Or “It’s astonishing what you can randomly find in a secondhand CD store that you didn’t even think would be open at this time of night”…
Retro recollections: Cannon Fodder
Published on :War has never been so much fun… or so grimly presented, even in pixellated form, as it is in Cannon Fodder, Sensible Soccer’s wonderfully evocative anti-war war game.
Retro recollections: Castlevania (NES)
Published on :Time, I thought, to really sink my teeth into my retro gaming collection. Where better to start than Konami’s classic Dracula-fest, Castlevania? I’m not a big believer in the whole “pile of shame” concept — that idea that if you’ve got a lot of unplayed games, it’s somehow shameful or […]
Video Review: Ms. Pac-Man (Atari 2600)
Published on :In which I argue for Ms. Pac-Man’s supremacy across all Atari 2600 titles in video form, with bonus advertisements and Hangman… for some reason.
Video Review: Terminator 2: Judgement Day (NES)
Published on :In which, on something of a whim, I take on the role of the Terminator in the best movie of the series. The game of that movie, though… well, that’s another thing entirely.
30 Days of Xbox: Star Wars Battlefront II
Published on :No, not that Star Wars Battlefront II. The GOOD Star Wars Battlefront II.
30 Days of Xbox: Kung Fu Chaos
Published on :Is Kung Fu Chaos harmless satire or deeply racist?
30 Days of Xbox: Dungeons & Dragons Heroes
Published on :Or why beauty (and game value) is in the eye of the Beholder.
30 Days of Xbox: Toe Jam & Earl III: Mission To Earth
Published on :Can a simple funky collect-em-up still appeal?
30 Days of Xbox: Wrestlemania 21
Published on :Quite possibly the best looking bad wrestling game of all time.