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The Wild West…full of the criminal element. Sir Richard Rose, the most despicable face in the criminal lot, has enough power to control the mining facilities, cattle ranches, and trading communities and turn everything to his favor. With that much power, he could literally buy himself the Wild West and control everything! The people need … Continue reading “Sunset Riders”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, SNES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Five events are on offer in this Olympics-style sports game. These can be played individually or as part of a complete tournament, with the chance to choose your nationality first. The events are Hurdles, Triple Jump, Skeet Shooting, Diving and Fencing. Each event’s control system involves rotating the joystick and pressing fire at the correct … Continue reading “Summer Challenge”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Electron
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Aliens have invaded a vital subterranean mining colony. Use light-speed reflexes and total concentration to fly your prototype fighter through impossible caverns rescuing miners and blast those aliens into the darkest pits of space! The game consists of 10 missions. Each mission takes place in a vast cavern, with interesting weather conditions. You must explore … Continue reading “Sub-Terrania”
Year: 1994
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Striker is a football (soccer) game with a forced-perspective 3D view. The players are drawn large and there is a large scanner to assist with long passing. The standard mode has the ball sticking closely to the feet, which makes mazy runs upfield a common strategy. There are 64 international teams on offer, with a European-style … Continue reading “Striker”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis, SNES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Strider has been called into action to save the people of the planet Magenta, armed with a Gyro laser and matter converter. He must fight his way through a forest, a ruined city, underground colonies, a roof-top battle, and finally the prison ship in which the Megantan leader is held. The gameplay is similar to … Continue reading “Strider Returns: Journey From Darkness”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
In part three of the Streets of Rage series, Mr. X is back and this time his plan involves replacing public officials with his own robots. Only Axel, Blaze, Skate, and new-comer Dr. Zan can stop him. Streets of Rage 3 features all of the beat ’em up action you would expect from a Streets … Continue reading “Streets of Rage 3”
Year: 1994
Platforms: Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Wii, Windows, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
After Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding and Adam Hunter destroyed the evil Syndicate leader, Mr. X, the city became a peaceful place to live, and each one of them followed their own paths. One year later, after their reunion, Adam’s brother Sammy returned from school to find their apartment in a mess, and Adam nowhere to … Continue reading “Streets of Rage 2”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Game Gear, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
Streets of Rage, Sega’s answer to Final Fight, follows the story of three young police officers (Adam Hunter, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding) in a city controlled by a criminal syndicate led by a “Mr. X” where crime is rampant, which leads the three heroes to make a pact to leave the force and topple … Continue reading “Streets of Rage”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Game Gear, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA Master System, Wii, Windows, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
An arcade fighting game, Street Smart puts the player in the shoes of the ass-kicking “Karate Man” who travels across the country to participate in the Tag Championship. The game is played from a side-scrolling third person perspective in which players can move in any direction in a closed arena (limited by the cheering crowds and other … Continue reading “Street Smart”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
Street Racer is a kart racing game similar to Super Mario Kart. Up to four players can play by split-screen. If there are no human opponents, the player can drive against seven computer opponents in three leagues. If the player wins the first league, they can play the second and so on. The game has … Continue reading “Street Racer”
Year: 1994
Platforms: Amiga, Browser, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Windows
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Racing/Driving