Crystalis
Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK Release: 07/90 Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs did not have a good go of it on the NES in the early years. Deadly Towers and Hydlide, despite their ambition, were the type of titles that...
Tag: action rpg
Zombie Hunter
Developer: Hi-Score Media Publisher: Hi-Score Media Release: 07/03/87 Genre: Action I remember looking forward to Activision’s Zombie Master based on nothing more than the cover and descriptive text in its ads. The box art looked totally bad ass...
Grand Master
Developer: Varie Publisher: Varie Release: 02/26/91 Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs are few in number on the NES. I do not know why that is the case; Japan was brimming with titles begging for a localization. Some...
Crusader of Centy
Developer: Nextech Publisher: Atlus Release: 03/95 Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs were a rare commodity on the Genesis. For every Landstalker there were countless generic platformers and sports games. Meanwhile SNES owners were feasting. I will ...
Shining Wisdom
Developer: Sonic Software Planning Publisher: Working Designs Release: 06/27/96 Genre: Action RPG Sega continually knocks it out of the park with the Shining Force tactical Rpgs. However every time they stray from that genre we end up with mixed re...
Secret of Mana
Developer: Squaresoft Publisher: Squaresoft Release: 10/93 Genre: Action RPG Next to Lunar: Eternal Blue for Sega CD Secret of Mana was my white whale, a game I coveted but seemed to slip through my grasp time and time...
Dungeon Explorer Sega CD
Developer: Westone Publisher: Sega Release: 1995 Genre: Action Dungeon Explorer was one of the earliest and only Turbo Grafx-16 pseudo RPGs. As a fan of Gauntlet it also appealed to me as the two games are similar. I spent...
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II
Developer: Black Isle Publisher: Interplay Release: 01/20/04 Genre: Action RPG Computer RPGs have always been a hard sell for console gamers. The complex interfaces designed for a mouse and keyboard were usually butchered while trying to fit o...
Chester Field: Ankoku Shin heno Chousen
Developer: Vik Tokai Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 07/30/87 Genre: Action RPG Zelda II was a departure from the gameplay that the original established. However in spite of its differences I loved that game, warts and all. I was always curious...
Dragon Scroll – Yomigaerishi Maryuu
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/4/87 Genre: Action RPG Konami could do no wrong in the 80s. At least that was my prevailing thought as they released hit after hit in almost every genre. One genre they shied away...