753rd played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC/XBox Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Starbreeze Studios/Tigon Studios Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games Although tie in games are usually seen as bad, we have seen some good ones – Goldeneye is the one that everyone loves, while Star Wars arguably has some games that are better than […]
Posts Tagged ‘pc’
#614 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Posted: 13th January 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, first person shooter, pc, starbreeze studios, tigon studios, vivendi universal games, xbox
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#386 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Posted: 9th January 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1998, factor 5, lucasarts, pc, shoot 'em up
752nd played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 1998 Developer: Factor 5/LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts I had yet to kick off two Star Wars game series. Star Wars: TIE Fighter was still in the previous fifty and it focused on space combat, becoming incredibly accessible compared to other games in the […]
#485 Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
Posted: 28th December 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, bohemia interactive studio, codemasters, pc, shoot 'em up
749th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Bohemia Interactive Studio Publisher: Codemasters According to the book, this is the first soldier FPS – focused on the reality of participating in war rather than the shooter fantasies of, say, Quake (to use a not quite contemporary). More realistic […]
#280 Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Posted: 16th December 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1994, lucasarts, pc, shoot 'em up, totally games
747th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 1994 Developer: Totally Games Publisher: LucasArts There is a subset of Star Wars games that focuses on the space dog fights that are a part of the franchise – small crafts flying around as they chase each other around the large structures. […]
#642 F.E.A.R.
Posted: 8th December 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, first person shooter, monolith productions, pc, sierra entertainment, vivendi universal games, warner bros games
745th played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Monolith Productions Publisher: Sierra Entertainment/Vivendi Universal Games/Warner Bros. Games Supernatural elements to the extent that F.E.A.R. seems to have, based on the reading I have done so far, are normally the domain of the survival horror. Resident Evil has some of […]
#306 The Neverhood
Posted: 4th December 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, adventure, dreamworks interactive, pc, the neverhood inc
744th played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 1996 Developer: The Neverhood, Inc. Publisher: Dreamworks Interactive The Neverhood is another game I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. My first school diary for secondary school came with a demo disc for a bunch of games (it was video game themed) […]
#841 Spelunky
Posted: 18th November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, action, adventure, mossmouth, pc
740th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Mossmouth, LLC Publisher: Mossmouth, LLC When listening to recent gaming podcasts, people whose taste I generally agree with or at least respect mention Spelunky as a game they really enjoy, its daily challenges especially being something they love to engage in as […]
#415 Outcast
Posted: 2nd November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, action, adventure, appeal, infogrames, pc
736th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Appeal Publisher: Infogrames Some games have stood out for a long time and I’ve been looking forward to trying Outcast from the day I first saw previews in gaming magazines. It was quite proud of its voxel technology – something that turned […]
#1017 Mark of the Ninja
Posted: 21st October 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2012, klei entertainment, microsoft studios, pc, stealth, xbox 360
733rd played so far Genre: Stealth Platform: PC/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2012 Developer: Klei Entertainment Publisher: Microsoft Studios I’ve had Mark of the Ninja down as its own indie game, a 2D stealth game that presumably has you ninjaing somewhere quietly. Beyond that, I’m actually not sure where it goes or what to compare […]