Iron Tank
I was not a fan of the NES port of Ikari Warriors. It was a Micronics hack job that was so slow and brutal that I nearly wrote off the series because of it. However the one good thing I...
Tag: shooter
Side Arms
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Radiance Release: 12/89 Genre: Shooter I will always have a soft spot for Side Arms. Anyone that had one during its time will remember how lonely it was to be a Turbo Grafx fan....
Grind Stormer
Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Tengen Released: 1994 Genre: Shooter The Genesis, like the Turbo Grafx, featured excellent hardware that almost seemed tailor made for the shooter genre. Many developers cottoned on to that fact as it...
Psychic Storm
Developer: AlfaSystem Publisher: Lasersoft Release: 03/19/92 Genre: Shooter I pride myself on being a well-informed gamer. Back in the days when everyone relied on the back of the box for their purchases I devoured any gaming magazine...
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road
Buying new games when you are young is akin to a religious experience. For most children new games were a rarity, usually relegated to birthdays and the occasional holiday. Your mind is racing as you consider what game you’ll buy...
Super Earth Defense Force
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 1992 Genre: Shooter These days the name Earth Defense Force conjures up images of hordes of insects in janky environments with a suspect frame rate. But before the bug blasting series was conceived Ea...
Pocky & Rocky 2
Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Release: 1994 Genre: Action The original Pocky & Rocky is one of my favorite SNES surprises. I remember the extremely high reviews but thought it was too silly to take seriously. Then I rented it.....
Star Fox Assault
Developer: Namco Publisher: Nintendo Released: 02/14/05 Genre: Rail Shooter Star Fox Assault should have been one of the easiest home runs possible. Star Fox 64 remains one of the best rail shooters of all time. And with Namco and the.....
Ikaruga
Developer: Treasure Publisher: Atari Released: 04/14/03 Genre: Shooter I’ve always admired developer Treasure’s ability to inject new mechanics into well-worn genres. Guardian Heroes was the natural evolution of the beat em up with ...
Seirei Senshi Spriggan
Developer: Compile Publishr: Naxat Soft Released: 07/19/91 Genre: Shooter In the US the Turbo Grafx-16 had a limited library. While it had a few titles in every genre no one could deny that it had an abundance...