778th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Amblin Entertainment/EA Los Angeles Publisher:Electronic Arts The Wii is, or was, a popular platform for puzzle games. In part, the controllers allow for a different experience that can tie into the genre well, but the system is also a big hit with […]
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#892 Boom Blox Bash Party
Posted: 23rd April 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, amblin entertainment, ea los angeles, electronic arts, puzzle, wii
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#477 Silent Hill 2
Posted: 19th April 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, konami, konami computer entertainment tokyo, pc, playstation 2, survival horror, xbox
777th played so far Genre: Survival Horror Platform: PC/Xbox/Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Publisher: Konami I was incredibly impressed by the first Silent Hill game. It had its control issues and its age showed, but the setting was good and tense and the puzzles worked quite well. We’ve also […]
775th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games An APB or All Points Bulletin is a message send to cops and law enforcement officials usually to make them aware of criminals to look out for. It’s a common enough term that finding out about the […]
#873 Spore
Posted: 3rd April 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, electronic arts, life simulation, maxis, pc, Strategy
773rd played so far Genre: Life Simulation/Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Maxis Publisher: Electronic Arts It sounds like a Molyneux-like pitch, a game where you start off as a bacteria-like organism, evolve and grow a civilization until you reach space. It was, however, proposed by the other sim genre great, Will Wright […]
#146 Operation Wolf
Posted: 30th March 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1987, arcade, shoot 'em up, taito
772nd played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Sometimes, you realise you just have to play these light gun games, and at that point you realise you’ve got to compromise. I’m about to tackle Operation Wolf, which is one of those, and so I’ll be […]
#672 Psychonauts
Posted: 22nd March 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, double fine productions, majesco entertainment, pc, platform, playstation 2, xbox
770th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Xbox/PC/Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Double Fine Productions Publisher: Majesco Entertainment I’ve been creating a bit of my buffer for these write ups, which has the handy side effects that I can use Christmas to play some longer games, rather than using it to catch up […]
#655 Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
Posted: 18th March 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, 505 games, agetec, fighting, playstation 2, spike
769th played so far Genre: Fighting Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Spike Publisher: Spike/Agetec/505 Games I don’t get wrestling. I’m not even talking about fakeness or performances, I don’t really get the appeal of watching people fight. I think I struggled with that in the previous WWE game we discussed. Fire Pro […]
#927 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned
Posted: 14th March 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, action, adventure, pc, playstation 3, Rockstar Games, rockstar north, xbox 360
768th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PC/Playstation 3/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Rockstar North Publisher: Rockstar Games I’m playing this set of one hundred’s GTA game nice and early. The final few don’t have quite as much staying power – The Lost and Damned, today’s entry, is an expansion pack sequel for […]