Shadowgate
The last thing you remember is standing before the wizard Lakmir as he gestured wildly and chanted in an archaic …
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
As computer gaming ages, there’s a growing call for the medium to mature, to tell more adult stories beyond the …
Mahou Daisakusen
Compile was one of the premier shoot-em-up developers during the 80s and early 90s, with impressive titles like Zanac, Aleste, …
Freedom Fighters
Back when it was released in the holiday season of 2003, Freedom Fighters looked like it could be a bit of an …
Space Harrier
Released by Sega into the arcades in 1985, and designed by the legendary Yu Suzuki, Space Harrier is a shoot-em-up …
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
When Nintendo announced the motion control remote for the Wii, longtime gamers were skeptical that it could actually enhance the …
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
Dragon Quest VI marks a huge change for the series – it’s the first game to have been developed by Heartbeat, …
Legend of Kyrandia Book Three: Malcolm’s Revenge
At the end of the first game, Malcolm the jester was imprisoned in stone, putting an end to his reign …
Legend of Kyrandia, The: Book Two: The Hand of Fate
At first glance, the second Kyrandia game – The Hand of Fate – might seem identical to its predecessor, as …
Legend of Kyrandia Book One, The
History will remember Westwood Studios as the guys who invented the modern real time strategy genre, introduced with the groundbreaking …
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Dragon Quest V: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride (subtitled Tenkuu no Hanayome in Japanese, which means “The Bride of …
Wing of Madoola, The
In the mid-80s, a variety of developers began combining the action-based gameplay of console and arcade platformers with the statistics …
Fausseté Amour
Naxat’s PC Engine title Fausseté Amour seems promising. The main character attacks with a multi-directional whip, recalling shades of Castlevania, …
Ninja Five-O
Sega’s Shinobi and Capcom’s Bionic Commando are both names that draw a great deal of love from retro game fans. …
