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 […]
Archive for December, 2018
#485 Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
Posted: 28th December 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, bohemia interactive studio, codemasters, pc, shoot 'em up
#218 Contra III: The Alien Wars
Posted: 26th December 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1992, konami, shoot 'em up, SNES
748th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: SNES Year of Release: 1992 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami I’m making my way through the franchises I haven’t started yet, I am coming across some that I haven’t started because I haven’t really cared enough. The Contra series is another run and gun series – very […]
#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. […]
#985 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
Posted: 12th December 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, ea tiburon, electronic arts, sports, Various
746th played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Various Year of Release: 2009 Developer: EA Tiburon Publisher: Electronic Arts I’ve mentioned my general discomfort with sports games before, as a genre that I don’t get much out of. I can understand why they’re popular and why people would enjoy them, but I often find them awkward […]
#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) […]