Posted in Classic and Remakes on Jul 28th, 2009 No Comments »
A classic is reborn: Capcom’s shoot-and-swing 1988 arcade game, Bionic Commando, has been given the modern treatment, and according to reviews (86 average across), the remake is a treat.
In 1988, and for years after, Captain Spencer’s ability to latch unto surfaces with his extendable bionic arm and use it to climb higher and swing [...]
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Posted in Classic and Remakes on Jul 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Those pioneering Sierra adventures of ye-olde-times are back through Steam, at least some of them.
First, right of kings and all that, is the King’s Quest Collection, containing almost all of the fairytale adventures penned by Roberta Williams.
Why "almost all"? Someone, somewhere, decided that King’s Quest 8, the last title in the series, the one that [...]
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Posted in Classic and Remakes on Jul 18th, 2009 3 Comments »
One of Candystand’s latest games is CronusX, an excellently done Asteroids clone. I’d say it was one of the best Asteroids-type shooters on the web, definitely the best visually.
As expected from a remade classic, CronusX includes not only enhanced audio-visuals, but a much wider range of enemies and weapons than the original, though there’s [...]
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