273th played so far Genre: Fighting Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Team Ninja Publisher: Tecmo Dead or Alive is one of those second tier fighting series. Not as known as the big names, like Street Fighter, but big enough to be known, have a large fan base, and have grown to a series […]
Archive for September, 2013
#637 Dead or Alive 4
Posted: 27th September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, fighting, team ninja, tecmo, xbox 360
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#707 Ōkami
Posted: 23rd September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, action, adventure, capcom, clover studio, playstation 2, wii
272nd played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PlayStation 2/Wii Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Clover Studio Publisher: Capcom Part of the reason this set of fifty games is restricted to games new to me, is to put some focus on me playing games that Peter already knows. Ōkami, then, is a perfect game to play […]
#902 Half-Minute Hero
Posted: 19th September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, action, marvelous entertainment, psp, rising star games, Strategy, xseed games
271st played so far Genre: Action/Strategy Platform: PSP Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Marvelous Entertainment Publisher: Marvelous Entertainment/XSEED Games/Rising Star Games Some games just have an odd concept that leave you wondering, before you even boot the game, how it can work, with its basic concept being weird enough that you’re wondering where it goes […]
#687 Black
Posted: 15th September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, Criterion Games, electronic arts, first person shooter, playstation 2, xbox
270th played so far Genre: First Person Shooter Platform: Playstation 2/Xbox Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Criterion Games Publisher: Electronic Arts Often, ‘by the makers of’ indicates an ongoing quality. A game in the same genre, by people who know the area and can do it well. Bioware, say, has a reputation for good RPGs and […]
#874 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Posted: 11th September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, backbone entertainment, capcom, fighting, playstation 3, xbox 360
269th played so far Genre: Fighting Platform: Playstation 3/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Backbone Entertainment Publisher: Capcom Yeah, you’re right, we’ve played a version of Street Fighter II before – Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting. Apparently the difference here is not directly the game, but the extent of the HD remake. You […]
#470 Stretch Panic/Freak Out
Posted: 7th September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, conspiracy entertainment, platform, playstation 2, ps2, treasure co. ltd
268th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: PlayStation 2 Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Treasure Co. Ltd Publisher: Conspiracy Entertainment First, let’s settle a few confusing bits. While we list the game as Stretch Panic above, as that’s how it’s known in the US and Japan, in Europe it was released under the name Freak […]
267th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1977 Developer: Midway Publisher: Midway And now for a trip back in time. One of the oldest game in the books, we now move slightly past Pong and Breakout to the first shoot ’em up on the list. Considering the size of […]