513th played so far Genre: Interactive Fiction Platform: PC Year of Release: 2012 Developer: Blendo Games Described as a first-person adventure game, I didn’t really know what to expect from Thirty Flights of Loving before I started. It’s the story of a heist, but the main thing that stood out from what I’d seen is […]
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#1016 Thirty Flights of Loving
Posted: 23rd May 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2012, blendo games, interactive fiction, pc
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#210 NHL Hockey
Posted: 19th May 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1991, ea sports, mega drive, park place productions, sports
512th played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Mega Drive Year of Release: 1991 Developer: Park Place Productions Publisher: EA Sports Time for another sports game – hockey again. NHL Hockey, unlike its more recent brother NHL 10, has stayed on the list of games – as you’d expect from an older game, really. I can’t […]
#589 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Posted: 11th May 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, action, pc, playstation 2, rockstar, Rockstar Games, rockstar north, xbox
510th played so far Genre: Action Platform: PC/Playstation 2/X-Box Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Rockstar North Publisher: Rockstar Games It’s always nice to reach a Grand Theft Auto game, as it has always had a good core gameplay while the 3D games have slowly been hammering out some control issues – Grand Theft Auto Vice […]
#65 Ballblazer
Posted: 7th May 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1984, atari, lucasfilm games, sports, Various
509th played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Various Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Lucasfilm Games Publisher: Atari I’m not quite sure what to say of Ballblazer, as in my mind it’s just on the list, without any notable qualities. An early sports game that sounds somewhat soccer-like, with a sci fi veneer but also limited […]
#553 Geometry Wars
Posted: 3rd May 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, bizarre creations, microsoft game studios, shoot 'em up, xbox 360
508th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Bizarre Creations Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Some games seem to start small and grow big almost by standing out from where it came from. Geometry Wars wasn’t released on its own, it was a minigame in Project Gotham Racing […]
#37 Robotron 2084
Posted: 29th April 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1982, arcade, shoot 'em up, vid kidz, williams electronics
507th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1982 Developer: Vid Kidz Publisher: Williams Electronics Robotron 2084 is yet another shooter. not something that thrills me most days. Fine, but little more. I think I best just play it. Our Thoughts Robotron 2084 looks pretty simple – even for its […]
#330 Age of Empires
Posted: 25th April 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1997, ensemble studios, microsoft, pc, Strategy
506th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 1997 Developer: Ensemble Studios Publisher: Microsoft Have we not played this game yet? (Almost, we played Age of Mythology a year ago.) Age of Empires is, and feels like, one of those important strategy series that everyone played for a while, although I believe […]
#226 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Posted: 21st April 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1992, mega drive, platform, sega, sonic team
505th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Mega Drive Year of Release: 1992 Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: SEGA We’ve covered a few Sonic games before, including the original Sonic the Hedgehog. This is the first time, however, that we’re doing so on the Mega Drive, or even the original console for those games (thanks to […]
#906 Dead Space: Extraction
Posted: 17th April 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, electronic arts, shoot 'em up, survival horror, visceral games, wii
504th played so far Genre: Survival Horror/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Visceral Games Publisher: Electronic Arts I remember enjoying Dead Space. It’s not a favourite, the genres the game consists of made sure of that, but it managed to strike the right balance of scares, tension and proper action. With […]