were present in the Betas but are not present in the final version. Also, many of the attacks/animations use the same sound effects, which is a bit disappointing. I was hoping when a character gets hit, there would be a real strong, heavy and brutal sound. But, that is not the case.
Characters: There are two types of characters in Death Cargo, playable and unplayable characters. There are 6 playable characters in the game, and 6 unplayable characters that have to be downloaded separately. The playable characters are Plasma, Leach, Aracno, Nova, Agent Malcolm, and Silent. The 6 unplayable characters are these really strange monsters/creatures. They are Grotters(a bunch of mini heads with razor sharp teeth, they are a species pretty much), Ice Grotters(the head can control and create ice attacks), Acid Grotters(the heads can control and create acid based attacks), Fire Grotters(the head can control and create fire based attacks), AM-2(some kind of strange space ship that can self-destruct), and Leach-Z(a different version of Leach, that is red and has these eyeballs covering his head, that can shoot/vomit this red liquid). My favorite playable character, would have to be Silent. The fact how he physically moves and behaves like a Zombie, is awesome. They definitely nailed having him behave like a Zombie in-game(and he is VERY slow lol, but I like him). My favorite unplayable is Grotters. The character is very unique and the fact of how it is a species, it just makes it very different. I really enjoy fighting against Grotters. One thing I was disappointed with was with Nova how she has a lot of overused animations , as her entire moveset(6 special moves, 3 basic atttacks, 2 aerial attacks, jumping attacks, crouch attacks) consist of 6 animations :(.
Music: The music in Death Cargo is incredible. The way they were able to capture the sound of 80s-90s movies/sounds is just astonishing, but it sounds so awesome and it really helps with the games’ purpose of having an 80s vibe. A lot of the music really reminds me of some of my favorite old-school movies/games, including The Exorcist, Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more. I absolutely love the Soundtrack in Death Cargo, my favorite theme(though I like all of them) would have to be for Nova’s Stage, Neo Tokyo Skyline.
Finishing Moves: When I first saw Death Cargo, one of the first things that caught my attention was the finishing moves. The finishing moves ended up being one of the most disappointing aspects of the game for me. Originally, all of the finishing moves had different results/a different look depending on the opponent. Very few of them actually have a unique look depending on the opponent, but NECRO said that was because there will be many new characters, so they removed many of the unique ones and replaced them with generic ones :(. Also, some of the Deathrips, are pretty poorly done IMO. For example, Leach’s 1st Deathrip is when he smashes the opponent against the wall. However, he doesn’t actually lift up the character, there is this green ball of energy that he “picks up” and when he is supposed to smash the character in the wall, you can see Plasma’s jacket and it is like this when you perform it on all of the characters. Also, the game doesn’t acknowledge that a character has won a match. If you do a deathrip with Silent for example, it will say “Deathrip Performed” but it won’t say Silent Wins across the top of the screen.
Pros: Great graphics, awesome music, great character design/style
Cons: Lack of content and replay value, awkward animations, no Retry option
Overall thoughts: Death Cargo is a great old-school style violent 2D fighter. NECROSTORM successfully, in my opinion, managed to create a game that has the look and vibe of an 80s-90s arcade/console game with extreme violence. While the game does have quite a few bugs/glitches, NECRO has been actively working with users on their Forum to help fix the issues and to improve upon the game. Death Cargo is also an unlimited fighting game, there will be a infinite amount of DLC coming. All in all, I give the game an 8/10.

Epic, I didn’t know that the head of Necrostorm made an account here! How’s it going?

I don’t work for NECROSTORM lol, I am just a fan.

You also have terrible taste in fighting games.

Interesting. I have found out several things in the past couple of days from here: saying anything positive about the game must automatically mean that I am a troll, or a NECROSTORM employee, and that I have terrible tastes in fighting games just for liking one game. Well, I can see the logic is just running through this thread. Thank you for reminding why I stopped coming and posting on SRK, as these past couple of posts make it pretty clear.

Because anybody who’s gone and actually broken down the game has shown that it’s a bad fighting game.

That’s objective, as I said before, what you may consider bad or crap, another may consider wonderful.

That’s objective? So you agree with him that it’s an undeniable fact that this game is garbage?

I think you meant to say “subjective” instead. Which it isn’t.

Yes, I meant to say subjective, that was my mistake I am sorry, I was thinking of object when I was typing it. This absolutely is subjective, anytime someone mentions liking or disliking something of course that is going to be subjective and just their opinion(and there’s nothing wrong with that) :).

The thing is you were right the first time, it’s not subjective at all. Death Cargo is an OBJECTIVELY bad fighting game. It’s full of bugs and exploits, it’s nowhere near finished, it’s unbalanced and unplayable for multiplayer, has a tiny roster of playable characters, costs more than REAL fighting games made by professionals (Death Cargo is 30 euros; Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Killer Instinct are both only 20 euros for fuck’s sake) and its developers are odious assholes who behave like children and throw tantrums whenever anyone says their game is less than perfect. By saying it’s good you’re only demonstrating why your opinion is utterly meaningless and shouldn’t be listened to by anyone, because the only people who wouldn’t see these MASSIVE problems are either willfully ignorant or Necrostorm employees.

I don’t know what the point of your review was since it only shows you have an extremely poor sense of quality. Your review of the game is completely laughable to say the least, you say the game has “great” spritework even though a lot of their animations are amateurishly green-screened and have inconsistent lighting. A 10 year old using after-effects would be able to do a better job. You said that Silent was a great character simply because he looks like a zombie. If that’s all it takes to impress you then you are probably a child. It’s like that one kid who thought Revenge of the Sith is the greatest movie ever made simply because it has lava in it. Looking at your post history and your review it’s clear to see that it’s all just a bad joke.

And by the way, the reason I never posted in other sections is because I never had interest in doing so. ** I do have some thoughts on certain fighting games(I am not a fan of Street Fighter) and I knew that by posting, I would get the same result that has happened in this thread**. Where users like you, and your friends/followers think it is cool to insult and “Agree”, “WTF” and “LOL” posts insulting someone who has a different opinion than the general one. Why would I want to participate in that? Thank you, but no thank you. After not posting for a while, I figured I would try giving the Forum a second try, but obviously I was wrong in doing so. Many of you users are very close-minded and do not wish to hear/discuss anything that is different from the general opinion. And, I do not wish to take part in that.

They picked their PR guys really well.
"Let’s go to the nexus of hate for this thing we’re doing with one guy, have him make a claim that entirely objects their well-founded reasons for hating the thing, and see what happens."
Have you had this talk on TYM? Maybe they’d be a bit more accepting of your game, bro.

Oh good gosh, some users still think I am a NECROSTORM employee <_<. I just wanted to write my personal review of the game, that is all lol. I know the game has bugs/glitches I even mentioned several things I am disappointed with in the review. I am not saying Death Cargo is the ultimate fighting game, or that it is perfect and flawless. Absolutely not(as every game has its fair share or glitches/bugs/issues). I just enjoy the game for what it was made for, an ultra gory violent game with live-action finishers, and is a huge throwback to the classic MK games. That’s all lol, I am not a NECRO employee just a fan of Death Cargo and I wrote my personal review of the game basing it in what it was meant to be.

Come on, son. I haven’t seen this much dick riding since the last time I masturbated earlier. You’ve gotta be an employee. We’re all friends here. I won’t discriminate against you because of where you work, but at least come clean…

[Silks]

Not only a Necrostorm employee, but a terrible liar as well. I would imagine also probably not the best poker player around

[Magegg]

Nah, I don’t think he’s a Necrostorm employee. But he has bad taste in games, it seems he only likes fighting games with gore on them xD

[Gehh]

Hello everyone, I have been a long time follower of Death Cargo, and have played the Betas that were released in 2011-2012. I pre-ordered Death Cargo and have the DVD edition of the game, and I would like to give my personal review of the game.
Gameplay: Death Cargo’s gameplay is pretty enjoyable and simple to play. It seems similar to SF1 and MK1 where the combo system is limited, but the main goal is about distancing and space control and planning your attacks at the right time. You can do 3 types of Standard attacks: a Fast attack, a Strong attack, and a Lunge(long range) attack, as well as a Throw by pressing the “fast+strong attacks” together. There is also a 4th attack, called the “Thinking Weapon”(TW) attack. Plasma, Aracno, and Nova have a basic combo, hitting Fast 3 times. One thing that was a bit disappointing was how the characters play/feel pretty similar. In the Betas, all of the three characters that were available at one point, played totally different and had different tools, moves, etc. Now, all of the characters have essentially the same tools and overall just feel very similar. As well, many of the characters’ animations look awkward and unnatural. Back in the Betas, this was not the case as the animations looked great. It seems like they removed some of the recovery frames for many of the moves, but it seems they removed too many. Maybe they may look better when the game is running at full 60 FPS, but in my opinion, they just look off.
Graphics/Stages: The graphics in DC are awesome in my opinion. The digitized sprites are super cool, and they very realistic and in great quality. All of the arenas are related with the characters, so each character has a personal stage. Some of the stages definitely remind me of MK1 where there are bodies laying in the foreground, or in the back ground. The effects on the sprites for each character, are great. Especially on some of the projectiles, they are very realistic and have a great look to them. The in-game blood looks amazing, and the right amount splatters for each attack.
Sound Effects: The sound effects in Death Cargo are okay. There are no reaction screams/grunts(when a character gets hit) which is strange because these were present in the Betas but are not present in the final version. Also, many of the attacks/animations use the same sound effects, which is a bit disappointing. I was hoping when a character gets hit, there would be a real strong, heavy and brutal sound. But, that is not the case.
Characters: There are two types of characters in Death Cargo, playable and unplayable characters. There are 6 playable characters in the game, and 6 unplayable characters that have to be downloaded separately. The playable characters are Plasma, Leach, Aracno, Nova, Agent Malcolm, and Silent. The 6 unplayable characters are these really strange monsters/creatures. They are Grotters(a bunch of mini heads with razor sharp teeth, they are a species pretty much), Ice Grotters(the head can control and create ice attacks), Acid Grotters(the heads can control and create acid based attacks), Fire Grotters(the head can control and create fire based attacks), AM-2(some kind of strange space ship that can self-destruct), and Leach-Z(a different version of Leach, that is red and has these eyeballs covering his head, that can shoot/vomit this red liquid). My favorite playable character, would have to be Silent. The fact how he physically moves and behaves like a Zombie, is awesome. They definitely nailed having him behave like a Zombie in-game(and he is VERY slow lol, but I like him). My favorite unplayable is Grotters. The character is very unique and the fact of how it is a species, it just makes it very different. I really enjoy fighting against Grotters. One thing I was disappointed with was with Nova how she has a lot of overused animations , as her entire moveset(6 special moves, 3 basic atttacks, 2 aerial attacks, jumping attacks, crouch attacks) consist of 6 animations :(.
Music: The music in Death Cargo is incredible. The way they were able to capture the sound of 80s-90s movies/sounds is just astonishing, but it sounds so awesome and it really helps with the games’ purpose of having an 80s vibe. A lot of the music really reminds me of some of my favorite old-school movies/games, including The Exorcist, Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more. I absolutely love the Soundtrack in Death Cargo, my favorite theme(though I like all of them) would have to be for Nova’s Stage, Neo Tokyo Skyline.
Finishing Moves: When I first saw Death Cargo, one of the first things that caught my attention was the finishing moves. The finishing moves ended up being one of the most disappointing aspects of the game for me. Originally, all of the finishing moves had different results/a different look depending on the opponent. Very few of them actually have a unique look depending on the opponent, but NECRO said that was because there will be many new characters, so they removed many of the unique ones and replaced them with generic ones :(. Also, some of the Deathrips, are pretty poorly done IMO. For example, Leach’s 1st Deathrip is when he smashes the opponent against the wall. However, he doesn’t actually lift up the character, there is this green ball of energy that he “picks up” and when he is supposed to smash the character in the wall, you can see Plasma’s jacket and it is like this when you perform it on all of the characters. Also, the game doesn’t acknowledge that a character has won a match. If you do a deathrip with Silent for example, it will say “Deathrip Performed” but it won’t say Silent Wins across the top of the screen.
Pros: Great graphics, awesome music, great character design/style
Cons: Lack of content and replay value, awkward animations, no Retry option
Overall thoughts: Death Cargo is a great old-school style violent 2D fighter. NECROSTORM successfully, in my opinion, managed to create a game that has the look and vibe of an 80s-90s arcade/console game with extreme violence. While the game does have quite a few bugs/glitches, NECRO has been actively working with users on their Forum to help fix the issues and to improve upon the game. Death Cargo is also an unlimited fighting game, there will be a infinite amount of DLC coming. All in all, I give the game an 8/10.

Epic, I didn’t know that the head of Necrostorm made an account here! How’s it going?

I don’t work for NECROSTORM lol, I am just a fan.

You also have terrible taste in fighting games.

Interesting. I have found out several things in the past couple of days from here: saying anything positive about the game must automatically mean that I am a troll, or a NECROSTORM employee, and that I have terrible tastes in fighting games just for liking one game. Well, I can see the logic is just running through this thread. Thank you for reminding why I stopped coming and posting on SRK, as these past couple of posts make it pretty clear.

Because anybody who’s gone and actually broken down the game has shown that it’s a bad fighting game.

That’s objective, as I said before, what you may consider bad or crap, another may consider wonderful.

That’s objective? So you agree with him that it’s an undeniable fact that this game is garbage?

I think you meant to say “subjective” instead. Which it isn’t.

Yes, I meant to say subjective, that was my mistake I am sorry, I was thinking of object when I was typing it. This absolutely is subjective, anytime someone mentions liking or disliking something of course that is going to be subjective and just their opinion(and there’s nothing wrong with that) :).

The thing is you were right the first time, it’s not subjective at all. Death Cargo is an OBJECTIVELY bad fighting game. It’s full of bugs and exploits, it’s nowhere near finished, it’s unbalanced and unplayable for multiplayer, has a tiny roster of playable characters, costs more than REAL fighting games made by professionals (Death Cargo is 30 euros; Ultra Street Fighter 4 and Killer Instinct are both only 20 euros for fuck’s sake) and its developers are odious assholes who behave like children and throw tantrums whenever anyone says their game is less than perfect. By saying it’s good you’re only demonstrating why your opinion is utterly meaningless and shouldn’t be listened to by anyone, because the only people who wouldn’t see these MASSIVE problems are either willfully ignorant or Necrostorm employees.

I don’t know what the point of your review was since it only shows you have an extremely poor sense of quality. Your review of the game is completely laughable to say the least, you say the game has “great” spritework even though a lot of their animations are amateurishly green-screened and have inconsistent lighting. A 10 year old using after-effects would be able to do a better job. You said that Silent was a great character simply because he looks like a zombie. If that’s all it takes to impress you then you are probably a child. It’s like that one kid who thought Revenge of the Sith is the greatest movie ever made simply because it has lava in it. Looking at your post history and your review it’s clear to see that it’s all just a bad joke.

And by the way, the reason I never posted in other sections is because I never had interest in doing so. ** I do have some thoughts on certain fighting games(I am not a fan of Street Fighter) and I knew that by posting, I would get the same result that has happened in this thread**. Where users like you, and your friends/followers think it is cool to insult and “Agree”, “WTF” and “LOL” posts insulting someone who has a different opinion than the general one. Why would I want to participate in that? Thank you, but no thank you. After not posting for a while, I figured I would try giving the Forum a second try, but obviously I was wrong in doing so. Many of you users are very close-minded and do not wish to hear/discuss anything that is different from the general opinion. And, I do not wish to take part in that.

They picked their PR guys really well.
"Let’s go to the nexus of hate for this thing we’re doing with one guy, have him make a claim that entirely objects their well-founded reasons for hating the thing, and see what happens."
Have you had this talk on TYM? Maybe they’d be a bit more accepting of your game, bro.

Oh good gosh, some users still think I am a NECROSTORM employee <_<. I just wanted to write my personal review of the game, that is all lol. I know the game has bugs/glitches I even mentioned several things I am disappointed with in the review. I am not saying Death Cargo is the ultimate fighting game, or that it is perfect and flawless. Absolutely not(as every game has its fair share or glitches/bugs/issues). I just enjoy the game for what it was made for, an ultra gory violent game with live-action finishers, and is a huge throwback to the classic MK games. That’s all lol, I am not a NECRO employee just a fan of Death Cargo and I wrote my personal review of the game basing it in what it was meant to be.

Come on, son. I haven’t seen this much dick riding since the last time I masturbated earlier. You’ve gotta be an employee. We’re all friends here. I won’t discriminate against you because of where you work, but at least come clean…

[Gehh]

Nah, I don’t think he’s a Necrostorm employee. But he has bad taste in games, it seems he only likes fighting games with gore on them xD

[PozerWolf]

HOW THE HELL IS A SQUEAL COMING OUT WHEN PART 1 ISN’T EVEN FUCKIN’ COMPLETED!

[PSYCH0J0SH]

Ding ding ding, the jig is up. And there go Gehh’s “ban me” posts.

[Gehh]

Ding ding ding, the jig is up. And there go Gehh’s “ban me” posts.

You have given me nothing but a hard time since I posted here. Thanks for being such a wonderful, lovely, respectful fellow user, and for trying to insult and/or degrade me every chance you had :).

[Gehh]

Not only a Necrostorm employee, but a terrible liar as well. I would imagine also probably not the best poker player around

Not a NECROSTORM employee, and I am not a liar :). Sorry for having a different opinion on the game than mostly everyone here.

[drwill439]

Not only a Necrostorm employee, but a terrible liar as well. I would imagine also probably not the best poker player around

Not a NECROSTORM employee, and I am not a liar :). Sorry for having a different opinion on the game than mostly everyone here.

It’s not your opinion, which is the problem. What other games do you play, if I may ask?

[Gehh]

Not only a Necrostorm employee, but a terrible liar as well. I would imagine also probably not the best poker player around

Not a NECROSTORM employee, and I am not a liar :). Sorry for having a different opinion on the game than mostly everyone here.

It’s not your opinion, which is the problem. What other games do you play, if I may ask?

Of course it is my opinion :). To be honest, I think the main thing is that many users on SRK have a negative experience or don’t like NECROSTORM(and I understand that, a lot of NECROSTORM’s behavior recently has been pretty poor) and because of that automatically hate the game. Because looking on the some of the first pages of this thread, and comparing with the past couple of ones, the whole tone has changed drastically. Many of the users who originally thought the game looked awesome, now say the game sucks, looks horrible, etc. So, I am sensing a lot of the hate towards Death Cargo on here is mostly “we hate the company, so we must hate the game and all of their products”. I like a variety of different games. I like FPSs, Action-Adventure, RPGs, fighting games, violent/splatter type games(any genre), horror games(any genre). I really like old-school classic games, from the 80s-90s. I love arcade games, especially classics like Pacman, Galaga, MK arcade games, even SF1, Wizard of Wor, any many others. I love the old-school systems, like SNES, Genesis(I use to love playing MK1 on my Genesis), Game Gear, PS1, N64, the Gameboy systems. In general, I just love the old-school/classic games. I enjoy new generation games as well, but I really the old-school classics :).

[Silks]

Your attempt at PR is not working here. Please give up and go elsewhere.

[GuiltyGearX104]

We hate the game because it’s a HORRIBLE game, and they way they treated there “customers” was way out of line. all this ADV crap is Bull Shit to save there asses. In fact I’m still banned from there forums since they said they unbanned everyone for there ADV crap.