Tag: action

Developer: Atlus   Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 04/90   Genre: Action Xexyz is one of many NES games I always meant to get around to back in the day like Kick Master and Vice: Project Doom. But while I eventually...

Developer: Jaleco    Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 03/94   Genre: Beat em up I like the Rushing Beat series. Jaleco’s signature beat em up series did not break new ground in the genre but the games were at least enjoyable despite their...

Developer: Technos   Publisher: PAL Soft   Release: 12/20/91   Genre: Beat em up Double Dragon 2 is commonly considered one of the best games in the series. Considering how dire the third game is it is easy to see...

Developer: Nintendo    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 12/90   Genre: Adventure Among all of Nintendo’s intellectual properties Star Tropics is one of the least popular. As a late NES title it released when all eyes were on the imminent SNES release. ...

Developer: Retro Studios   Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 11/15/04   Genre: Action Metroid Prime is one of the highest rated games of all time and one of the best transitions from 2d to 3d gameplay. It silenced all critics who were...

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 08/05/04   Genre: Action To this day I still miss arcade games. Part of the thrill of visiting the arcade was seeing games that were technically far ahead of what we had at home. Obviously...

Developer: CRI    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/9/99   Genre: Rail Shooter The House of the Dead was simple in concept yet brilliant in execution. By combining the horror of Resident Evil with the action of a rail shooter Sega created...

Developer: Midway   Publisher: Midway    Release: 03/24/98   Genre: Fps The Nintendo 64 library was far from being as diverse as the PlayStation. However that also meant that the genres it specialized in were really good. Aside from racing games...

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Working Designs    Release: 09/97   Genre: Shooter Sega’s surprise Saturn launch in the US meant new releases was slow in the early months. Galactic Attack was an early bright spot in that period and managed to stand...