Category Archives: Modern Games

Recoil (PC) Review: Zipper’s Great Tank Action Game

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Brian

Recoil is a simple and arcadey third-person tank shooter, a popular subgenre in the late ’90s. I have quite a few tank shooters from this era, including Battletanx and Battletanx: Global Assault on the N64; Grudge Warriors, Battletanx: Global Assault … Continue reading →

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Futuristic Racing Games: The Complete List

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Brian

An Attempt At A Complete List Of Games In The Genre, Chronologically by Platform A thread where the greatness of the futuristic racing game genre, one of my favorites, is celebrated with a list of every game ever made in … Continue reading →

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Riviera: The Promised Land (GBA) Review – Riviera is one of the best handheld RPGs ever!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Brian

I wrote this review in January and February of 2006, after playing the game. Yes, I really loved it; it was one of my favorite console games of ’05. This review needs no alteration, unlike the last one. The only … Continue reading →

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Netstorm (PC) Review – Battle in the Skies of Nimbus in one of the best games ever!

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Brian

In addition to the recently posted Mega Man in Dr. Wily’s Revenge, the other review I posted on the internet in 2001 was this one, for the classic 1997 PC real-time strategy game Netstorm. I first played Netstorm from PC … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Mysteries of the Sith Review (PC) – The expansion to the best FPS ever is as great as the main game!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Brian

This review was originally written in January 2004, but as I said I’d like to post all of my stuff in one place, so I am posting it on my site as well.  I will post more of these in … Continue reading →

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A History of Midway Games (and related companies)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Brian

I first got interested in Midway because they made many of the best arcade games of the ’80s and ’90s. They were one of the best publishers on the Nintendo 64 as well, and that is, of course, my favorite … Continue reading →

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Gauntlet Legends and Dark Legacy Appreciation and Version Comparison: Remembering Some of the Best Action-RPGs Ever Made

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Brian

As an aside before I begin, in fact the first Gauntlet game with some of the hallmarks of Gauntlet Legends — saving your character, character levels, a quest with an ending, themed areas to play through with bosses at the … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: PC Racing Games

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Brian

Racing games have been one of my favorite genres ever since the mid ’90s. I didn’t play racing games all that often before that point, but since then, I’ve loved the genre, and have played a good number of racing … Continue reading →

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Guild Wars 2 (PC) Beta Weekend Event 2 Impressions

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Brian

Guild Wars 2 Developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft For PC.  Game is not yet released and is still in beta.  First open beta test was in May 2012. Note – this is the second BWE, and the third … Continue reading →

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Hexcite: The Shapes of Victory (Game Boy Color & PC) Review

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brian

Hexcite is a great puzzle strategy board game that anyone who likes puzzle or strategy games should try. Continue reading →

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