993rd played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PC Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Petri Purho There’s this fun little genre of puzzle games that consists of small Rube Goldberg setups, where you add some bits and pieces to a level to reach your goal – often bringing one thing to another. The Incredible Machine and […]
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#916 Crayon Physics Deluxe
Posted: 30th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, pc, petri purho, puzzle
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#347 Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Posted: 24th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1997, lucasarts, pc, shoot 'em up, totally games
991st played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 1997 Developer: Totally Games Publisher: LucasArts While with some other genres, I seem to be ending on a group of games from a sub genre that I don’t make it to the end, as per my discussion on Tactics Ogre a few […]
#690 Company of Heroes
Posted: 15th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, pc, relic entertainment, Strategy, thq
988th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Relic Entertainment Publisher: THQ While we’re not done with RTS games yet, we have reached one other landmark: Company of Heroes is the final WWII game I’m playing for the list. I know that’s not a major step, but as I’ve discussed […]
#458 Thief II: The Metal Age
Posted: 12th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2000, action, eidos interactive, looking glass studios, pc
987th played so far Genre: Action Platform: PC Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Looking Glass Studios Publisher: Eidos Interactive I’m always amazed at what games Looking Glass Studios released and how its influence stretches into a lot of modern games and their underlying simulationist tendencies. Aside from the previous Thief game, which set up these […]
#812 Bejeweled Twist
Posted: 9th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, DS, internet, nintendo ds, pc, popcap games, puzzle
986th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PC?Internet/Nintendo DS Year of Release: 2008 Developer: PopCap Games Publisher: PopCap Games A decade later, it’s hard not to feel that Bejeweled lost out after Candy Crush Saga created a large list of match three games to fight for everyone’s attention on phones. There have been a lot […]
#549 Hidden & Dangerous 2
Posted: 6th August 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, gathering of developers, illusion softworks, pc, shoot 'em up
985th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Illusion Softworks Publisher: Gathering of Developers On my quest to slowly round up the duplicate genres that are left, I’m rounding off one of the shoot ’em up list – we’ve still got a bunch of them left and this […]
#459 Sacrifice
Posted: 28th July 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2000, action, interplay entertainment, macplay, pc, Shiny Entertainment, Strategy
982nd played so far Genre: Action/Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Shiny Entertainment Publisher: Interplay Entertainment/MacPlay My mind has always mixed Sacrifice with Sacred, an isometric RPG also set in a fantasy world. What it actually is, is another strategy game where you’re in the action, like with Battalion Wars and Herzog Zwei, […]
#950 Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Posted: 25th July 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, atari, first person shooter, pc, playstation 3, starbreeze studios, xbox 360
981st played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC/Playstation 3/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Starbreeze Studios Publisher: Atari I think I’ve discussed enough of this game series’ history in my review of Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (the series certainly loves its long titles). This, somehow, feels even more remarkable – […]
#323 Syndicate Wars
Posted: 10th July 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, bullfrog productions, electronic arts, pc, playstation 1, Strategy
976th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC/Playstation 1 Year of Release: 1996 Developer: Bullfrog Productions Publisher: Electronic Arts For my final Bullfrog game – I’d forgotten I had one left – we return to the cyberpunk setting of Syndicate with Syndicate Wars, a sequel that leaps ahead to an even more corporate focused era. […]
#652 GT Legends
Posted: 7th July 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 10tacles studios, 2005, atari, pc, racing, simbin sutiods
975th played so far Genre: Racing Platform: PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: SimBin Studios Publisher: 10tacle Studios/Atari After fairly recently playing GTR 2, we now get to play the previous SimBin game – same system, different races, and so a lot of realistically timed races in their specific setting. It’s the last game in […]