Month: June 2021

Onimusha: Warlords
June 30, 2021 No Responses

Onimusha: Warlords

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Released: 03/14/01    Genre: Action                                         Also On: PS2, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC The PlayStation 2 had a whopping 26 games at its launch. While that number is amazing the vast majority were subpar games that...
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Rainbow Cotton
June 28, 2021 No Responses

Rainbow Cotton

Developer: Success     Publisher: Success     Released: 01/20/00    Genre: Shooter Ah Cotton, one of the most infamous series of shooters that most have never heard of. Developers Success released hit after hit in the series and inadvertently created...
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Wipeout 64
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Wipeout 64

Developer: Psygnosis     Publisher: Midway     Released: November 1998     Genre: Racing I can honestly say that Wipeout 64 is one of the most unexpected releases for the Nintendo 64. The series is indelibly tied to the PlayStation’s identity bot...
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Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal
June 23, 2021 No Responses

Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Developer: Realtime Associates    Publisher: Acclaim     Released: 10/09/96    Genre: Action In the early to mid-90s it was hard being a fan of comic book video games. In the arcade Sega, Capcom, and Konami were creating gems. But at home...
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Christmas Nights into Dreams
June 21, 2021 No Responses

Christmas Nights into Dreams

Developer: Sonic Team     Publisher: Sega     Released: 12/12/96    Genre: Action In spite of their rocky history at times Sega has always cared about its fans. When the Genesis took off in the US Sega of America were extremely aggressive about...
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Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu
June 18, 2021 No Responses

Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu

Developer: KCET    Publisher: Konami    Released: 12/22/93    Genre: Action Legend of the Mystical Ninja was one of the best early SNES game. In my opinion it is also one of the best in the system’s library. Although it was not...
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Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
June 16, 2021 No Responses

Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar

Developer Technosoft    Publisher: Sega    Released: 1992    Genre: Shooter Someday we will learn why Sega renamed Thunder Force IV to Lightening Force. Silly name change aside, if you are even a slight fan of the shooter genre you need to buy...
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Iga Ninden Gaiou
June 14, 2021 No Responses

Iga Ninden Gaiou

Developer: Cream    Publisher: Nihon Bussan Co.   Released: 12/10/93    Genre: Action The end of the PC Engine’s life in Japan saw something of a ninja action renaissance. Ninja Spirit was an excellent arcade port early on but there...
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Ufouria: the Saga
June 11, 2021 No Responses

Ufouria: the Saga

Developer: Sunsoft     Publisher: Sunsoft     Released: 09/20/91     Genre: Action In the days before the internet we had to rely on video game magazines for all of our news. While the information was usually out of date their previews of upcoming ...
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The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle
June 9, 2021 No Responses

The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle

Developer: Kemco     Publisher: Kemco Seika    Released: 1989    Genre: Action Licensed games were routinely terrible on the NES. Whether they came from LJN or Activision some of the most beloved movie and cartoon franchises were done dirty in their...
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