Giga Wing
Developer: Takumi Publisher: Capcom Release: 07/2000 Genre: Shooter As with all genres by the year 2000 the shooter had long since had its time in the sun. While Westerners subsisted on scraps the genre was going through a...
Category: Dreamcast
Super Magnetic Neo
Developer: Genki Publisher: Crave Released: June 12, 2000 Genre: Platformer Sonic Adventure set a high bar for platformers on the Dreamcast. Say what you will about the game’s ultimate quality but no one can deny the sheer spectacle o...
Rainbow Cotton
Developer: Success Publisher: Success Released: January 20, 2000 Genre: Shooter Ah Cotton, one of the most infamous series of shooters that most have never heard of. Developers Success released hit after hit in the series and inadvertently...
Maken X
Developer: Atlus Publisher: Sega Released: April 26, 2000 Genre: Action For many years the first person view was only used for shooters and adventure games. It is easy to see why: games like Doom and Quake with their twitch...
Silver
Developer: Spiral House Publisher: Infogrames Released: June 28, 2000 Genre: Action RPG Once upon a time computer RPGs were PC only and Japanese RPGs stayed on consoles, and never shall the two meet. That began to change in...
Crazy Taxi
For as much as I love arcade games they are not usually my go to. Most arcade games are refined experiences, built to offer short gameplay sessions that take your money as fast as possible. And while their home ports...
Ikaruga
Developer: Treasure Publisher: Atari Released: April 14, 2003 Genre: Shooter I’ve always admired developer Treasure’s ability to inject new mechanics into well-worn genres. Guardian Heroes was the natural evolution of the beat em ...
Power Stone
Capcom were the undisputed master of the 2d fighting game. But with 3d they were years behind their contemporaries at Sega and Namco. There stabs at the genre were at times interesting, like Rival Schools. But the rest were mostly...
Charge ‘N Blast
I have to say, even though the Dreamcast flame was short lived it burned brightly. In the three-year period the system had any relevancy in the US it managed to cover most genres pretty well. One genre that was a...
Jet Grind Radio
Developer: Smilebit Publisher: Sega Release: Genre: Action Sega were on fire with the Dreamcast, releasing stunning arcade ports and original titles alike. There’s something to be said for your creativity being unleashed when your back is a...