995th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Gas Powered Games Publisher: THQ/Aspyr/505 Games Ever close to the end, today we’re closing the door on the RTS genre. While with a lot of other genres it wasn’t necessarily as special, I do count the RTS genre as one of […]
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#795 Supreme Commander
Posted: 5th September 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, 505 games, aspyr, gas powered games, pc, Strategy, thq, xbox 360
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#690 Company of Heroes
Posted: 15th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, pc, relic entertainment, Strategy, thq
988th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Relic Entertainment Publisher: THQ While we’re not done with RTS games yet, we have reached one other landmark: Company of Heroes is the final WWII game I’m playing for the list. I know that’s not a major step, but as I’ve discussed […]
#974 Red Faction Guerilla
Posted: 27th January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, pc, playstation 3, shoot 'em up, thq, volition, xbox 360
926th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC/Playstation 3/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Volition Publisher: THQ I’ve really enjoyed the Saints Row series stylings, both the aggressive glee of the second games and the over the top feeling of its sequels even after it descends into hell, and weirdly Red Faction […]
#654 Gunstar Super Heroes
Posted: 5th July 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, gameboy advance, sega, shoot 'em up, thq, Treasure
880th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Gameboy Advance Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Treasure Publisher: Sega/THQ So we played Gunstar Heroes as game… oh, 140 on the blog, some 740 games and at least seven and a half years ago. It actually still have some purple text in its write up! Now […]
#842 Age of Empires: Mythologies
Posted: 14th November 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, griptonite games, nintendo ds, Strategy, thq
825th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Nintendo DS Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Griptonite Games Publisher: THQ The obvious route when adapting a real time strategy game like the Age of Empires series to consoles and handhelds is to make it turn based. You often need precision mouse movement and a lot of different […]
#621 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War
Posted: 23rd September 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, pc, relic entertainment, Strategy, thq
726th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Relic Entertainment Publisher: THQ When it comes to the universe, I’ve always been a fantasy player. There’s some interesting bits about the 40k universe, but nothing in it ever really tempted me. Sadly, until Total War: Warhammer, it hasn’t been greatly represented […]
#472 Gitaroo Man
Posted: 2nd August 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, inis, koei, music, playstation 2, thq
713th played so far Genre: Music Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Koei/iNis Publisher: Koei/THQ Gitaroo Man is a rhythm game that, from its cover, I always peg as a bit of a RPG game. What the cover doesn’t look like is how the game seems to be pegged – one where you […]
#789 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Posted: 7th November 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, first person shooter, gsc game world, pc, thq
646th played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC Year of Release: 2007 Developer: GSC Game World Publisher: GSC Game World/THQ The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series has been on my list for quite some time, as an open world post apocalyptic shooter is the sort of thing I’ve grown to enjoy – a Fallout 3 without RPG […]
#379 Devil Dice
Posted: 10th October 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1998, playstation, puzzle, scei, shift, thq
639th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Playstation Year of Release: 1998 Developer: Shift Publisher: SCEI/THQ A puzzle game based on using dice? Thanks to a bit of a Playstation extravaganza week, we’re going to try and see how that one works. Our Thoughts There are a bunch of ways dice can be used in […]