Rygar: The Legendary Adventure (PS2) vs. Rygar: The Battle of Argus (Wii) | Side by Side

[@heckensteiner4713]

When they ported this, the director said, "The original character design was great and all, but since this is for Wii, let's make his hair out of Wii-motes and Nunchucks." Thus, the Wii's character design was born.

[@lcunha1900]

Hahaha

[@roughy762004]

Tell me the original costume is availible in the wii version

[@ryger3115]

@@roughy762004 No, is not... 😔

[@531cuk]

😂😂

[@serverthegamer]

my grandpa had this game on his wii i remember us playing together trying to figure out how to progress or how to beat a boss this and wii bowling were the two things we bonded best over now when i go to his house we get on his pc to play puzzle type games

[@nobodyinterestingyou]

The original design was more epic and Greek inspired. I prefer the ps2 version, largely because of this.

[@SkullMan---]

Wow interesting how they kept the game otherwise completely the same, but changed the cover art, title and the main character design!

[@giuliobarbera6227]

IKR? Cheap AF :/

[@mushra50]

Where was this team at when they Port marvel versus Capcom 2 to the PlayStation 2 that part was really bad they should have got somebody else to do it but they already said in the interview if they would have made the game from the ground up it would have came out perfectly but they didn't

[@Unchainedful]

Oh cool, I didn’t know on the Wii version you play as Algol from Soul Calibur 4.

[@viejodelentes6079]

The only advantage of the Wii version is that you can play it off USB without slowdowns or choppy cut scenes. On PS2 it has to be played off a disc or HDD. The animations also look more dynamic on the PS2.

[@giuliobarbera6227]

So there's basically a better implementation of the same game on Wii? Well, it's about fucking time, after all those years! O_o

[@kevinfromsales9445]

I didn't know this game was available on Wii. It looks mostly the shape just a little sharper I actually prefer the original Rygar design

[@mushra50]

The only thing that pissed me off about the Nintendo Wii version is that you can't even use the GameCube controller of the classic controller you have to use that stupid remote and nunchuck and you're not even really using it you're just pressing the buttons and moving the character it has no built-in motion controls which was disappointed

[@GordoFreakmanFail-Life]

People are so confuse... This isn't exactly the same game with different Rygar skin, the Wii version had a better variety of enemies, not exactly new enemies, only a better distribution of they. Honestly, I prefer the Wii version because the framerate is better, the distrubution of enemies is better, the textures and resolution are better too, and have a fast savedata (the PS2 version are very slow to save), maybe the skin aren't good like the PS2 version, but overall, is seriously an underappreciated port.

[@NostalgicShadow]

Personally I prefer the WII design of the main character

[@531cuk]

I prefer the ps2 version

[@mushra50]

The Nintendo Wii version had really shity and bad controller you're not even really using the remote you just pressing a button

[@enriquepinero707]

Why did the make the Wii version look like you play as an extra unlockable costume and not the legit character? Very weird decision to not give players the option and I prefer the original design (which fits the story better); despite the Wii version looking better overall. Hopefully if this ever gets a modern day re-release or port; they correct this.

[@mushra50]

To add insult to injury in the Nintendo Wii version you can't even select the original character model this is the one you're stuck with forever and you have to use the remote they don't even give you a controller option and you're not even really using the WeMo you just pressing the buttons and moving the character it doesn't even have motion control

[@mastermaniac1911]

What on earth were they thinking? The texture on anime-Rygar's Diskarmor is a complete nonsensical jumble. The character design is a complete and total mess. I can understand wanting to make the character "pop" more, or stand out from the environments better, but c'mon.

[@igodreamer7096]

What the hell happened to his hair? HAHAHAHA All of sudden a shine anime treatment, such way to throw immersion through the window. HAHAHAHA

[@mushra50]

I don't know why they changed his character design but why didn't they just have his original character sprite in the game as a selectable feature

[@igodreamer7096]

@@mushra50 That would be cool too. True.

[@mushra50]

@@igodreamer7096 and I just wish people would stop calling this game a rip-off of God of war when it came out before God of war by 3 years

[@Catkeeper]

Publisher: "Okay, so I like the original game fine but could you make it a little less... anime?" Rygar on Wii: "You got it!"

[@cronodoug]

Literally a game with an identity crisis. 🤣

[@moroent1003]

Ik its very unlikely to happen but a remake of this with better story and dialogues would be awesome

[@vincently1995]

PS2 = Original Version Wii = Enhanced Version

[@mushra50]

If they were going to report this to the Wii they could at least kept his original character model as an unlockable costume

[@wanderu.9705]

Origin of God of War

[@giuliobarbera6227]

Along with Maximo and The Mark of Kri on PS2, actually, yes! They were all good games of their own kind.. Too bad the WII port of Rygar was awful, as you can see :/

[@noambruh]

@@giuliobarbera6227 it's literally the same game bruh... Rygar design sucks yes, but it's the same game except for that. :|

[@SycoticForeverNeverAF]

@@noambruh hell no lmao. The in game graphics, controlls and frame rate are AWFUL compared to the ps2 versions, which released over 6 years prior to the wii version 😂

[@noambruh]

​@SycoticForeverNeverAF The frame rate, graphics, shading, illumination and textures are better my boy...

[@mushra50]

​@@SycoticForeverNeverAFyou have to remember bro if you put a game of course there's going to be problems because porting something isn't exactly the same as making it from scratch if they would have made the Wii version from the ground up it would have came out looking better but they didn't

[@HenriqueMelo1989]

*Why did they change the main character so much?!*

[@mushra50]

I think they were trying to make him look all cool and edgy you know like something similar to how cool and badass characters looking games now these days

[@KaoruMzk]

Let me guess, the only other difference besides anime main character is motion controls for throwing the shield?

[@OnePathTraveler]

seriously this game looks freakin awesome both platforms

[@HutorX]

Da heck so different main character??

[@androidokay-yy8ee]

so which one is better to play?i got both console and to play this 😊

[@mushra50]

If you want to play the version with the better controller get it on PlayStation 2 but if you just want a little extra content in faster loading times get it on Wii

[@kaydebastion]

I like the PS2 Rygar design better; the Wii version is too much.

[@jove1155]

Boss, can we make Rygar a fireman? It would look cool! Boss: NO! I will allow complete nonsense anime, but no fireman! Ok then

[@curryking1]

The shading seems super flat in the Wii version also for some reason maybe different way the Wii handles some of the art or graphics

[@yozavah]

actually this is because the wii have better lightining and support better shaders, while also having better quality textures, and extra effects, the "better shading" is just because it have a darken texture to be more light in its size and also because the less light effects in textures and ambient, also the main character altho looks ridiculous he does clearly have far more polygon counts over the other one, maybe they have intended it to look like that since the beginning but the limitations of ps2 didnt let them, for good at least

[@viejodelentes6079]

I don't see a difference in polygon count, the shading and texture looks the exact same.

[@yozavah]

@@viejodelentes6079 lmaooaoaoaoaoa

[@realamericannegro977]

Yeah the ps2 version is more visually pleasing. Puzzles me why wii looks worse than gamecube and ps2 sometimes unless on emulator

[@giuliobarbera6227]

@@realamericannegro977 The problem was that the WII was marketed as a next gen console along with PS3/360, but most of its games (apart from maybe the Nintendo ones and the Resident Evil rail shooters) weren't much different than the usual PS2 stuff... like Rygar here!

[@AlexNona80]

Why not compare rygar on nes lol

[@Nami8302_OwO]

I remember playing the fuck out of Battle of Argus

[@killyridols72826]

My guess is maybe Tecmo saw God of War and seeing how massively successful it was compared to Rygar, releasing a sequel on ps2 would draw the attention of some people to think this was a GOW ripoff. So they may have changed the appearance of Argus and re-released the game on Wii to avoid comparisons at the time idk That being said, this was a cheap way to get some money out of the Rygar IP. They didn't take risks at all because Rygar 2 would've been a commercial failure with GOW eating the hack and slash market at the time

[@kidrobot.]

Definitely not

[@giuliobarbera6227]

And the WII was supposed to be next-gen at the time? Lol :D

[@wanderu.9705]

?

[@giuliobarbera6227]

@@wanderu.9705 Come on, man, gimme a break.. Look at those graphics.. PS2 Rygar came around in 2002/03, at the midway point of the PS2 effective timeline (not the actual one: I'm referring at the period of time when developers actually CARED about the console), and the WII was supposed to be.. like, on par with PS3 and 360? HAHA come on, I see no differences whatsoever :D

[@wanderu.9705]

@@giuliobarbera6227 Hello, my English is not very good. We all knew about the power of the Wii, clearly it was not close to 360 and PS3, but it was much superior to the most powerful of the sixth generation, classic xbox, in this case it is a direct port of the ps2 version, if the developer I wanted to, they gave us a better worked version.

[@giuliobarbera6227]

@@wanderu.9705 Well, clearly something was off with the WII in itself, cause not even EA or Konami bothered to try anything better than the standard PS2 ports.. The only real good games I ever saw on the console are the Resident Evil rail shooters, they were fun!

[@Phoenix_Diamond]

@@wanderu.9705 the Wii is a 7th generation console, it even came out after the X-Box 360!!!

[@drakonolus7922]

Thats foollish. The original Rygar character from the NES version, it's almost the same as the PS2 game ( brown hair )

[@stefanobiffi-o6w]

the best version ps2!!!

[@DannielKz]

El original ya era bastante japonés, pero ésto ya es básicamente un anime.

[@CoyoteCode]

If they make a third remake they should combine the armor designs & go with Rygar's original body design. Maybe keep the hair color. Or explain his hair color changing because he was revived by the gods after he fell down that pit.

[@PhoenixDownGame]

This comparison doesn't make any sense, since you used an Emulator for both and they do look the exact same except for the character design or the main character,

[@cuma24-cu]

Nintendo Wii ❤

[@leadbones]

If you are going to do anything, why only make a ridiculous new main character model? Why?!

[@charaznable8072]

Let's make him weeb basically.

[@allifrodrigues3462]

the same game with a different skin.

[@yahugod]

God of war copy this game

[@mushra50]

There's a video on KZbin where they actually did an interview with the creator of God of war David jaffe and David jaffe tried his hardest to deny it was a rip-off of raigarh but somebody who worked on the game obviously played rigor because why do both of the characters have chain based weapons and why did they both take place in ancient Greece they're not fooling nobody with this

[@kingbae6814]

Wii better with main character

[@ALKASHIF-]

ps2 is much better in the graphics

[@kidrobot.]

lolnope

[@mushra50]

Will your standards are different than mine but you got to remember if you put a game too many times is going to lose its contrast because why do you think the PlayStation 2 version of marvel versus Capcom 2 look like s*** compared to the Dreamcast version because it was just a port if they would have just made the game from the ground up it would have came out perfectly but they didn't