PLATFORMS

A hero saved the human race from utter annihilation by the gods. This same hero then was charged by the heavens to take care of a young seed dropped from there. This seed becomes his daughter, and her guardian will be watching her progress. In Princess Maker 2 the player assumes the role of a father to … Continue reading “Princess Maker 2”

The Union Aerospace Corporation has been experimenting with teleportation technology on Mars’ moons Phobos and Deimos. After early successes, something goes wrong. It seems the scientists have opened a gateway straight to Hell. Phobos base is overrun with demonic creatures, and the whole of Deimos simply vanishes. A squad of marines is sent to Phobos, … Continue reading “Doom”

Another live-actor arcade shooter by American Laser Games (makers of Mad Dog McCree and Crime Patrol), Who Shot Johnny Rock? is set in the classic 1920’s style gangster era. As the title suggests, you’re supposed to find out who shot singer Johnny Rock (or at least who hired the guys who shot him) and put … Continue reading “Who Shot Johnny Rock?”

Supreme Warrior is a full-motion video fighting game. The game, or interactive movie, is set in China hundreds of years ago. You are tasked with protecting half of a magical mask. The wearer of the mask will be granted untold power. Unfortunately, the villainous Wang Tu has the other half of the mask and wants your … Continue reading “Supreme Warrior”

Star Wars: Rebel Assault is an arcade flight/shooting game based on the original Star Wars trilogy. Players control Rebel recruit Rookie One (who can be set to have either a male or female voice) in combat against the Empire. Story events (which don’t follow the films to the letter but instead offer their own interpretation and … Continue reading “Star Wars: Rebel Assault”

Sitting in the gunner position of a “GeoSword” fightercraft, you must shoot your way through the enemy armada and bring the fight to their base planet, Redeye. Altogether you’ll have around 10 missions to get through before the galaxy is safe and your wingmen will help you along the way. And during those missions, you’ll … Continue reading “Starblade”

Following the successful gameplay of Dragon’s Lair, Don Bluth released this second conversion of his Laserdisc games series. You’re playing Dexter, a guy fighting the evil madman Borf who has kidnapped your girlfriend Kimberly and is now threatening the world with his dreaded weapon, the “Infanto Ray” which turns adults into small children. The game … Continue reading “Space Ace”

In the future, maybe in the year 2000, people will be forced to move underground and live in tunnels. Unfortunately, these tunnels are infested with mutated rat/alligator creatures known as “ratigators.” You are the pilot of a Sewer Shark, a craft designed to navigate the Sewers and rid them of ratigators. It’s a dangerous job, … Continue reading “Sewer Shark”

In the distant future, humans have left Earth, carrying its ecosystem with them. However, the journey to the stars lasted longer than they had thought. Computers took control of navigation, and humans had nothing else to do but sleep, dreaming of a new paradise. When the mysterious Scarab-X forces attacked, the Scavenger 4 squadron became … Continue reading “Novastorm”

In the year 2051, two mega corporations battle it out for supremacy over an overcrowded, overpolluted planet. CyberTech Industries, the dominant company on the planet, is being challenged by Axiom, who blames the former for their president’s death. To gain revenge, they secretly inject CyberTech’s president, Anton Korsby, with a virus that threatens to take … Continue reading “Microcosm”