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January 28, 2026 No Responses

Time Crisis II

Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release: 10/02/01 Genre: Action Namco came out the gate swinging with Time Crisis, revolutionizing the light gun genre with its mechanics and cinematic action. The PlayStation home port was a step above with...

November 19, 2025 No Responses

Zanac x Zanac

Developer: Compile Publisher: Compile Release: 11/29/01 Genre: Shooter I credit Gradius and Zanac for my love of the shooter genre. While I like Asteroids I was never a fan of score chasing. Those two titles not only...

September 24, 2025 No Responses

Star Wars: Starfighter

Developer: Lucas Arts Publisher: Lucas Arts Release: 02/21/01 Genre: Action Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was one of the best Star Wars games in years. It was a breath of fresh air after the disappointing Shadows of the...

September 22, 2025 No Responses

Death Crimson OX

Developer: Ecole Software Publisher: Sammy Release: 08/01 Genre: Shooter The final years of the Dreamcast in the West were sad. We all must deal with the death of a console that was with you through thick and thin...

June 25, 2025 No Responses

Jak & Daxter: the Precursor Legacy

Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Release: 12/04/01 Genre: Platformer After four highly regarded titles on the PlayStation Naughty Dog were riding high. Crash Bandicoot gave Sony a mascot at a time when that was still a thing....

February 28, 2024 No Responses

Klonoa 2 – Lunatea’s Veil

, Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release: 07/25/01 Genre: Platformer Klonoa was a breath of fresh air for platformers during the 32-bit era. While many developers were going full 3d like Mario 64 Klonoa was a throwback to the 16-bit...

August 30, 2023 No Responses

Vampire Night

Developer: Wow Entertainment Publisher: Namco Release: 11/13/01 Genre: Action In the mid to late 90s Sega and Namco went back and forth creating arcade hits to compete with each other. When Sega made Virtua Fighter Tekken was not far...

August 28, 2023 No Responses

Mars Matrix

Developer: Takumi Publisher: Capcom Release: 04/30/01 Genre: Shooter In my nascent bullet hell days many years ago many swore by Mars Matrix as one of the best games in the genre. As someone who still only occasionally dips their toes...

August 22, 2022 No Responses

Giga Wing 2

Developer: Takumi Publisher: Capcom Release: 05/16/01 Genre: Shooter Giga Wing was one of a host of Capcom shooters for the Dreamcast that helped reignite my love for the genre. At a time where the best of the...

June 27, 2022 No Responses

Aqua GT

Developer: East Point Software Publisher: Take 2 Release: 01/26/01 Genre: Racing I have never ridden a jet ski. Perhaps that is why I like Wave Race 64 so much. Beyond the graphics and gameplay Wave Race still to...

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