Year: 2016

Blast Corps

Peter Ward

Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Rare, Ltd. Released Mar 31, 1997 Platform Nintendo 64 A pair of defective nuclear missiles, en route to a safe detonation site, has begun to leak. Badly damaged, the carrier automatically locks onto the most direct route. Clear a path to help the carrier arrive safely. Tons of vehicles are at your disposal. Leave nothing standing or the adventure will end in an earth-shattering explosion! Find the hidden technicians to ensure a safe detonation. Strap on your seat belt, it’s going to…

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Resident Evil 4

Peter Ward

Published by Capcom Entertainment, Inc. Developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 Released Jan 11, 2005 Platform GameCube Overview: A familiar hero explores unfamiliar territory. Leon S. Kennedy, Raccoon City’s idealistic rookie cop from Resident Evil 2, takes center stage in this incredible installment of the wildly popular franchise. Exclusive to the Nintendo GameCube, Resident Evil 4 shines as the first breakout game of 2005. Features: Utilizes the Nintendo GameCube’s technological powers to the fullest, creating breathtaking 3D graphics and effects Camera follows Leon from behind, allowing for intuitive movement New,…

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Bug Too

Peter Ward

Published by SEGA of America, Inc. Developed by Realtime Associates, Inc. Released Dec 10, 1996 Also For Windows The Original Bug was released alongside the launch of the Sega Saturn console in Europe (July 1995) and was a very well received 2d side scrolling platformer with 3d elements. As the game sold really well (for a Saturn game at least) it was only a matter of time before a sequel arrived and sure enough Bug Too was released in late 1993. Bug Too matches the original game for quality and…

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Mortal Kombat 3

Peter Ward

Published by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. Developed by Midway Released Jul 05, 1995 Also For Arcade, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES, Windows Released in the spring of 1996 for the Sony Playstation Mortal Kombat 3 is a conversion of the Arcade game of the same name and whilst the game is still great fun it is definitely showing signs of age (even at launch). Firstly the good, the basic gameplay is excellent and very much classic 2d Mortal Kombat, the action is very gory…

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WWF Superstars

Peter Ward

Published by: Technos Japan Corp. Developed by: Technos Japan Corp. Released: 1989 Also for: Nothing! Overview: As young lads in the late 80s we all loved American wrestling, especially the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) i.e. the one with Hulk Hogan in it. WWF Superstars brought the WWF licence into the arcades in 1989, much to the excitement of fans. Although there were some fairly good wrestling games on various formats (e.g. Championship Wrestling, Rock’n Wrestle), the only WWF licensed games were MicroLeague Wrestling (an obscure turn-based strategy game for the Commodore 64,…

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BroForce

Peter Ward

Broforce – A Manly Game for Manly Men, or Women. Every now and then a game comes out that stands above the rest. Broforce is that game. It’s got a retro feel, it’s exciting, Original and very tongue in cheek, and extremely manly (just like myself). Broforce is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platform game developed by Free Lives. Development began in April 2012 as a Ludum Dare game jam entry, entitled “Rambros” and it won first prize for being the most fun, development then continued and it eventually got a final…

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4D Boxing

Peter Ward

Published by Mindscape International Ltd. Developed by Distinctive Software, Inc. Released 1991 Platforms Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh, PC-98 Released in 1991 4D Boxing was an excellent sports simulation that was revolutionary for its use of Polygon graphics which at the time really turned heads. The graphics were remarkable with very accurately modelled fighters who moved in a very realistic manner, the sound effects were really good (especially the sound when one of the boxers were knocked down) and the overall presentation was really impressive. The aim of the game…

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Magic Pockets

Peter Ward

Published by Renegade Software Developed by Bitmap Brothers, The Released 1991 Platforms Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS Released in late 1991 for a variety of machines including the Amiga 500 Magic Pockets was a really fun 2d Platform game developed by the Bitmap Brothers. You control a young man named “The Bitmap Kid” who owns a magic pair of trousers with an unlimited amount of space in the pockets. In these pockets “the Bitmap Kid” keeps all his toys and some assorted creatures, sadly one day these creatures decide to run away…

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Ridge Racer 5

Peter Ward

Published by Namco Hometek Inc. Developed by Namco Limited Released Oct 26, 2000 Also For Arcade   Released in late 2000 Ridge Racer 5 was a launch title for the Sony Playstation 2 console in Europe and whilst this game is not as fondly remembered as the earlier games it still has much to enjoy. Firstly the graphics are excellent, big chunky cars and very colourful environments and the action moves along at breakneck speed. The soundtrack is also high quality with very catchy tunes and I am glad to…

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Rise of the Robots

Peter Ward

Published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Developed by Instinct Design, Mirage Technologies (Multimedia) Ltd. Released Dec, 1994 Also For 3DO, Amiga, Amiga CD32, CD-i, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis Released in late 1994 for the Super Nintendo and a variety of other formats Rise of the Robots was a one on one beat em up that combined fantastic visuals with truly abysmal gameplay and controls. The graphics are amazing mixing pre rendered 3D sprites with a cyberpunk style artwork, all of the fighters look and animate very well and the backgrounds are…

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