Posts Tagged ‘2006’

#695 Eets: Hunger. It’s Emotional

Posted: 12th June 2016 by Jeroen in Games
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518th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PC/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Klei Entertainment For some reason I keep thinking of this game as something more actionny – maybe something more Angry Birds-like, or Tetris-style catch/move items that are falling. It isn’t though, and on some level I know that – the game […]

#694 DEFCON

Posted: 13th February 2016 by Jeroen in Games
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488th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Introversion Software Publisher: Introversion Software We’ve played a few of Introversion’s games before – Darwinia was fun if a bit strange, while Uplink was an early fun discovery for us while doing the blog. The last of the three games on the […]

#733 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Posted: 19th December 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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474th played so far Genre: Role-Playing Platform: Nintendo DS Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Game Freak Publisher: The Pokémon Company As mentioned about a year ago, when we played Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, I have always been into Pokémon. Those games were enjoyable already, even though that set of games wasn’t my favourite. On the […]

#717 Gunpey

Posted: 7th December 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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471st played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PSP/DS Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Koto Laboratory/Q Entertainment/Art Co Publisher: Bandai Namco Gunpey is a puzzle game. It’s one described by the book as a good one, the designer later making, for example, the Lumines series. It is also one we have not played yet and, as […]

464th played so far Genre: Management Simulation Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Tam Adams Publisher: Bay 12 Games Dwarf Fortress! Here’s a game that’s started lingering in my conciousness for about a year now and it’s been intriguing. Sort of a Minecraft predecessor, it seems like a game that allows you to do… […]

456th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Big Huge Games Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios We loved Rise of Nations when we played it. It was a good mix of strategy gaming and civ-style simulation. Sure, Age of Empires has it similar, but the work and experience put in by […]

442nd played so far Genre: Strategy/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Bohemia Interactive Publisher: 505 Games/Atari Games There are a lot of army-based shooters out there – Call of Duty has, depending on your perspective, either a lot to answer for or set a good example. As we might have intimated, […]

#737 Wii Sports

Posted: 29th April 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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421st played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo If there is one game that defined Nintendo’s success with the Wii, it’s Wii Sports. It’s what made the console acceptable – and even a must buy – to most casual gamers, and while it drew the ire of […]

#697 Elite Beat Agents

Posted: 28th March 2015 by Jeroen in Games
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413th played so far Genre: Music Platform: DS Year of Release: 2006 Developer: iNiS Publisher: Nintendo Rhythm games are usually pretty abstract, light on plot and focused on showing you your actions. You might get a vague storyline of being a DJ or a member of a band, with you ascending the charts and becoming […]

412th played so far Genre: Life Simulation Platform: Internet Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Thatgamecompany Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment We have, as you may remember, been raving about the past two games by Thatgamecompany. Flower was a magical journey, using the simplest of controls to create an amazing world that was beautiful and at times […]