The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Developer: Electronic Arts    Publisher: Electronic Arts    Release: 11/06/23   Genre: Action The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers was a huge surprise in 2002. Licensed games are nothing new but few had the production values and scale...
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The Pirates of Dark Water (Genesis)

The Pirates of Dark Water (Genesis)

Developer: Iguana    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 06/94   Genre: Action The Pirates of Dark Water. This one is a blast from the past. Prior to reviewing these games I had long since forgotten about this cartoon. The series was intriguing...
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Hook (Sega)

Hook (Sega)

Developer: Core Design    Publisher: Sony Imagesoft    Release: 08/93   Genre: Action Hook was one of the cinematic events of 1991. The marketing blitz was huge; I remember comic book advertisements months before the film was released and it only...
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Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy

Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy

Developer: Amble   Publisher: Bandai   Release: 06/28/96   Genre: Action RPG Anime licensed games in Japan back in the 16-bit era were usually fighting games or generic platformers. When you need to get a game out as quickly as...
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The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Developer: Special Fx Software    Publisher: Ocean    Release: 07/91   Genre: Action I don’t hate licensed video games just because. I hate them for a variety of reasons. One, because they are usually awful and a waste of your hard...
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Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Developer: Tose   Publisher: Bandai   Release: 02/15/89   Genre: RPG Weekly Shonen Jump is an institution in Japan. Although there are dozens of manga anthologies in Japan even to this day it still remains the most popular. Their list...
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Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade

Developer: Tiertex   Publisher: U.S. Gold   Release: 11/92   Genre: Action Indiana Jones is a cultural icon. A swashbuckling adventurer who goes hunting for famous relics? It sounds tailor made for a video game. Yet outside of his PC...
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The Goonies

The Goonies

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/21/86   Genre: Platformer What happened to the Goonies I? I am sure I am not alone in wondering that when the Goonies II released in America. Any child of the 80s is familiar with...
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Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 08/90   Genre: Action Before Sonic the Hedgehog Sega relied on celebrities to and athletes to bolster the Genesis lineup. Signing a major athlete like Buster Douglas or Joe Montana to endorse a sports game....
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Dinosaurs for Hire

Dinosaurs for Hire

Developer: Sega Interactive    Publisher: Sega    Release: 10/93   Genre: Action Dinosaurs for Hire? In the land of media this is far from the strangest idea out there. After all we have Biker Mice from Mars and Turtles that are...
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