Category: Review

December 23, 2019

Shamus

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Shamus

Synapse Software was only alive for a few years in the early-to-mid 1980s, but during their brief existence, they developed …

December 19, 2019

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Dragon's Lair

In the early 1990s, with the FMV game suddenly in vogue again thanks to the CD-ROM, Bluth and his team …

December 17, 2019

In the intro to Ken-Go (no connection to the later Lightweight-developed series), a fleeing woman collapses in front of a …

December 15, 2019

Anyone with an average knowledge of video games is well aware of what Bubble Bobble is, and give it much …

December 13, 2019

In 2003, Zack Johnson and his Asymmetric Productions launched the single greatest MMO ever created and ever will be – …

December 11, 2019

Disclaimer: A few edits have been made to this article to correct a few historical mistakes the author made previously …

December 9, 2019

The PC Engine was a great hardware for shoot-em-ups as it could handle fast gameplay and high amount of simultaneous …

December 7, 2019

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Wing Commander

By 1994, momentum was building in the Wing Commander brand. While Academy gave fans the mission creator they always wanted, …

December 6, 2019

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Wing Commander

With Wing Commander: Academy, Origin had seen the value in developing smaller games with existing technology in order to recoup the …

December 3, 2019

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Wing Commander

The prolonged development time and high costs of Strike Commander made Origin realize they should stop focusing exclusively on …