Altered Beast Released: 1990 Platform: Sega Megadrive Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega Is Altered Beast a bad game? Whenever Altered Beast is mentioned people always seem to say “what a terrible game” or “that game was crap!” My only memory of Altered Beast is that it was bundled with my Sega Megadrive. It had speech, big chunky graphics […]
Rambo 3 Released: 1988 Platform: Sega Master System Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega With Sylvester Stallone triumphing recently at the Golden Globes and being nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor in the marvellous Creed, I thought it would be good timing to look at some of the games that featured one of his most […]
Action Fighter Released: 1986 Platform: Sega Master System Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega Spy Hunter is one of my all time favourite arcade games! You controlled a souped-up sports car armed to the teeth with machine guns, rockets, smoke and oil slicks. Imagine a James Bond car and you’re on the right lines. The way you […]
Virtua Cop Released: 1995 Platform: Sega Saturn Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega There was a time when Sega were the kings! They ruled the arcades and were extremely influential in the home console market. Unfortunately a few missteps and a lot of bad luck with the likes of the Mega CD, 32X, Saturn and the untimely demise of […]
Rescue Mission Released: 1988 Platform: Sega Master System Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega Having recently become the proud owner of a lovely 26″ Philips CRT television for the princely sum of £10, I am now able to enjoy a genre of gaming that I once loved; the light gun game. Modern televisions are amazing but sadly […]
Wonder Boy Released: 1987 Platform: Sega Master System Publisher: Sega Developer: Westone Bit Entertainment Wonder Boy is a strange one for me. It’s never considered a particularly great platforming game or even generally mentioned in the same breath as Mario or Sonic and yet it holds a special place in many people’s hearts, including mine. […]
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Developer: CD Projekt RED Publisher: CD Projekt PS4, Xbox One, PC Some open world games are designed to be played like games. There are things to collect, people to talk to, missions to complete, areas to liberate, towers to climb, (especially if you’re a Ubisoft game) all very gamey things […]
Bloodborne Developer: From Software Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne is relentlessly bleak, dark, depressing, dirty, and cold. Death is around every corner and it can be frustratingly difficult so why do I love it so much? Bloodborne is the brainchild of Hidetaka Miyazaki. In most cases I am unaware of who is involved […]
Rise of the Tomb Raider Developer: Crystal Dynamics Publisher: Square Enix Xbox One Timed Exclusive In a world where the Uncharted games have taken the action adventure genre to another level, Lara Croft remained an icon albeit like one of her fabled treasures, a relic in a new world. That is until the 2013 reboot […]
Until Dawn Developer: Supermassive Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment PS4 Exclusive A group of friends meet in a secluded cabin a year after the disappearance of the hosts sisters. All is not as it seems so who will survive Until Dawn? Sounds like the tag line for a cheesy horror movie doesn’t it? Well you […]