818th played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Mega Drive Year of Release: 1996 Developer: BlueSky Software Publisher: SEGA There really was a trend in the mid-nineties, before the advent of 3D-capable consoles, where using pre-rendered 3D graphics was the best way to make your game seem modern. We’ve seen it on the SNES with Donkey […]
Posts Tagged ‘action’
#329 Vectorman 2
Posted: 1st October 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, action, bluesky software, mega drive, platform, sega
0
805th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games While I’ve played Gauntlet before, as I said then, I’ve played its sequel before. In fact, as a family we played it as far as we could – not just me, but my sister and mother as […]
#755 E4
Posted: 26th June 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, action, q entertainment, shoot 'em up, xbox 360
794th played so far Genre: Action/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Q Entertainment Publisher: Q Entertainment Man, the name of this game is incredibly annoying. Here in the UK, E4 comes out as a TV channel that I don’t pay too much attention too, and the expanded name – for […]
#699 Exit 2
Posted: 22nd June 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, action, psp, puzzle, taito corporation
793rd played so far Genre: Puzzle/Action Platform: PSP Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Taito Corporation Publisher: Taito Corporation There’s an interesting subgenre of puzzle games which are escape rooms – a room you’re locked in, that requires puzzles to be solved to get out. It’s something I want to play around more with, as they’re […]
#565 Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner
Posted: 10th June 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, action, konami, konami computer entertainment japan, playstation 2
790th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Publisher: Konami While we msotly know Hideo Kojima for the Metal Gear Solid series, while reading up when preparing for this entry I saw that he was also involved in the creation of the Zone of the […]
#1006 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Posted: 6th June 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2011, action, adventure, naughty dog, playstation 3, sony computer entertainment
789th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2011 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment We’ve already played two Uncharted games. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was quite fun, but had some issues with the fighting. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was a lot better – solving part of that problem and leading […]
#973 Shadow Complex
Posted: 2nd June 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, action, adventure, chair entertainment, epic games, microsoft game studios, xbox 360
788th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Chair Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios At the point when this game was released, it felt like the Metroidvania (Metroid and Castlevania, referring to their large worlds with backtracking to find all the secrets as you unlock more powers). They’ve […]
#561 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Posted: 21st May 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, action, platform, ubisoft, ubisoft montreal, Various
785th played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Various Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft The original Prince of Persia was a stand out platformer, its animation standing out but the full game having a story and set up that was quite appealing. It’s a game where straight up sequels could never quite […]