898th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Various Year of Release: 1991 Developer: Sensible Software Publisher: Image Works/Ubisoft/Virgin Interactive As with Powermonger, I remember reading about Mega Lo Mania in a Mega Drive/Genesis guide collection long before I had a chance to play it. It feels similar – a colourful strategy game with a vaguely […]
Posts Tagged ‘Various’
#207 Mega Lo Mania
Posted: 15th September 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1991, image works, sensible software, Strategy, ubisoft, Various, Virgin Interactive
#156 Impossible Mission II
Posted: 14th August 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1988, action, epyx, novotrade, Various
890th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Various Year of Release: 1988 Developer: Novotrade Publisher: Epyx Impossible Mission II is, in fact, not related to the Mission Impossible franchise, despite using the same words in the title. It is, instead, the sequel to Impossible Mission, which is about a secret agent infiltrating an enemy base […]
#844 Guitar Hero World Tour
Posted: 21st July 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, activision, music, Neversoft, Various
884th played so far Genre: Music Platform: Various Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Neversoft Publisher: Activision As I’m approaching the 900 mark – a big milestone that I’m still amazed I’m getting this close to – I’m getting to a lot of penultimates and this is one – for Guitar Hero: World Tour I’m going […]
#725 Test Drive Unlimited
Posted: 13th July 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, atari, eden games, racing, Various
882nd played so far Genre: Racing Platform: Various Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Eden Games Publisher: Atari Test Drive Unlimited is described as an open world racing game, similar to Burnout Paradise, but set in what the book calls the perfect location: Hawaii. We’ll fly over, find an apartment, go out and race. Our Thoughts […]
#939 Madden NFL 10
Posted: 29th April 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, ea sports, ea tiburon, sports, Various
864th played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Various Year of Release: 2009 Developer: EA Tiburon Publisher: EA Sports I’m not sure I’ve really enjoyed any previous American football games before. In fact, we played the original game in the Madden series before, John Madden Football. Madden NFL 10 was the most recent iteration when the […]
#103 Trinity
Posted: 8th March 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1985, Infocom, interactive fiction, Various
851st played so far Genre: Interactive Fiction Platform: Various Year of Release: 1985 Developer: Infocom Publisher: Infocom After we started the previous fifty with one Infocom adventure,ย A Mind Forever Voyaging, which I loved, I got to play another one from the list. It left me with Trinity, which is more focused on puzzles, though with […]
#247 Frontier: Elite II
Posted: 21st February 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1993, david braben, gametek, shoot 'em up, Strategy, Various
847th played so far Genre: Strategy/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 1993 Developer: David Braben Publisher: Gametek For what it’s worth, Elite‘s promise and capabilities were somewhat diminished by its age and the lack of accessibility for a very complex game. You can’t blame it for being difficult to get into, but it’s […]
#138 Head Over Heels
Posted: 1st February 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1987, action, ocean software, Various
842nd played so far Genre: Action Platform: Various Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Ocean Software Publisher: Ocean Software After I felt like we mostly neglected them for quite some time, I have been trying to play some more of these isometric action adventure games again. I touched Fairlight a month and a half ago and […]