Tag: action rpg

Terranigma
April 14, 2023 No Responses

Terranigma

Developer: Quintet    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 12/19/96   Genre: Action RPG One of the great injustices of the 16-bit era is that Terranigma did not release in the US. It is understandable; as a late 1995 release any localization would take...
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Champions of Norrath
March 1, 2023 No Responses

Champions of Norrath

Developer: Stormblind Studios    Publisher: Sony    Release: 02/10/04   Genre: Action RPG The Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance series were some of the best action RPGs of the sixth generation. Interplay and Snowblind Studios married the Dungeons & Drag...
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Crystalis
January 20, 2023 No Responses

Crystalis

Developer: SNK    Publisher: SNK    Release: 07/90   Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs did not have a good go of it on the NES in the early years. Deadly Towers and Hydlide, despite their ambition, were the type of titles that...
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Zombie Hunter
January 2, 2023 No Responses

Zombie Hunter

Developer: Hi-Score Media   Publisher: Hi-Score Media   Release: 07/03/87   Genre: Action I remember looking forward to Activision’s Zombie Master based on nothing more than the cover and descriptive text in its ads. The box art looked totally bad ass...
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Grand Master
December 5, 2022 No Responses

Grand Master

Developer: Varie   Publisher: Varie   Release: 02/26/91   Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs are few in number on the NES. I do not know why that is the case; Japan was brimming with titles begging for a localization. Some...
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Crusader of Centy
August 10, 2022 No Responses

Crusader of Centy

Developer: Nextech    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 03/95    Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs were a rare commodity on the Genesis. For every Landstalker there were countless generic platformers and sports games. Meanwhile SNES owners were feasting. I will ...
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Shining Wisdom
June 20, 2022 No Responses

Shining Wisdom

Developer: Sonic Software Planning   Publisher: Working Designs   Release: 06/27/96   Genre: Action RPG Sega continually knocks it out of the park with the Shining Force tactical Rpgs. However every time they stray from that genre we end up with mixed re...
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Secret of Mana
June 17, 2022 No Responses

Secret of Mana

Developer: Squaresoft    Publisher: Squaresoft    Release: 10/93   Genre: Action RPG Next to Lunar: Eternal Blue for Sega CD Secret of Mana was my white whale, a game I coveted but seemed to slip through my grasp time and time...
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Dungeon Explorer Sega CD
March 16, 2022 No Responses

Dungeon Explorer Sega CD

Developer: Westone    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1995   Genre: Action Dungeon Explorer was one of the earliest and only Turbo Grafx-16 pseudo RPGs. As a fan of Gauntlet it also appealed to me as the two games are similar. I spent...
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Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II
February 23, 2022 No Responses

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II

Developer: Black Isle    Publisher: Interplay    Release: 01/20/04    Genre: Action RPG Computer RPGs have always been a hard sell for console gamers. The complex interfaces designed for a mouse and keyboard were usually butchered while trying to fit o...
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