Dragon Blaze
Developer: Psikyo Publisher: 505 Games Release: 06/23/06 Genre: Shooter Ah yes, bullet hell, my eternal nemesis. I have been a shooter fan my entire life. At one point I even prided myself at being pretty good at...
Category: PS2
Silpheed: the Lost Planet
Developer: Treasure Publisher: Working Designs Release: 04/10/01 Genre: Shooter By the end of the 32-bit era the modern shooter was all but gone from the West. While we would occasionally get a home port of the really cool arcade...
Mega Man X Collection
Developer: Atomic Planet Publisher: Capcom Release: 01/10/06 Genre: Platformer Hot on the heels of the well-received Mega Man Anniversary Collection Capcom announced the Mega Man X Collection. Capcom and developer Atomic Planet did a fantastic j...
Mega Man X8
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 12/07/04 Genre: Action There aren’t many games that I’ve come to hate as much as Mega Man X7. I really love this series and to see what that game did to its sterling reputation...
Mega Man X7
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 10/14/03 Genre: Action I have played many bad games in the 30+ years I’ve been gaming. And Mega Man X7 is legitimately one of the worst. After the bad reception to the sixth game Capcom...
Daemon Summoner
Developer: Atomic Planet Publisher: Midas Interactive Release: 05/31/06 Genre: FPS Ugh, this one is a personal embarrassment on my part. Back in 2008 when I began buying European PS2 games I bought Daemon Summoner because it was dirt...
Swords of Destiny
Developer: Artoon Publisher: Rising Star Games Release: 06/30/06 Genre: Action Back in 2005 SCEA blocked Konami’s Oz from a US release. This was a game I was heavily looking forward to which absolutely sucked. There were many reasons bandied...
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
Developer: Electronic Arts Publisher: Electronic Arts Released: 11/13/01, 03/12/02 Genre: FPS Electronic Arts first forays into the Bond license were not all that well received. Tomorrow Never Dies and the PS One version of the World is ...
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Released: 11/01/05 Genre: Action Platforms: PS2, Xbox Castlevania: Lament of Innocence went a long way towards redeeming the series after two failed N64 outings. It established a clear beginning...
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Released: 10/21/03 Genre: Action Castlevania was on a dark path. After the sublime Symphony of the Night fans were greeted with two flawed N64 adventures. The sloppy execution of their good ideas ruins t...