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Alien Soldier is a side-scrolling action game in which the player takes the role of Epsilon-Eagle, the former leader of the Scarlet mutant group. The mutants are now lead by the evil Xi-Tiger who had turned them to terrorism, and one of their goals is to kill Epsilon-Eagle… At the start of the game the player … Continue reading “Alien Soldier”
Year: 1995
Platforms: Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, Wii, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Alien³ is a video game based on the movie of the same name. The plot of the movie picks up directly after the end of Aliens. Ellen Ripley, the main character of the Alien series, is in cryo-sleep aboard the spaceship Sulaco. Unfortunately, an alien or two has stowed away on the Sulaco and wreaked havoc within the ship. … Continue reading “Alien 3”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Amiga, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform, Puzzle elements
Alex Kidd, resident of planet Aries, is the king’s brother. One day he comes across a rumor that his long lost father, King Thor, is alive and somewhere on the planet Paperock. Of course he immediately travels to said planet to find his father. Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle offers standard platforming action in … Continue reading “Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Wii, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
A terrorist organization led by a fanatic operating out of the Middle East has brought together a military force capable of holding the entire world hostage, backed by a lot of evil governments. The player needs to board a F-119 stealth fighter and stay undetected while taking out all opposition. Although technically boarding a stealth … Continue reading “Air Diver”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter, Flight/Aviation
Air Buster is a fast side-scrolling shooter. The player controls a small craft through different levels with many enemies. Every level ends with a boss and some sections speed up the gameplay, offering fast obstacle courses both horizontally and vertically scrolling. Flying orange pods release many power-ups at once, enhancing the ships with new or more … Continue reading “Air Buster”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
After Burner II is an updated re-release of After Burner. Besides extra levels, a few new enemies, a few touches at the soundtrack and more disposable missiles, the biggest addition is the ability to slow down or speed up manually. The rest of the gameplay remains identical. Despite being called After Burner, most ports to … Continue reading “After Burner II”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, J2ME, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA 32X, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter, Flight/Aviation
You have just been elected as the CEO of a brand new airline company that must compete against 3 other airlines for global dominance. Set up new routes, buy businesses, and manage all your resources including planes, cashflow, and company representatives. The basic premise of the game is the same as that of the original … Continue reading “Aerobiz Supersonic”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Genesis, PC-98, SNES
Genre: Strategy / tactics
You are the CEO of an airline company. Your goal is to become the most successful airline in the world by connecting all 22 cities with air routes, maintain a profit, and meet the required quota of passengers. If you cannot turn a profit for a year or meet the victory conditions in 32 years … Continue reading “Aerobiz”
Year: 1992
Platforms: FM Towns, Genesis, PC-98, SNES, Sharp X68000
Genre: Strategy / tactics
In the sequel to Aero the Acro-Bat you have to defeat evil industrialist Edgar Ektor once again. He is back and again with bad ideas, so you – in the role of Aero – have to find and destroy him before he carries out his diabolical “Plan B”. Like in the last installment, you have … Continue reading “Aero the Acro-Bat 2”
Year: 1994
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
You play as bat Aero, who have to stop the mad scientist Edgar Ektor, who is trying to rid the world of amusement and fun. So you jump through the circus-style levels, using different kinds of machines such as catapults, cannons, bubble machines, platforms, etc., collecting various power-ups such as cheese, soda, keys, clocks, etc. … Continue reading “Aero the Acro-Bat”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Game Boy Advance, Genesis, SNES, Wii
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform