A PC game from November 1997
Retro: Gitaroo Man
Oct. 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
This review originally appeared on ReviewCenter.com in 2002. It scored a 9.1 at the time. By Carlos McElfish KOEI is most widely known for kicking out strategy games. So the last thing this reviewer was expecting from them was an extremely entertaining music/rhythm game. KOEI has managed to not only avoid the common pitfalls of [...]
Retro: Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
Oct. 2, 2009 1 Comment
From 2002, a game that was almost made for N64 then almost for Dreamcast
Retro: Force 21
Sept. 27, 2009 Leave a Comment
This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 1999. Force 21 is far from your normal real-time gtrategy game. You don’t have a base where you begin — mining resources, building buildings, which in turn allow you to build certain units. No, it’s nothing like that. Force 21 doesn’t try to be that. It’s something much [...]
Nine years after Napster
July 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Nine years ago Sunday, a federal judge made a decision that changed everything
Retro: Cool Boarders 3
May 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
From 1998 comes the worst game from a great franchise.
Retro: Fatal Frame
Feb. 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 2002. For us, it all started with The 7th Guest for the PC. We were indescribably intrigued by this game at the time.‚ The ability to journey through a beautifully rendered haunted mansion (as good as you could pre-render n 1993) via a first person perspective was something that, [...]
Retro: The original PlayStation 2 launch titles
Dec. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
December 2008. Sony PlayStation 2 has been a viable product for eight years, selling about 140 million units wordwide, more than any other video game console in history. The fact that we’re still talking about PlayStation 2 and still talking about new games being made only for the PlayStation 2 in the 2008 holiday season [...]
Retro: Boss Rally
April 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
The ultimate goal of Boss Rally is to play through several seasons of racing, earning points and unlocking faster cars and harder tracks to become the ultimate rally champion. You can play against the computer or via modem, LAN or serial cable to play with a friend. You can control your game with either a [...]
Retro: WCW/NWO Revenge
March 31, 2008 1 Comment
This article originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 1998 when there was no real professional wrestling monopoly. WCW/NWO is one of the best wrestling sims THQ has come out with. Featuring up to date rosters and an excellent array of moves, Revenge is a welcome addition to your N64 game library. Control in Revenge is easy [...]
Retro: Intellivision Lives!
March 5, 2008 Leave a Comment
This article originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 1999. The Intellivision collection was relaunched on the last generation of consoles — Xbox, PS2, GC — in 2004 to mixed reviews. You have to give Keith Robinson, who runs and basically is wholly responsible for the survival of Intellivision, for keeping these games alive! See the bottom [...]
Retro: Altec Lansing PowerCube Plus ACS48
Feb. 1, 2008 1 Comment
Without question, the PowerCube Plus ACS48 was one of a few product releases by Altec Lansing, Labtec and a few other companies that changed computer audio forever. Ten years ago, soundcards were starting to get better, but speaker offerings still largely consisted of two-piece, unpowered sets that sounded like cheap headphones. The PowerCube Plus ACS48, [...]
Retro: Command Antivirus
Feb. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com and Sharewarejunkies.com in 1998. It was rock-solid software that still exists today. By John Guilfoil Command Software pretty much created a winner with this one. Command Antivirus with F-PROT Professional is an affordable, high quality mercenary that will set out and battle any fiendish viral vermin that threaten your [...]
Retro: Knights and Merchants
Jan. 14, 2008 2 Comments
This article originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 1999 during an explosion of real-time strategy games. After many battles, a former kingdom has been divided into many small principalities and earldoms. The king’s troops were pushed back into one last royal province, and the rulers of the other provinces waged terrible, destructive wars against one another. [...]