In a time where arbitrary variety, sandbox gameplay, and intricate complexity for the sake of a depth has seemingly overtaken the lexicon of popular gaming, it’s not surprising that so many developers have lost sight of the intrinsic draw of conceptual simplicity. Now that they can finally emulate the emotional…
Imagine Ecco the Dolphin, the calmness of the water, the fun of swimming, the caverns to explore. Now transplant Ecco into a 3D world and replace him with a submarine filled to the brim with weapons and gadgets. Sounds like Ecco the Dolphin just got awesome. Deep Fighter, released for…
With a lineup of five games and hardware shortages the Japanese launch of the Sega Dreamcast was an abysmal failure. Sega of America took note especially one man, President and CEO Bernie Stolar. The man gets a lot of hate but he’s pretty much the reason the American launch of…
Since its release in 1999 for the Sega Dreamcast, the original Hydro Thunder and I have spent a lot of time together. There’s something about the Dreamcast and its huge library of multiplayer games that makes it my go to system whenever friends or family come around. Hydro Thunder is…
Spawn has not had the best track record when it comes to videogames. With most of the titles he’s been attached to, his name in gaming has kind of become synonymous with clunky combat, painfully muddy graphics, and circling the drain in general (the toilet drain, to be specific). I…
You know what everyone likes? 3rd Strike. I like it. You like it. Capcom likes it. Now, ladies and gentlemen, it’s coming to PS3 and 360 with online play. Unfortunately, aside from Yoshinori Ono’s confirmation at his San Diego Comic Con, we don’t know anything. Apparently he might be adding…
The video game industry has never had to pine for games starring giant robots. The mech market eventually peaked and began petering out with Steel Battalion and its monstrously amazing dual stick, forty-button controller. Slave Zero was released in 1999, at the height of popularity for walking tank games and…