Arkista’s Ring
Most people associate top-down shooters with frantic action or some kind of glitz/glam/gore excess thanks to the like of Smash …
Herzog Zwei
At first sight, the Mega Drive/Genesis follow-up to Herzog, appropriately titled Herzog Zwei (“zwei” means two) looks like a free-scrolling shoot-em-up a …
AirMech: Combat Transformed
Developed by the Bellevue, Washington State-based team at Carbon Games, AirMech Is essentially a full-blown modern reimagining of Technosoft’s pioneering …
Bio Senshi Dan
Released in late 1987, Bio Senshi Dan: Inkrizer to no Tatakai (“Bio Warrior Dan: Fight Against The Inkrizers”) is an …
Crimson Tears
Often times, when discussing little-known (or little-liked) games of some merit, the phrase “diamond in the rough” comes up. Crimson Tears must …
Adventures of Darwin, The
The Adventures of Darwin, by cheapo developer Vingt-Et-Un Systems and released as part of the Simple 2000 line in Japan, …
Streets of Rage 2
After a middling first effort, Sega would make some massive improvements with their sequel, making a game that could easily …
Mugen no Shinzou (Dark Age of JRPGs)
I promised we’d meet Xtal Soft again soon, didn’t I? Mugen no Shinzou (“Heart of Fantasy”) is actually their first RPG and …
Bloodrayne
Terminal Reality was a Texas-based studio who had some success with a PC horror game called Nocturne. Having partnered up with …
Beyond Shadowgate
Since Shadowgate found most of its success due to its NES incarnation, it made sense that it would stay in …
Psycho Dream
Psycho Dream, made by Telenet and Riot (Valis, El Viento), is one of those all too common lost action-platformers on …
