493th played so far Genre: Racing Platform: PC/Xbox 360/Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Codemasters Publisher: Codemasters I want to like racing games. They can be impossible to start or difficult to progress in, but when they allow you to drive and do it well, they can feel magnificent. Thanks to family influence, rally […]
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#764 Colin McRae: Dirt
Posted: 4th March 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, codemasters, pc, playstation 3, racing, xbox 360
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#481 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Posted: 29th February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, naughty dog, platform, playstation 2, sony computer entertainment
492nd played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Today we get introduced to another 3D platforming hero. It feels like one more of many, with a bunch of companies trying to get their hero out there, but few really making it.ย Still, it […]
#91 Ghosts ‘n Goblins
Posted: 25th February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1985, action, arcade, capcom
491st played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1985 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Ah, Capcom platformers. Somehow, they were one of the masters in the genre, where a lengthy series like Ghosts ‘n Goblins – we’ll be playing at least two more games from the series and played Maximo: Ghosts to Glory […]
#446 Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Posted: 21st February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2000, capcom, dreamcast, playstation 2, survival horror
490th played so far Genre: Survival Horror Platform: Dreamcast/Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom So I played this and found this game incredibly difficult to handle. I tried, but even getting past the first few screens was a terrible chore. What follows is an edited and amended version of what I […]
#640 Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Posted: 17th February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, intelligent systems, nintendo, pc, Strategy
489th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo One of the nice things of DS games is that we can put them on while watching some TV in the background, not needing full attention. It feels like a blessing here – with Japanese strategy/RPGish games, it […]
#694 DEFCON
Posted: 13th February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, introversion software, pc, Strategy
488th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Introversion Software Publisher: Introversion Software We’ve played a few of Introversion’s games before – Darwinia was fun if a bit strange, while Uplink was an early fun discovery for us while doing the blog. The last of the three games on the […]
#55 M.U.L.E.
Posted: 9th February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1983, electronic arts, ozark softscape, Strategy, Various
487th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Various Year of Release: 1983 Developer: Ozark Softscape Publisher: Electronic Arts After going on about how Exile (and other games) unnecessarily apply arcade-level coin gobbling difficulty to home games, it’s nice to shift gears to a game that won’t. While the arcade route is probably the biggest for […]
#163 Exile
Posted: 5th February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1988, action, adventure, audiogenic, jeremy smith, peter irvin, superior software, Various
486th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Various Year of Release: 1988 Developer: Peter Irvin/Jeremy Smith Publisher: Superior Software/Audiogenic When I hear of a videogame called Exile, my mind goes to the massive open world RPGs from Spiderweb Software. Today, that’s not actually true – Exile refers to an old adventure-ish game that I’ve only […]
#213 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Posted: 1st February 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1991, action, adventure, nintendo, SNES
485th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: SNES Year of Release: 1991 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Time for some more Zelda! It’s been over a hundred games (and over a year) since we played the original Legend of Zelda, at which point we were quite behind anyway. The NES game in the series sticks in […]
#588 Gradius V
Posted: 28th January 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, konami, playstation 2, shoot 'em up, Treasure
484th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Treasure Publisher: Konami Today we revisit the Gradius universe, a pretty enjoyable shooter that supposedly helped create a weapon bar and other refinements – mostly decent fun really. The fifth sequel (apparently the best of the series) is quite […]