PLATFORMS
Taking place on the distant star of Galleria, human history is trapped in a tragic 100-year cycle in which the evil Demon Lord is reborn and returns to persecute humanity. The human race has defended itself in the past using Gaia, a magic power bestowed to them by angels. The player character is a human … Continue reading “Megami Tensei Gaiden: Shinyaku Last Bible”
Year: 2007
Platforms: BREW, DoJa, J2ME, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
In year 199X, a terrible disaster occurred. An atomic explosion destroyed large parts of the Earth and opened the way to a demonic invasion. The world lies in ruins, and the demons are ripping it apart. You control a group known as Devil Busters. Your mission is to prevent the demonic minions and their evil … Continue reading “Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II”
Year: 1990
Platforms: BREW, DoJa, J2ME, NES
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Dungeon crawler, Turn-based strategy
A high-school student and skillful computer programmer named Akemi Nakajima created a software called “Devil Summoning Program”. At first Nakajima intended to use the software to gain revenge on a classmate who bullied him. However, things went out of control, and the malicious demon Loki was unleashed into the world. Soon, a demonic invasion of … Continue reading “Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei”
Year: 1987
Platforms: BREW, DoJa, J2ME, NES
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Dungeon crawler, Turn-based strategy
Xanadu was the name of the summer capital of the Mongolian-ruled Yuan Dynasty in 13th century China. The game, however, is set in a fantasy world, its Xanadu being mysterious ruins beneath a prosperous kingdom, where only the bravest adventurers dare to venture. The player takes the role of one of such explorers, who is … Continue reading “Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II”
Year: 1985
Platforms: BREW, FM-7, MSX, Nintendo Switch, PC-8000, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
Long ago, people lived in harmony with the natural world and used the power of Mana to help their nations grow. But when evil forces took control of the Mana Fortress, seeking to use it to conquer the world, a terrible war began which destroyed much of civilization but brought peace to the world once … Continue reading “Seiken Densetsu 2: Secret of Mana”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Android, BREW, DoJa, SNES, Wii, Wii U, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
Your task in this arcade game is to guide a frog across a treacherous road and river, and to safety at the top of the screen. Both these sections are fraught with a variety of hazards, each of which will kill the frog and cost you a life if contact is made. The road is … Continue reading “Frogger”
Year: 1981
Platforms: Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BREW, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Genesis, Intellivision, J2ME, MSX, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, Odyssey 2, PC Booter, PC-6001, PlayStation 4, SNES, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo, Timex Sinclair 2068, Tomy Tutor, VIC-20, Windows Phone, ZX81, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade
Pac-Mania is a variation on the game Pac-Man. You need to guide Pac-Man around a maze and eat all of the dots on the board to proceed on to the next round. Numerous, multi-colored ghosts also roam the maze trying to stop you. If you eat one of the power pellets in the maze, the … Continue reading “Pac-mania”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, BREW, Commodore 64, Genesis, J2ME, MSX, NES, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, Wii, ZX Spectrum, Zeebo
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade
A hundred thousand years ago, an ancient civilization prospered on our Earth, their product being GAMP (General Artificial Matrix Producer). In order to survive the Ice Age, most of the Earth’s inhabitants have decided to leave it, finally settling on a planet called Xevious. A group of humans remained, becoming our own ancestors. Many years … Continue reading “Xevious: The Avenger”
Year: 1982
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 7800, Atari ST, BREW, Commodore 64, FM-7, Game Boy Advance, J2ME, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC-6001, PC-8000, PC-88, PC-98, PlayStation 4, SEGA Master System, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp X1, Sharp Zaurus, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Bases Loaded is a baseball action game for one or two players featuring a large variety of options and realistic graphics and sound. You can select from twelve different teams and choose a lineup for each team. Each team has 30 players with different characteristics to learn. During gameplay you can control all of the positions … Continue reading “Bases Loaded”
Year: 1987
Platforms: BREW, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim is a direct sequel to Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin, the fifth installment of the Japanese action RPG series. Once again, the player controls the main character of the series, the adventurer Adol Christin, on a new journey. Adol’s ship has been attacked, and he loses his consciousness. After … Continue reading “Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim”
Year: 2003
Platforms: BREW, PSP, PlayStation 2, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG