927th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 1995 Developer: Parallax Software Publisher: Interplay Productions Sorry, I guess there was another game waiting that I was familiar with – although I never ended up playing it myself, I had friends get into Descent before and watched it being played. I […]
Archive for January, 2021
#288 Descent
Posted: 31st January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1995, interplay productions, parallax software, shoot 'em up, Various
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#974 Red Faction Guerilla
Posted: 27th January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, pc, playstation 3, shoot 'em up, thq, volition, xbox 360
926th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC/Playstation 3/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Volition Publisher: THQ I’ve really enjoyed the Saints Row series stylings, both the aggressive glee of the second games and the over the top feeling of its sequels even after it descends into hell, and weirdly Red Faction […]
#411 Homeworld
Posted: 23rd January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, pc, relic entertainment, sierra studios, Strategy
925th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Relic Entertainment Publisher: Sierra Studios While I’ve played plenty of grand tactics games set in space – Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire come to mind, as well as Stellaris which I really need to dive further into. I don’t […]
924th played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Various Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Epyx Publisher: Epyx The Epyx’s Something Games series had quite a large range of them – with California Games being the one I’ve known for ages, Summer Games kicking off and all of it being inspired by the Track & Field series […]
#940 Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
Posted: 15th January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, adventure, DS, ea tiburon, electronic arts, puzzle
923rd played so far Genre: Adventure/Puzzle Platform: DS Year of Release: 2009 Developer: EA Tiburon Publisher: Electronic Arts There are quite a few games on the list described as Adventure/Puzzle games. They include Myst, one of the earliest examples of the idea, giving you an area with puzzles to explore, Professor Layton in a few […]
#141 Galaga ’88
Posted: 11th January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1987, arcade, atari games, namco, shoot 'em up
922nd played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco/Atari Games We’ve had a lot of games in the Space Invaders mold already, including the original Galaga which updated the basic game by adding in swooping in, changing formations. They are some interesting games, and I believe […]
#712 Hitman: Blood Money
Posted: 7th January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, eidos interactive, io interactive, stealth, Various
921st played so far Genre: Stealth Platform: Various Year of Release: 2006 Developer: IO Interactive Publisher: Eidos Interactive I have had a difficult time with Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. I had heard a lot about the later iterations and their freedom, but the difficulty of the game meant that I never got that far in. […]
#165 North & South
Posted: 3rd January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1989, action, infogrames, Strategy, Various
920th played so far Genre: Action/Strategy Platform: Various Year of Release: 1989 Developer: Infogrames Publisher: Infogrames I remember reading quite a bit of Belgian comic Blauwbloezen (Les Tuniques Bleues, more recently published as Bluecoats in English) when I was younger. I remember really enjoying them then, and while I’m sure there are a number of […]