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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘action’
#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
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#239 Ecco the Dolpin
Posted: 13th April 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1993, action, adventure, novotrade international, sega, sega mega drive
503rd played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Sega Mega Drive Year of Release: 1993 Developer: Novotrade International Publisher: SEGA Ecco the Dolphin is a game that has been in my conciousness for some time – at first reading about games I didn’t think I’d ever get a chance to play, when it sounded amazing – […]
499th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Arkanoid! A game I’ve been looking forward to, as I remember playing it when I was younger (using cheats to advance a bit further than I could reach on my own – I was an impatient kid). Breakout inspired, […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#420 Shenmue
Posted: 16th January 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, action, adventure, dreamcast, sega, sega am2
481st played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Dreamcast Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Sega AM2 Publisher: Sega Shenmue has created its own hype. A little while ago there was a Kickstarter for the third part of the game series (originally, I believe, set up to have at least four games). It’s praised for the depth […]
#591 Katamari Damacy
Posted: 15th December 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, action, namco, playstation 2
473rd played so far Genre:ย Action Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Katamari Damacy – time for something weird. The goal of the game is apparently to roll a ball that objects stick to, and make it as big as you can within the time limit. It’s such a bizarre […]
#780 Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Posted: 11th December 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, action, high impact games, playstation 2, psp, shoot 'em up, sony computer entertainment
472nd played so far Genre: Action/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PSP/Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: High Impact Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Back to Ratchet & Clank! A latecomer to the 3D animal platformers, it stood out as a very good example on it, with a bigger focus on collecting things and upgrading weapons […]
465th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Atari Publisher: Atari A bit of a step down, isn’t it? After the complex and intricate Dwarf Fortress, building a mine and getting a city going, we now go slightly simpler… we’re delivering papers. Paperboy is an older game that just seems […]