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Developer: Electronic Arts Publisher: Electronic Arts Released: 2002 Genre: Action When the Lord of the Rings films hit it was only a matter of time before licensed titles would follow. But I’m pretty sure most expected an epic adventure game along the lines of Zelda or Legacy of Kain. No one thought Electronic […]
Mario Kart Double Dash has one of the biggest mixed receptions of all time. Either you love it or hate it. Trying to bring new ideas to the racing genre is hard, especially for kart racers. You’re driving around in a circle, how much more do you need? Nintendo brought some interesting ideas to the […]
Developer: Namco Publisher: Nintendo Released: February 14, 2005 Genre: Rail Shooter Star Fox Assault should have been one of the easiest home runs possible. Star Fox 64 remains one of the best rail shooters of all time. And with Namco and the Ace Combat team at the helm of the follow-up you can blame anyone […]
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 up with its branching paths and multiple endings. Silhouette Mirage added a light/dark mechanic that was tricky at first but incredibly fun […]
Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Released: November 18, 2001 Genre: Action In 2001 the thought of a Nintendo system launching without a Mario game was ludicrous. After all, every prior system either had a Mario title packed in or releasing alongside it to great results. Yet the GameCube did just that. Sort of. While […]
Developer: PS2-Snowblind Studios GC-High Voltage Software Publisher: Interplay Released: PS2-2001, GC-2002 Genre: Action RPG Baldur’s Gate is a revered name computer RPG fans. It came at the perfect time to restore life to the Crpg, won many awards and established BioWare as a name to follow. I freely admit that I discovered it years too […]
Developer: Silicon Knights Publisher: Nintendo Released: June 24, 2002 Genre: Action As a Nintendo 64 owner until the very end I looked forward to Eternal Darkness almost as much as Zelda. As one of the proposed last N64 games it was ambitious as hell and the glowing previews indicated it was special. But my years […]
Hot on the heels of the well-received Mega Man Anniversary Collection Capcom announced the Mega Man X Collection. Capcom and developer Atomic Planet did a fantastic job of celebrating the original series history. Not only did you get the original eight games but two bonus arcade titles most had never seen. That is on top […]
Developer: Grasshopper Manufacturer Publisher: Capcom Released: July 7, 2005 Genre: Action-Adventure Killer7 is a hard game to get a bead on. If you survey the internet you’ll see that it garnered mixed reactions. Once you’ve played it is easy to why; the game is just plain weird. To tell you the truth I’m not even […]
Developer: Electronic Arts Publisher: Electronic Arts Released: 2001, 2002 Genre: FPS Electronic Arts first forays into the Bond license were not all that well received. Tomorrow Never Dies and the PS One version of the World is Not Enough were simply not good games. So you can imagine expectations were not high for their original […]