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[Ferrio]

And right I'm trying to think of a game yet can't remember it's name.


It features a school girl with a fishing hook and you grapple through a stage, catching fish and stuff. Very fun game, kinda short for the Playstation.

 

[fennec fox]

Yer thinking of Umihara Kawase

And if you want grapplin' action, look no further than

 

[Ferrio]

Yer thinking of Umihara Kawase

And if you want grapplin' action, look no further than

^Awesome game.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

I'm curious about that Red Ninja game, the one with the girl with the wire based weapon . I saw some videos that looked pretty fun. Doing stuff like hooking one guy and then using him as an anchor point to hook another guy and then going after yet another one. And crounching on a beam hooking a guy below then jumping down the other side and slinging him up off the ground.

 

[MrPing1000]

this topic reminds me of castlevania4..... yummy

 

[The Shadow]

Bionic Commando. Best grapple hook game IMO.

Whiplash. A very average, even bland platformer.

 

[TekunoRobby]

Play Ninja Five-0, that should provide a worthwhile albeit incredibly short fix.

 

[Chi-Town]

Part of the way thru Voodoo Vince he gains a grappling hook ability.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Does Spider-Man 2 count? What about Chain Dive?

EDIT: God, I want Chain Dive so bad...

 

[fennec fox]

Whiplash. A very average, even bland platformer.

Eat me!

 

[kaching]

R&C, and soon you'll be able to use grappling hook in multiplayer thanks to R&C:UYA.

 

[Gazunta]

 

[epmode]

 

[TheQueen'sOwn]

Liero.

Multiplayer Grappling Hook Fun.

 

[Chony]

Worms 2 had the best use for the grappling hook (Ninja Shot).

 

[drohne]

umihare kawase, ninja five-o, bionic commando, chaindive, red ninja

whiplash

 

[Kudie]

Don't forget Rygar for the PS2. That game is very under-rated. I hope we'll get a Rygar 2.

 

[Speevy]

Do TWW and the Metroid games qualify?

 

[OG_Original Gamer]

Do TWW and the Metroid games qualify?

I was just about mention them.

 

[Teknopathetic]

Tribes: Vengeance.

 

[Kiriku]

I really enjoyed the grappling hook in the first Tenchu game.

 

[dorikyasu]

This thread makes me wish there was new Bionic Commando....

 

[Gattsu25]

Chain Drive!?!

Chain Drive!!!

 

[BuG]

You want grapple hook? Here, have grapple hook.

Wire Hang, Java version
PC remake (WIP) by someone named matt from YakYak.org

edit: Reading through the YakYak thread reveals the author of Wire Hang has his own site for the game, as does matt for his Windows remake.

 

[BugCatcher]

Thanks! I really enjoyed that game

 

[shuri]

YOU NOOBS

YEAH!

 

[MrPing1000]

You want grapple hook? Here, have grapple hook.

Wire Hang, Java version
PC remake (WIP) by someone named matt from YakYak.org

edit: Reading through the YakYak thread reveals the author of Wire Hang has his own site for the game, as does matt for his Windows remake.

woah that game kicks ass

 

[The Faceless Master]

YOU NOOBS

YEAH!

EXACTLY!

 

[gofreak]

This reminds me of Quake 3 Arena, and one of its mods with the grappling hook. Swinging through cities with it, spidey-style, was great fun.

 

[Slo]

Tribes: Vengeance.

EXACTLY

 

[Jonnyboy117]

I love this thread.

How about...Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse!

 

[olimario]

 

[Sander]

My turn!

How about...Earthworm Jim and Quake II Lithium.

Already mentioned:

 

[COCKLES]

Best grapplin' hook action:-

Quake 2 Chaos Deathmatch / Loki's Minions CTF

How many games let you use a grapple to surf the event horizon of a black hole?

 

[mint]

Grappling hook and buckler, its gonna be the SF of tribes

 

[eso76]

*agrees with the thread starter*

grappling hooks allow for interesting gameplay mechanics, and i'm NOT talking about those games (metroid, zelda, voodoo vince. indiana jones games...) where you can only use them (and you'll HAVE TO) on specific surfaces /objects carefully placed by the level designers.
This is how NOT to implement a grappling hook in a game. This doesn't make gameplay any richer.

A grappling hook is a good grappling hook when you can grapple to anything you like at all times, swing, climb up and down in total freedom.

Now, Bionic Commando is a good example and a great game- both arcade and nes versions.
Ninja o Five.
Umihakaraiwase or whatever you spell it was a great grappling game on Snes.
Tenchu wasn't badl.
Spiderman also has very good grappling mechanics (duh) and i suggest you try tbe old (OLD) spiderman platform for amiga and pc.
Batman the movie, amiga.
super turrican 2 for the snes.
Roc'n' Rope in the arcades

a few more...

 

[siege]

Quake 2 Lithium rocked! From recent videos I've seen of Tribes: Vengeance - it looks like it could be the best implementation of grappling hook yet. Can't wait.

 

[Shinobi]

GG Shinobi...brilliant game, if a little easy.