Michael Plasket – Page 9 – Hardcore Gaming 101

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December 5, 2012

Gardia

Nearly every shoot-em-up taking place in a vertical overhead perspective after 1982 is basically a different form of Xevious. Still, vertical shoot-em-up …

Review

December 3, 2012

Chatan Yarakuu Shanku

1991 was indisputably THE year of the fighting game. That was when Street Fighter II revolutionized the genre worldwide, ushering in a …

Review

November 22, 2012

Raiden DX

This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Raiden

Raiden DX is a definite curiosity in the series, as it appears at first to be nothing more than an updated …

Review

November 22, 2012

Raiden II

This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series Raiden

Those dastardly Crassanians are causing more havoc, and it’s up to Raiden’s pilot (i.e., you) to send them back to …

Review

November 20, 2012

Hybrid Heaven

MISSING SOME PICS, CHECK TAGS The N64 is one of the strangest mainstream consoles to ever exist. Regarded in retrospect …

Review

November 12, 2012

Tecmo Knight

Tecmo is one of the more bizarre semi-famous Japanese game companies. Back in the golden age of console gaming, they …

Review

September 7, 2012

Rez

With contributions by Vyse the Bold, Pat R., and Sam Derboo Music is just one of those things that touches the human …

Review

September 7, 2012

Metal Storm

Irem’s Metal Storm one is of the many unsung games of the NES that showed what the system is capable …

Review

July 9, 2012

Action Fighter

The genre of vehicular combat combines two thrilling virtual pastimes – racing and shooting – into one high-octane asphalt killfest. …

Review

May 24, 2012

Astro Blaster

Shoot-em-ups are at the ground layer of the development and evolution of video games. Before home gaming really took off …