Atari ST A to Z: Ultima 2
Today’s game hails from the relatively early days of what would go on to become an incredibly popular genre worldwide: the RPG. Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress is often regarded as the “black...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: Oooooh, Mysidian Girl – Final Fantasy II #8
Most people with a passing awareness of Final Fantasy will know about the series’ recurring elements: chocobos, Cid, the various summons. However, there are a couple of things that crop up slightly...
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Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana – The Craft of Combat
This post is one chapter of a MegaFeature! << First | < Prev. | Next > | Next Game >> | Last >> Now we’ve explored how Atelier Iris handles the series’ core concept of using...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Combat
One cannot talk about the Atari 2600 — or the Atari Video Computer System, as it was originally known — without mentioning Combat. The original deathmatch, one of the original competitive multiplayer...
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Good evening boys and girls! I hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. I had a busy Saturday but have spent most of today doing nothing but playing Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, which is 100% fine by me. I’m...
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Shinobi: Rescue Those Kids? Shuriken!
With apologies to Senran Kagura Peach Ball for shamelessly stealing its Dad joke-tier ninja pun, it’s time to look at another in Sega’s excellent Sega Ages series for Nintendo Switch. This time around,...
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Atari A to Z: Blue Max
Before we had “3D” we had the illusion of 3D, typically created through the use of an isometric or oblique perspective. Various types of game experimented with this “diagonal” format to varying degrees...
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Strikers 1945: Not Quite How the History Books Told It
You know a game’s on to a winner when you think “ah, I’ll just sit down and have a quick play on this to take some screenshots” and then suddenly it’s over an hour later. Such was the case with...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: The Alchemist of Kick-Ass
Having beaten the game last week, today it’s time to start a whole new Warriors All-Stars adventure! This time around, we’re taking Sophie from Atelier Sophie as our leading lady, which puts us into...
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Waifu Wednesday: Lita Blanchimont
With the Atelier MegaFeature well under way, it’s probably about time we took a look at some of the wonderful female characters in the series for Waifu Wednesday, isn’t it? And where better to begin...
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Strikers 1945 II: If It Ain’t Broke…
Strikers 1945 II is the sequel to Strikers 1945, unsurprisingly. And, to cut a long story short, if you enjoyed Strikers 1945, you will definitely enjoy Strikers 1945 II. On the surface, the two games...
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Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana – Life at 45 Degrees
This post is one chapter of a MegaFeature! << First | < Prev. | Next > | Next Game >> | Last >> Last time, we talked a bit about how Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana is a lot more of...
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Atari ST A to Z: Vixen
Today we have a game that got banned in Germany. Not for the usual reasons, either; no excessive violence or Nazi imagery here. Nope, Vixen by Martech got banned because its name sounded a bit like the...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: The Search for the Crystal Rod – Final Fantasy II #9
In today’s episode of Final Fantasy II, Firion and the gang return to the Mysidian Cave in search of the Crystal Rod. This whole sequence shows how Final Fantasy II has a few interesting “puzzles”...
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Atari A to Z Flashback: Combat Two
One of the coolest things about the Atari Flashback devices and compilations that have been released over the course of the last few years is the number of prototypes included. In many cases, these...
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Morning all! Apologies this is a day later than usual, but I had a busy weekend with a lot of recording and the weekly roundup just slipped my mind! Never mind; better late than never, as they say. In...
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Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo: Yes
Sometime in 1997. I am in my last year of compulsory education. My brother, ten years my senior, has come home from America to visit, on vacation from his job on Electronic Gaming Monthly and the...
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Atari A to Z: Curse of Ra
Our adventures in the Temple of Apshai Trilogy are finally coming to an end as we delve into the third part: Curse of Ra. This particular module is designed for adventurers who have spent a bit of time...
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Strikers 1945 III: Leaving on a Jet Plane
Strikers 1945 III, also known as Strikers 1999, does things a little bit differently to its two predecessors. Not a lot differently, mind, but enough to make it a distinctive experience. For starters,...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Redhead Tactician – Warriors All-Stars #20
Our second playthrough of Warriors All-Stars gets well and truly underway as we get to grips with Sophie’s moveset, and look at expanding Tamaki’s forces. On today’s agenda is Mitsunari Ishida, a...
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