Dinosaur Island: Not-so-terrible lizards
Sometimes the simple ideas really are the best, like “Arcade zombie action but also an English lesson” or “What would … Read more Continue reading Dinosaur Island: Not-so-terrible lizards
Sometimes the simple ideas really are the best, like “Arcade zombie action but also an English lesson” or “What would … Read more Continue reading Dinosaur Island: Not-so-terrible lizards
As far as I’m concerned Sonic Jam is still the ultimate classic-style Sonic collection: All of the mainline Mega Drive … Read more Continue reading Sonic Jam: Unfinished business (& Knuckles)
Graphically updating old games must feel a lot like being asked to nail custard to a wall: It’s a lot … Read more Continue reading Panzer Dragoon: Something old, something new, and one dragon who’s very blue
With most of its rail shooter competition either dressed up in sci-fi clothing ready to shoot lasers at aliens and … Read more Continue reading Panzer Dragoon: First flight
Studio Ghibli’s Laputa: Castle in the Sky has a lot to answer for. I first saw that incredible film on … Read more Continue reading Grandia: A grand[ia] old adventure
Some puzzle games come and go so quietly most people won’t realise they ever existed at all, some burn brightly, … Read more Continue reading Puzzle Bobble 2X: Bubble bursting brilliance
“This is the age of Great Heat.This is the world it destroyed.” What if an angel gave you a gun … Read more Continue reading Baroque: Should you hope to survive, hold Baroque inside.
1996 was an unbelievable year for videogames, as if the stars had aligned and an extra-sparkly sort of creativity was … Read more Continue reading The House of the Dead: A residence of evil
The original Virtua Cop performed nothing less than miracles when it blasted its way into arcades worldwide back in 1994: … Read more Continue reading Virtua Cop 2: Non-stop 3DCG gun shooting!
“The world’s first 3D-CG gun shooting!” boasts the front-facing strip of Virtua Cop‘s Saturn spine card – and for once … Read more Continue reading Virtua Cop: Light gun lightning in a bottle