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Another week has passed. I won’t lie, I’m still feeling the lingering mental, emotional and physical effects of the last few weeks’ stress… but things are OK-ish for now. Probably the most exciting...
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Sunday Driving: I’m At My Limit
Well, it’s been a fun ride, but I think I’m going to call time on my Auto Modellista career… for now, anyway. I’ve reached a point in the game where I just don’t seem to have the right combination of...
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PS2 Essentials: TimeSplitters 2
Yes, yes, yes, I know it’s also on Xbox and Gamecube, but I’ve always thought of TimeSplitters as a PlayStation thing, so that’s where it’s getting categorised today. Ahem. Anyway. TimeSplitters 2 is,...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Ninja
Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind! Pushing diagonally backwards and up while holding the fire button to swing your sword, however? Somewhat less intuitive… Enter Mastertronic’s Ninja from 1986. This...
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I Want Your Help with The MoeGamer Awards 2018!
Last year, I devoted December to a series of “alternative awards”, and I’m planning to do the same thing this year. The MoeGamer Awards provide me with the opportunity to review what we’ve been...
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Warriors Wednesday: Samurai Warriors vs Orochi
We’ve made it! The final battle… for this campaign, anyway. Yes, today we reach the climactic final showdown of the Samurai campaign in Warriors Orochi and face the snake god himself in single combat....
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Waifu Wednesday: Ivy Valentine
I have two confessions to make: one, I haven’t played a Soulcalibur game since… II, I think? And two, Ivy… doesn’t really “do” it for me. I’m talking a fairly comprehensive package of “not doing it for...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Interphase
Today’s Atari ST game is one of my favourites from my childhood… and a cool example of a developer thinking creatively. Interphase, developed by The Assembly Line and published by Image Works and...
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Wii Essentials: Wii Play: Motion
The poor ol’ Wii gets a lot of crap for its numerous minigame compilations, when in fact these releases were a significant part of the system’s appeal. Minigame compilations provided accessible ways...
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New Game Plus: Kirie Eleison
Load up your film, kiddies, we’re going for another photography field trip. This time around, we take on the last tier of Project Zero’s Mission Mode, featuring battles against multiple ghosts at once...
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Wii Essentials: Ghost Squad
One of the things I find kind of interesting about how gaming culture in general has developed over time is how people feel about “arcade games”. Back in the 8- and 16-bit eras of computers and...
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Whew! Another busy week, and I feel like it’s only going to get busier as we get closer and closer to Christmas. Still, one thing many of us have to look forward to is the impending release of Super...
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Sunday Driving: Sega Blue Skies
It’s time to start our engines and kick off a new series of Sunday Driving. This time around, we’ll be exploring Sega and Sumo Digital’s wonderful OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, which you may recall is a...
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The MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 14 – Point and Shoot
Hello you! It’s time again for a new episode of The MoeGamer Podcast, featuring me — the Internet’s Pete Davison — and my co-host Chris Caskie of MrGilderPixels! The MoeGamer Podcast is available in...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: O’Riley’s Mine
“Digging games” were a bit of a mainstay of the games industry in the ’80s. Some tried their best to ape the formulae of successful arcade titles such as Namco’s Dig Dug and Universal’s Mr Do! — we’ve...
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Looking Forward
I’m still beavering away on the fifth Project Zero game to finish off this current (rather longer than anticipated!) Cover Game feature, so I thought now would be a fine time for an update and a look...
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Warriors Wednesday: Samurai Warriors vs Orochi 2 – Electric Lu Bu-Galoo
Did you think we were done with the adventures of the Samurai Warriors? Well, nope, we weren’t quite finished… Today we tackle the final side mission of the Samurai campaign in Warriors Orochi, which...
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Waifu* Wednesday: Ranmaru Mori
Prior to firing up Warriors Orochi for the ongoing Warriors Wednesday video series, my sole contact with Omega Force’s formidable franchise was various incarnations of Dynasty Warriors. Having never...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: James Pond
Back in the ’90s, there was a bit of a rivalry between people who played games on home computers and those who played games on consoles. What am I talking about, “back in the ’90s”, this is still a...
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Seasonal Smashing
I like Super Smash Bros. I think. I’m never quite 100% sure. I do know for a fact I’ve purchased each and every one at launch (with the exception of the N64 original) and, in fact, still own my copies...
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