PLATFORMS
The seventh installment of the Final Fantasy series takes place in a post-modern, steampunk, sci-fi world where high technology reigns and where robots and bio-engineered mutants co-exist with humans and dragons. The story focuses on Shinra Inc., an evil mega-corporation responsible for all the world’s high technology. Shinra supports this technology with Mako Energy, Shinra’s patented source … Continue reading “Final Fantasy VII”
Year: 1997
Platforms: Android, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
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”
Year: 1991
Platforms: 3DO, Arcade, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, SEGA CD, Wii
Genre: Action
Theme: Rail shooter
An alien entity known as Geegus threatens the Earth in the year 3091. As all of Earth’s forces have been defeated, a scientist uses his recently-built time machine to find the greatest fighters of different eras to compete against Geegus. World Heroes is a versus fighting game. It features a cast of characters from different countries … Continue reading “World Heroes”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, SNES, Wii, Windows Apps, Xbox One, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
Warsong is the only title of a series of strategy games, known as Langrisser in Japan, to ever see an official release outside of Japan. It is set in a typical medieval fantasy setting and features traditional turn-based combat. The player controls several generals who can command up to eight different units ranging from ordinary … Continue reading “Warsong”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Genesis, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Wii U, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Dominating the exciting world of Theme Park ownership is your goal in this strategy game from Bullfrog. The first task is to set up your rides within the available land, structuring convenient paths and queues and ideally leaving some space for bigger rides once they become available, and include some lakes and trees to increase … Continue reading “Theme Park”
Year: 1994
Platforms: 3DO, Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, Jaguar, Macintosh, Nintendo DS, PC-98, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, SEGA CD, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Windows
Genre: Strategy / tactics
An arcade fighting game, Street Smart puts the player in the shoes of the ass-kicking “Karate Man” who travels across the country to participate in the Tag Championship. The game is played from a side-scrolling third person perspective in which players can move in any direction in a closed arena (limited by the cheering crowds and other … Continue reading “Street Smart”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
In early feudal Japan, a man named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa preaches a heretic religion. Little does anyone know that Amakusa is really a servant of the evil Ambrosia, who had possessed and taken over Amakusa’s body, as Ambrosia wishes to shroud the world into eternal darkness. Now, the player must select from out of 12 … Continue reading “Samurai Showdown a.k.a. Samurai Spirits”
Year: 1993
Platforms: 3DO, Android, Arcade, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Nintendo Switch, PSP, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, SEGA CD, SNES, Wii, Windows Apps, Xbox One, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
In the year 2090, Earth is invaded by extra-terrestrials. The World Alliance of Nations has developed a supersonic attack fighter, Raiden, to defend the Earth. A pilot must take control of the experimental fighter to destroy the alien warships that just happen to look like odd variations of typical military tanks and planes with gadgets … Continue reading “Raiden Trad”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Arcade, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, Jaguar, Lynx, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Mickey Mouse gets a chance to go down memory lane and walk through the timeless adventures he has lived. Mickey Mania is a platformer where all the levels are based on Mickey’s most famous cartoons. The levels range about 75 years, starting off with “Steamboat Willie” and going all the way to “The Prince and the Pauper”. … Continue reading “Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse”
Year: 1994
Platforms: Android, Genesis, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, SEGA CD, SNES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Mega Bomberman is a top-down action game. Control your Bomberman through various levels defeating multiple enemies and plenty of bosses. Each level consist of blocks for exploding and some blocks that don’t explode. At times you will need the non-exploding blocks as shelter. The blocks that do explode reveal power-ups and eggs. The eggs are the … Continue reading “Mega Bomberman”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Genesis, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Wii U, Windows Apps
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade