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 […]
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#707 Ōkami
Posted: 23rd September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, action, adventure, capcom, clover studio, playstation 2, wii
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#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 […]
266th played so far Genre: Simulation Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Rhino Studios Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment/Natsume Following Bonsai Barber, today another one of the weirder games we have to play. A game I’ve been more interested in, and that I’ve been encouraged to play after some other recent events. Afrika (known […]
265th played so far Genre: Fighting Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Some games are games where I really have no proper justification why we played them. They’re on the list, they’re a genre we need, but they’re not a big name and we’re hard-pressed to see why it’s so special. […]
#943 NHL 10
Posted: 22nd August 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, ea canada, ea sports, electronic arts, playstation 3, sports, xbox 360
264th played so far Genre: Sports Platform: PS3/XBox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: EA Canada Publisher: EA Sports So here’s the thing. Unlike our American friends, when I think of hockey I think of grass or grass-like fields, sensible shoes and a brightly colour ball. This is probably a heritage thing, based on Dutch […]
#715 Just Cause
Posted: 18th August 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, action, avalanche studios, eidos interactive, shoot 'em up, Various
263rd played so far Genre: Action/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Avalanche Studios Publisher: Eidos Interactive Some games seem to just pigeon hole themselves. An action sandbox game like Saints Row 2 (because, well, we’ve not yet played the original big name in the genre, GTA3 and beyond, yet), set on […]