Author: Peter Ward

Road Rash

Peter Ward

Published by Electronic Arts, Inc. Developed by Electronic Arts, Inc. Released 1991 Official Site Road Rash Also For Amiga, Atari ST, Game Boy, Game Gear, SEGA Master System Released in 1991 for the Sega Megadrive Road Rash is a classic motorcycle racing game with the added twist of combat! This game has much to enjoy, firstly the graphics for the time are superb with massive sprites and vehicles and very colourful tracks and backgrounds with massive amounts of detail. The soundtrack is also incredible, I would say the best music on the system aside…

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Thunder Force 3

Peter Ward

Published by Technosoft Co., Ltd. Developed by Technosoft Co., Ltd. Released Jun 08, 1990 Platform Genesis The Sega Megadrive was home to many high quality shooters, the console’s Blast Processing abilities made it the perfect home for such fast paced arcade action. One of the very best was Thunder Force 3 (released in 1990), this game has everything you could ask of a 2d scrolling shooter. The graphics are superb, very detailed with fast moving sprites and very colourful backgrounds. The music and sound effect are also excellent but best of all is the…

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Mickey Mania

Peter Ward

Published by Sony Electronic Publishing Ltd. Developed by Travellers Tales (Uk) Ltd. Released 1994 Also For Android, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, SEGA CD, SNES Mickey Mania was released for the Sega Megadrive in 1994 and whilst not as good as Castle of Illusion it is still a classic game. This game has many good points, the graphics are superb (especially the Steamboat Willy level where the action starts in black and white and slowly turns into colour), the sound is superb with brilliant music and excellent speech from Mickey himself). The controls are simple…

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R.C. Pro-Am

Peter Ward

Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Rare, Ltd. Released Feb, 1988 Also For Arcade, Genesis Released in 1987 by Rare R.C. Pro-Am is a really fun racing game played from an isometric viewpoint, this game has much to enjoy if you can get past the very harsh learning curve. The gameplay is so much fun, playing like an even more intense version of Micro Machines (but 4 years earlier). There are 32 very challenging tracks, you must compete with 3 cpu controlled cars for first place. After you have completed a race…

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A Link to the Past

Peter Ward

Developed by: Nintendo EAD Published by: Nintendo Released (initially): November 21, 1991 (Japan) April 13, 1992 (North America) September 24, 1992 (EU) Consoles: SNES, GBA, Virtual Console As the third cannon game released, Zelda fans got better graphics, three more dungeons from the traditional eight, more weapons, no spending one rupee for shooting an arrow, and that is the only the beginning… Timeline theorist or not, this game has something for the average gamer and for the diehard Zelda fan alike… For the average gamer, this game can save anywhere…

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Tekken 2

Peter Ward

Published by Namco Hometek Inc. Developed by Namco Limited Released Aug 28, 1996 Also For Arcade, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, Zeebo Tekken 2 was released in the UK in 1996, a sequel to the original Tekken and a conversion of the arcade game from Namco. The original Tekken really showed how a 3d one on one beat em up should play with its simple and fun gameplay but with hidden depth, this sequel improves things even further. Graphically the game is even better than the original with extra texture mapping on the…

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Metropolis Street Racer

Peter Ward

Published by SEGA of America, Inc. Developed by Bizarre Creations, Ltd. Released Jan 16, 2001 Platform Dreamcast Metropolis Street Racer was released for the Sega Dreamcast in the summer of 2000, this was the first game developed by Bizarre Creations who would go on to make Project Gotham Racing series on Xbox and Xbox 360 and after a short play time the similarities are apparent. Firstly the graphics are superb with big shiny and well detailed cars and stunning tracks that take place in London, Tokyo and San Francisco. The soundtrack is awesome with local…

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Cruis’n USA

Peter Ward

Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Midway Games, Inc. Released Oct 31, 1996 Also For Arcade, Wii Cruis’n USA was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997, a conversion of the arcade game that falls short compared to rival games on other consoles (namely Ridge Racer) but still has much to enjoy. Firstly the graphics are nicely done with chunky cars and very detailed colourful backgrounds spanning several landmarks on the North American Continent, there are 10 tracks in total including San Francisco, Chicago and Washington DC. The sound effects and music are…

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Battle Arena Toshinden

Peter Ward

Published by TAKARA Co., Ltd. Developed by Tamsoft Corporation Released Jan 01, 1995 Platforms DOS, PlayStation   Released alongside the Playstation in Europe in the autumn of 1995 Battle Arena Toshinden madea massive impact upon all those early adopters largely due to the stunning graphics for the time. The game features massive sprites and texture mapped backgrounds which were way ahead of the competitors of the day (namely Sega’s Virtua Fighter), the sound is also decent although a little raw at times. The gameplay is simple and fun, essentially a 3d beat em…

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Streets of Rage 3

Peter Ward

Published by SEGA of America, Inc. Developed by Sega AM7 R&D Division Released Mar 17, 1994 Also For iPhone, Wii, Windows Released in late 1994 Streets of Rage 3 was the final game in the legendary series and despite being a decent game it is easily my least favourite of the 3. Firstly the good points, graphically the game is superb with massive sprites and very colourful and detailed backgrounds. The actual stages themselves are also impressive ranging from a seedy nightclub, a construction site and even an elevator. The basic gameplay is unchanged from the…

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