Posts Tagged ‘Action’

DateJul 8, 2005
Alien Hominid

In the midst of a rush of sequels, when the holiday spotlight was focused entirely on Halo 2, Half-Life 2, Metroid Prime 2, and Grand Theft Auto 5, the self-funded and independently developed Alien Hominid was unfortunately overlooked by anyone who doesn’t frequently peruse Newgrounds or IGN. To miss this gem, however, is a shame [...]

DateJul 7, 2005
Virtua Tennis

Sports video games are surprisingly popular. I didn’t realize so many people preferred pretending to play football than actually playing football. I guess if you aren’t any good at the sport, it makes sense to stick to virtual reality. That doesn’t mean you should compromise for something which doesn’t capture the full art of the [...]

DateJul 7, 2005
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town

We live in fortunate circumstances which allow us to retreat home after school, kick off our shoes, and zone out in front of the TV until break time (dinner). The quaint farm life is more of a suppressed American memory, though the reality certainly still exists in remote towns. Thanks to the invention of video [...]

DateJul 7, 2005
Metroid Fusion

The Metroid series had become a cult’s memory due to an unnecessarily long gap between Super Metroid and the present. The most Samus got out of the Nintendo 64 era was a leading role in Super Smash Bros. With the introduction of the GameCube and Game Boy Advance, however, Nintendo has decided to milk Samus [...]

DateJun 7, 2005
Electroplankton

Electroplankton is the kind of game that rarely sees the light of day, since it is targeted only at a really small audience. In fact, one would wonder why any publisher would agree to pick up this game since it is nearly assured to fail no matter what. That’s why we have to thank Nintendo [...]

DateApr 16, 2005
Yoshi Touch & Go

Finally, a game that takes advantage of all the DS’s capabilities synchronously. A game that utilizes the dual screens and the touch screen, the microphone and even the wireless two player mode. A game designed for the DS and only for the DS. Yoshi Touch and Go is a simplistic, 2-d arcade like game. This [...]

DateApr 13, 2005
Star Fox Assault

The last time gamers were able to get their hands on a Star Fox game was in 2002 when Rare released an adventure game set in the Star Fox universe. While it was enough for some to quench their Star Fox thirst, for others it just wasn’t enough. For most, what they really liked about [...]

DateFeb 9, 2005
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls

These two classics are back. Square Enix has brought the classic Final Fantasy 1 & 2 onto the Game Boy Advance in one single, immersive game. These two games have been recreated including the addition of new items placed into the game. These two games are brought back in perfect representation, reminding use of the [...]

DateFeb 3, 2005
X-Men: The Official Game

This generation has showcased its fair share of superhero themed games. Actually, a lot more have released this generation due to all the movies and such. Spider-Man, Hulk, Batman, The Incredibles, The Fantastic Four, they’ve all gotten their own games, most of them just being ok in quality. The X-Men have gotten a few games [...]

DateJan 22, 2005
Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4′s development cycle has been an uphill battle. It was originally planned for the PS2. Then development was scrapped when Nintendo grabbed exclusivity rights for the series and that game turned into Devil May Cry. A new GameCube version was then unveiled for the Japanese press in late 2002. It got cancelled, and [...]