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 – […]
Posts Tagged ‘atari’
#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
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#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 […]
#771 Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Posted: 28th June 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, atari, ignition banbury, ignition entertainment, puzzle, wii
972nd played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Ignition Banbury Publisher: Ignition Entertainment/Atari Remember Mercury Meltdown? We’re finally playing its Wii-based sequel! Our Thoughts The Mercury Meltdown series is an odd one. While there are several different entries in the series, they are all versions of the same game for […]
#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 […]
#619 Unreal Tournament 2004
Posted: 8th June 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, atari, epic games, first person shooter, pc
608th played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Epic Games Publisher: Atari One of my big early FPS experiences was the first Unreal game, one of the early games in the genre to play with story telling and audio logs. It was a new experience that I wasn’t used […]
586th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1983 Developer: Atari Publisher: Atari There are many different games called Star Wars. The one I’m familiar with was the NES iteration that mixed platforming and top down planet exploration sections with space battles. That one was released in 1991, while the […]
#48 I, Robot
Posted: 7th January 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1983, arcade, atari, dave theurer, shoot 'em up
570th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1983 Developer: Dave Theurer Publisher: Atari Isaac Asimov is an amazing speculative fiction writer (I know that sounds pretentious, but it works best to describe his work). I, Robot is one of his collections of short stories, an amazing read that I […]
#623 Transformers
Posted: 20th November 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, action, atari, atari melbourne house, playstation 2
558th played so far Genre: Action Platform: PlayStation 2 Year of Release: 2004 Developer: Atari Melbourne House Publisher: Atari I don’t think I ever owned a Transformers toy, but the idea was so cool when I watched them on TV. Giant robots that transformed into cars an other machines? Awesome. Even if the one that […]
#718 Mercury Meltdown
Posted: 12th November 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, atari, ignition banbury, ignition entertainment, playstation 2, playstation portable, ps2, psp, puzzle, scei
556th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Playstation 2/Playstation Portable Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Ignition Banbury Publisher: SCEI/Ignition Entertainment/Atari Mercury Meltdown and its sequel Mercury Meltdown Revolution are games that have intrigued me from the first time I saw them on the list. Moving blobs of mercury around a field sounds like an odd […]
#65 Ballblazer
Posted: 7th May 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1984, atari, lucasfilm games, sports, Various
509th played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Various Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Lucasfilm Games Publisher: Atari I’m not quite sure what to say of Ballblazer, as in my mind it’s just on the list, without any notable qualities. An early sports game that sounds somewhat soccer-like, with a sci fi veneer but also limited […]