Forgotten Sands is 4 games: PS360 / Wii / PSp / Nds.Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is an entirely different game to the PS360PC game with a different story as well.
It's also a lot more freeform in it's gimmick so I think it's actually better.
I know you said not including handheld ports as well, but it also was on NDS and PSP and both of those are also different to each other as well.
4 different games all with the same name, cover, release date(generally) but no other real connection storywise. So bizarre
They all have their positives and negatives, none are great, but they're decent.
That reminds me. How could I forget one of my favorite examples of this...
Same Name Different Game: The Sims 2
The console version of the Sims 2 is awesome! Direct control & local mp makes this version one of my favorite if not my favorite Sims game!
There is a mod for the PC version of The Sims 4 that adds direct control. It's a bit janky but very impressive. The Sims 3 got a version of this mod by the same creator that works a lot better.I loved the console version of The Sims 2! I wish The Sims 4 had a 3rd person control option :(
There is a mod for the PC version of The Sims 4 that adds direct control. It's a bit janky but very impressive. The Sims 3 got a version of this mod by the same creator that works a lot better.
I agree! It's definitely the best looking Genesis game I've played. Some of the levels and bosses are just... really bad, though. The hang glider shmup level is literally 17 minutes long. That's not okay!
C'mon, the genesis game is a graphical showcase of what the hardware can do and a great ost from the composer of Assassins Creed...
The level design and missions are also different, and the PS2/Xbox versions were different from the 360 and PC versions as well.First person tactical shooter vs. cover based third person shooter
Different story? How? I've played the PS3 and the PC versions, they were identical except for the minor differences in visuals. That said, I still haven't beat the game on PC.Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is an entirely different game to the PS360PC game with a different story as well.
It's also a lot more freeform in it's gimmick so I think it's actually better.
I know you said not including handheld ports as well, but it also was on NDS and PSP and both of those are also different to each other as well.
4 different games all with the same name, cover, release date(generally) but no other real connection storywise. So bizarre
Shadowrun on SNES and Genesis were two totally different games that were both great.
Genesis:
Snes:
Man this is trippy. I literally thought about making a thread about this exact topic yesterday and my memory of the PS2 version of The Force Unleashed was the reason. Crazy.Same Name, Different game: Star Wars The Force Unleashed
The HD version (PC/X360/PS3) is very different from the SD version (Wii/PS2/PSP). They are both God of War clones with similar stories but I personally think the SD version is better despite looking worse
Batman Returns has more completely different games as well:I think Gremlins 2 sets the record by having five completely different games based on it:
- A screen-by-screen platformer where you play as Billy (PC, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore).
- A sidescrilling platformer, as Billy (Spectrum, Amstrad). Notable in that it's the better game compared to the above despite running on inferior hardware.
- A tilted overhead game, as Billy (PC).
- A hellish side platformer, as Gizmo (GB).
- A truly great overhead shooter, as Gizmo (NES).
Hell yeah; probably among the very few examples in this thread where both of the games were absolutely fantastic.
Batman Returns has more completely different games as well:
NES version is a beat em up not like the others
SMS/GG versions are platformers not like the others
SNES version is a beat em up closer to the movie
GEN version is a platformer that goes it's own route and is too difficult
SCD version has the Genesis stages but is also a driving game with driving stages unlike the others and has a new soundtrack
Lynx version is just a side scroller that's completely unlike the others with just 4 stages
Amiga version is both a platformer and beat em up unlike the others
Yeah, it's pretty crazy. Terminator 1 was also very different on pretty much every system it was on too(NES, SNES, GEN, SCD, DOS).I knew Batman Returns had quite a few versions (I played the SNES and the Genesis ones; grabbing two thugs and smashing their heads together was quite satisfying in the former), but I didn't know it was that many, holy shit. Warner sure liked to go all-in with their movie adaptations during the early 90s. :D
I remember the PC version only having a wire frame view for your teammate's camera, and the 360 version had a full/actual feed because the 360 was more powerful than your typical PC at the time.First person tactical shooter vs. cover based third person shooter
First person tactical shooter vs. cover based third person shooter
the HD versions were all the sameDifferent story? How? I've played the PS3 and the PC versions, they were identical except for the minor differences in visuals. That said, I still haven't beat the game on PC.
I had the game on Genesis and I had a friend in elementary school who had it on SNES. And we both owned both systems. So we did a swap of this game. I really didn't like the SNES game at all. I liked the Genesis one a lot more, but it took me months until I really "got" the game and understood there was an order you had to do things in and there were areas where you could fuck yourself over and make the game unbeatable. It wasn't until more than a decade later that I played my first point and click adventure game and I was like, "Oh shit, Beavis and Butt-Head was an adventure game!"Same Name, Different game: Beavis & Butt-Head
The SNES version was a crappy side-scroller while the Genesis version was a slightly better adventure game. there are also Gameboy & Game Gear versions.