8 Eyes
Developer: Thinking Rabbit Publisher: Taxan Release: 01/90 Genre: Platformer I really wanted to play 8 Eyes when I was young. All I had to go on were a few scant screenshots in my comic books. But that was...
Tag: adventure
Rise of the Dragon
Developer: Dynamix Publisher: Dynamix Released: 1993 Genre: Adventure I owe the Sega CD and its small library of adventure games for my interest in the genre. Back in the day when point and click adventure games were at their peak...
Killer7
Developer: Grasshopper Manufacturer Publisher: Capcom Released: July 7, 2005 Genre: Action-Adventure Killer7 is a hard game to get a bead on. If you survey the internet you’ll see that it garnered mixed reactions. Once you’ve play...
Rygar
Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Released: July 1987 Genre: Action I’m sure like myself the NES version of Rygar was the first exposure to the series for many. Like Strider Rygar switched genres, becoming an expansive adventure rathe...
Metroid
Developer: Nintendo R & D 1 Publisher: Nintendo Release: 08/15/87 Genre: Platformer Metroid has always been a bit of an anomaly in Nintendo’s library. Where I was used to bright and cheery worlds in Nintendo’s games Metroid stood in...
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...
Snatcher
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 1994 Genre: Adventure It is interesting to look at the landscape of the visual novel market now. If you are a fan of the genre there are more games than you can play in...
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...
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Developer: Konami Kobe Publisher: Konami Released: 12/01/99 Genre: Action Castlevania 64 was a game with its heart in the right place. As every other series made the move to 3d it was inevitable. And as a first attempt...