Rabbit
Developer: Aorn Publisher: EA Victor Release: 06/27/97 Genre: Fighting The Sega Saturn is host to a wider variety of games than most people realize. This of course is a consequence of the system failing everywhere but Japan....
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Terra Cresta II
Developer: Make Software Publisher: Nichibutsu Release: 11/27/92 Genre: Shooter Terra Cresta is a game I thought very little of. It is not a bad game but at the same time it did not stand out. While the...
Annet Futatabi
Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Wolf Team Release: 03/30/93 Genre: Beat em up Annet Futatabi is a game I longed for after seeing it in a random issue of EGM. The idea of two separate video game characters starring...
1943 Kai
Developer: Naxat Soft Publisher: Naxat Soft Release: 03/22/91 Genre: Shooter I really enjoyed 1943 on the NES. After the disaster that was 1942 I did not expect much its sequel. But Capcom wisely took the game in...
Metal Stoker
Developer: Sankindo Publisher: Face Release: 07/12/91 Genre: Shooter This one has been a long time coming. I have been interested in Metal Stoker for a long time. The box art is striking and almost gives off the...
Strikers 1945
Developer: Psikyo Publisher: Atlus Release: 06/28/96 Genre: Shooter Imitation is a sincere form of flattery. Strikers 1945 bears more than a passing resemblance to Capcom’s 19XX series, down to the player ships and level design. But it...
Legion
Developer: Renovation Publisher: Telenet Release: 09/21/90 Genre: Shooter What the hell happened here? Renovation/Telenet was no strangers to the shooter genre. They blessed the Sega Genesis with many of its best shooters such as Gaiares, Gra...
Twinbee 3: Poko Poko Daimaou
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 09/29/89 Genre: Shooter Stinger was a game I was not particularly fond of. Maybe I was too young to appreciate the nuance of juggling bells while fighting enemies or maybe I found it too...
Iron Commando
Developer: Arcade Zone Publisher: Poppo Release: 02/10/95 Genre: Beat em up I have mentioned that the beat em up genre was over saturated in the early 90s. Trust me it is true. But despite the glut of...
Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 3
Developer: Masaya Publisher: Masaya Release: 02/28/92 Genre: Action Shockman was a valiant attempt at providing the Turbo Grafx-16 with some Mega Man inspired action. But while it kind of had the look ultimately the game was disappointing...