671st played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Playstation 3/Xbox 360/PC Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Criterion Games Publisher: Electronic Arts I mostly remember Burnout 2 as a chaotic racer whose big selling point was a big crashing mode that felt especially exciting and plainly fun to play. The racing was supposed to be its focus […]
Posts Tagged ‘driving’
#820 Burnout Paradise
Posted: 15th February 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, Criterion Games, driving, electronic arts, pc, playstation 3, xbox 360
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623th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1992 Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega We see a lot of experiments with 3D in the early nineties and I vaguely remember the Virtua series being at the forefront of it. Aside from the Virtua Racing series, there were the Virtua Fighter games we discussed […]
#121 Super Sprint
Posted: 16th June 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1986, arcade, atari games, driving
610th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games While earlier we played Portal 2 for its appearance in Lego Dimensions, Super Sprint instead appears in the game as a not-really-cameo. Nevertheless, I’ve probably played the game more that way than I ever would have otherwise. […]
#240 Daytona USA
Posted: 29th April 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1993, arcade, driving, sega, sega am 2
598th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1993 Developer: Sega AM 2 Publisher: Sega Some time ago we played Sega Rally Championship, as an arcade machine while we wer visiting Euro Disney. This game is two years younger, again as an arcade cabinet, and so we basically go back even further […]
592nd played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Sega AM 2 Publisher: Sega Next, we have an older driving game. Out Run sets you off on a trip around a summery city area. You go on a drive and go fast. Why does that sound familiar? Maybe thanks to OutRun […]
523rd played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1988 Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega I’m not sure why we’re playing Power Drift today. It was time we played another driving game and this looked fun enough. Sometimes that’s all we’ve got – got to get to it at some point. Our Thoughts Power […]
#760 Forza Motorsport 2
Posted: 31st December 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, driving, microsoft game studios, racing, turn 10 studios, xbox 360
477th played so far Genre: Driving/Racing Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Turn 10 Studios Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Forza Motorsport 2 is listed as a more serious racing game, with some additions to help the casual player – the brake line is mentioned in particular. It’s got a big enough reputation, but […]
#445 Metropolis Street Racer
Posted: 17th April 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2000, bizarre creations, dreamcast, driving, sega
418th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Dreamcast Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Bizarre Creations Publisher: SEGA Time for another driving game. Today a racer through real life streets, as Bizarre Creations apparently based their tracks on the geopgraphy and buildings of some major secrets, of which they digitally build a small area, and adjusted […]
#346 Gran Turismo
Posted: 12th November 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1997, driving, playstation, sony computer entertainment
378th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Playstation Year of Release: 1997 Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Gran Turismo cars are luxury touring cars – the high performance semi-racers that allow you to travel fast, for long distances, in comfort and style – or so Wikipedia tells me. The word is Italian, […]
#263 Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
Posted: 25th June 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1994, codemasters, driving, mega drive, racing, supersonic software
343rd played so far Genre: Driving/Racing Platform: Mega Drive Year of Release: 1994 Developer: Supersonic Software Publisher: Codemasters It’s been a while since we played the first Micro Machines. We enjoyed it – a colourful racer that allowed and encouraged you to go off-track, furnished with loads of household items to serve as obstacles and […]