When comparing Street Wars vs Knightmare (AKA Majou Densetsu), the Slant community recommends Knightmare (AKA Majou Densetsu) for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” Knightmare (AKA Majou Densetsu) is ranked 51st while Street Wars is ranked 86th. The most important reason people chose Knightmare (AKA Majou Densetsu) is:
Just like in Gradius, all tunes used in this game were composed by Miki Higashino. She was a teenager at the time and was working for Konami part-time, everyday, after school.
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Pros
Pro Unusual Concept
A game that takes place within your daily life is different to so many others. With most games you can choose when to start and finish, or they're at least time bound by a few hours. This game goes on for weeks, following you wherever you may go, and requiring you to use wit and cunning to manipulate others (both players and bystanders) appropriately to allow you to complete your tasks.
Pro Tunes from Miki Higashino
Just like in Gradius, all tunes used in this game were composed by Miki Higashino. She was a teenager at the time and was working for Konami part-time, everyday, after school.
Pro Amazing graphics for the 80's
1986 was the same year that the original Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros: The Lost levels came out. The textures in Knightmare look substantially better than the relatively blocky textures in the Zelda and Mario games of its time.
Pro One of the first games to have a 'bird's eye view' angle
Considered technically challenging back in 1986, Knightmare offered a top-down (bird's eye) view. This made a lot of sense, especially for vertically scrolling games such as this one.
Cons
Con Dangerous / Risky
You're playing a game centred around assassination with a group of complete strangers. That sounds pretty intimidating; though to date all players have been good humoured, non-psychopaths.