PLATFORMS

The third title of the Lufia series gives us an entirely new battle and dungeon system. All of the dungeons in this game are randomly generated, which can get annoying at times. Otherwise, it’s a lot like Lufia 2 in the dungeon department. You see the monsters, they move when you move and you can … Continue reading “Lufia: The Legend Returns”

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere is an installment in the Star Ocean series and is a direct sequel to Star Ocean: The Second Story. The game starts with the crash land of Opera’s starship on the Planet Edifice. Opera wakes up, gathers all crew-mates and decides to send S.O.S. to their friends on Earth. While the … Continue reading “Star Ocean: Blue Sphere”

The year is AC 4395, and an inconspicuous meteor shoots across the sky of Aselia. When you (the invisible protagonist referred to by the narrator in second-person) go to where it lands, you find a pair of babies who you name Mel and Dio and adopt. 13 years later, soon after Dio has brought back … Continue reading “Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon”

The king of Magoku (Demon Country) is concerned. Only one baby has been born in the kingdom that night. According to ancient prophecies, it is the sign of a revival of a godly power called Gryas… Fast-forward fifteen years. You are Yuri, a young student of powers of Gaia. The king of Magoku has sent … Continue reading “Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II”

Revelations: The Demon Slayer is a side-game (gaiden) of the Megami Tensei (Megaten) universe. Unlike all other Megaten games, this game is not set in modern-day or futuristic Japan. On a distant planet, a race resembling humans possess the ability to call upon a power called Gaia. The player takes the role of a young boy who learns the arts … Continue reading “Revelations: The Demon Slayer a.ka. Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible”

A platform game starring Tintin. Tintin in Tibet follows on the heel of Infogrames Asterix & Obelix, with the same gameplay. Although the game will prove easy for the expert gamer, there are many levels to pass, each of which features new locations, enemies, and obstacles that serve to advance the storyline.

A motorcycle racing game with an attitude. You race in varying environments for ever increasing sums of money. With that money you can buy faster and better bikes. There are many objects on the road to watch out for, from cars to rocks to signs, if you hit one you’ll go flying and loose valuable … Continue reading “Road Rash II”

You are the cool squirrel of the title, and you must defeat the evil Yeti before he freezes the entire world. Your quest will make you explore many areas such as a forest, a witch’s cottage, a volcano, the clouds, a circus… Mr. Nutz is a platform game, in which Nutz must jump on enemies to … Continue reading “Mr. Nutz”

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”

Guide a team of up to six soldiers through 72 levels of combat in this top-down action/strategy hybrid, best thought of as Lemmings crossed with Commando crossed with Dune 2. The characters are controlled indirectly using the mouse or joypad, as you activate each soldier or group of them by highlighting them, clicking one button … Continue reading “Cannon Fodder”