262nd played so far Genre: Puzzle/Platform Platform: PC/XBox 360 Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Number None Inc. Publisher: Number None Inc., Microsoft Game Studios Some games have an initial concept and description that make the game more interesting from that alone. Braid is one of those. While essentially a platformer, the game introduces manipulation of […]
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#819 Braid
Posted: 14th August 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, microsoft game studios, number none inc, pc, platform, puzzle, xbox 360
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#703 Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
Posted: 10th August 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, pc, stardock, Strategy
261st played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Stardock Publisher: Stardock We like 4X-strategy games, Civilization and its successors. I also like Sci-Fi. Galactic Civilizations II, which pretty much combines the two, sounds like a good game for that very reason. Despite possible appearance, this game has little in common […]
#153 Forgotten Worlds
Posted: 2nd August 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1988, arcade, capcom, shoot 'em up
259th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1988 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom When playing the most recent three games (we spent a Sunday afternoon catching up with some smaller games), we somehow managed to play through a chronological progression of shoot ’em ups. Both Gorf and Juno First were […]
#60 Juno First
Posted: 29th July 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1983, arcade, gottlieb, konami, shoot 'em up
258th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release:1983 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami, Gottlieb Time for a bit more shoot ’em up action today. While I’m hesitant to call playing these games checkbox exercises, when starting out a game like this – a shooter with increased controls – is one we […]
#31 Gorf
Posted: 25th July 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1981, arcade, dave nutting associates, midway, shoot 'em up
257th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1981 Developer: Dave Nutting Associates Publisher: Midway When starting on some of these older games, it’s quite humbling to see what they brought to the field.ย Gorf, for example, was the first to have synthesised speech – the first with voice acting, […]
#830 Dead Space
Posted: 21st July 2013 by Mulholland in GamesTags: pc, playstation 3, steam, survival horror, xbox 360
256th played so far Genre: Survival Horror/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Xbox 360/Playstation 3/PC Year of Release: 2008 Developer: EA Redwood Shores Publisher: Electronic Arts Sometimes you encounter a gem solely by chance. I originally obtained Dead Space before we started this blog, mostly on a whim. It was cheap, it looked interesting and different, and […]
#700 Earth Defense Force 2017
Posted: 13th July 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, 3d publisher, sandlot, shoot 'em up, xbox 360
254th played so far Genre: Shoot-Em Up Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Sandlot Publisher: 3D Publisher Some games just don’t have things going for them. If it wasn’t for the book, Earth Defense Force 2017 would be a game I skipped. It sounds and feels cheap – the title alone is fairly […]
253rd played so far Genre: Fighting Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1993 Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega In the realm of fighting games, there are two main early entries: Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. The former arose in the late eighties, with the latter coming in in the early nineties. Both started off as traditional 2D […]