242nd played so far Genre: MMORPG Platform: PC Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Sony Online Entertainment Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment Sequels are fairly common in videogames – if a formula works, why not tweak it and try again? As a lot of engine work and assets can be reused, it can even be cheaper, or […]
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#587 Everquest 2
Posted: 26th May 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, MMORPG, pc, sony, sony online entertainment
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#517 Panzer Dragoon Orta
Posted: 22nd May 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2002, sega, shoot 'em up, smilebit, xbox
241th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Xbox Year of Release: 2002 Developer: Smilebit Publisher: Sega Would you believe this game is made by the same developers as the previous Jet Set Radio Future? Even odder, they’re also responsible for the upcoming, even other edutainment/survival horror Typing of the Dead. Even more depressing […]
#506 Jet Set Radio Future
Posted: 18th May 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2002, action, sega, smilebit, xbox
240th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Xbox Year of Release: 2002 Developer: Smilebit Publisher: Sega I hate playing games out of order in this blog. It’s something we only do if we are unable to get an earlier game or if we are doing something special. So since we are doing X-Fest we are […]
#600 Def Jam: Fight for NY
Posted: 14th May 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, aki corporation, ea canada, electronic arts, fighting, gamecube, playstation 2, xbox
239th played so far Genre: Fighting Platform: PS2/Gamecube/Xbox Year of Release: 2004 Developer: AKI Corporation, EA Canada Publisher: Electronic Arts It’s official, the drought of fighting games is now over. 50 games since we last covered one (Splatterhouse) and finally we doing our next one as part of X-Fest. The main reason for this is […]
#546 Midtown Madness 3
Posted: 10th May 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, digital illusions, driving, microsoft, microsoft game studios, xbox
238th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Xbox Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Digital Illusions CE Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios As you know, we had to obtain an Xbox a while ago to go with our Steel Battalion controller. We didn’t make much use of it since, but knew we’d need it for the games […]
#124 Thrust
Posted: 6th May 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1986, jeremy smith, shoot 'em up, superior software, Various
237th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Jeremy Smith Publisher: Superior Software Now for a return to old style gaming. Games have for a long time tried to mix realism into their gameplay. Early on, Asteroids introduced inertia and related space flight to the games, and Lunar […]
236th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1982 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco There is a big argument for doing games in strictly chronological order, that way we can see exactly who did what first and who influenced whom. Xevious is the earliest example of a vertical shooting game that […]
235th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: PSP Year of Release:ย 2004 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco There’s several games in this series, with two others sharing the title, and one (the 1993 edition) being on the list for future play as well. I guess that means it’s a notable, good racing game, but I’ll be […]
#636 Darwinia
Posted: 24th April 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, introversion software, pc, Strategy
234th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Introversion Software Publisher: Introversion Software Some time ago – about two years by now, in fact – we covered a lovely game called Uplink. Interesting in its own way, it was a hacking simulation, in a way that felt like it emphasised […]
233rd played so far Genre: MMORPG Platform: PC Year of Release: 2003 Developer: CCP Games Publisher: CCP Games Eve Online is an odd game. As I mentioned, I often speak with people who know a thing or two about video games, and today the subject of Eve Online happened to come up. An article about […]