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Hands-On: Thunder Force VI (PlayStation 2)

February 3, 2009 by Jeremy Neuhaus 0 comments

Few shooter franchises bear the prestige of Technosoft’s Thunder Force series, and the name is almost synonymous with the Sega Genesis. Indeed, the three games on that platform are widely held in high regard, and parts three and four are often referred to as classics. The series made the jump to 32-bit hardware with a fifth installment and then lay dormant for over a decade, until it was suddenly jerked back onto consoles with the recent – and import-only – Thunder Force VI for the Playstation 2. We’ve waited ages for this game, but with a new team behind the design and those fabled 16-bit days drifting farther and farther away, is this the reboot the property needs? You’ll have to read our full hands-on to find out.

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Hands-On: Golden Axe Beast Rider (Xbox 360)

December 23, 2008 by Ken Horowitz 0 comments

Sega recently plunged its arm into the reservoir of properties its been sitting on for years. What it pulled out was a new Golden Axe game, one that would reboot the franchise and bring it into the current generation. Unfortunately, the reboot resulted being more like a swift boot in the ass, as Beast Rider is everything a Golden Axe title should not be. Sega-16 put the game through its paces, and we’re not only disappointed; we’re downright mad. Instead of a great new game destined to bring the series back to greatness, what we got was a snoozefest with a weak combat system, bland level design, and a horrible camera.

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Hands-On: New Adventures of Capt. S DVD

April 15, 2008 by Zebbe 0 comments

A while back we interviewed some of the PBC Productions cast and crew of the awesome New Adventures of Captain S, a Sega-themed take on the old Captain N cartoons from the ’80s. Season one has been wrapped up, and it’s now available for purchase on DVD! Staff writer Carl-Johan Brax got his hands on a copy, and he’s produced a full write up of the series and all its bonus material. Be sure to check out the full hands-on and see if this one’s worth adding to your movie library.

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Hands-On: Classic Game Room DVD

December 4, 2007 by Tom Briggs 0 comments

Classic Game Room was at the forefront of Internet gaming shows. Back in 1999, Mark Bussler and David Crosson slowly perfected their craft of witty and insightful reviews of games for all consoles, and they diligently worked on improving their product with a non-existent budget and a single camera. Recently, a documentary on the show’s rise and fall was released on DVD by Bussler and Inecom, and it tells the complete tale of this innovative beginning to one of the first Internet shows on video games.

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Hands-On: Comix Zone Music Sampler

April 10, 2007 by Vince Thornburg 0 comments

Those who snagged a sealed copy of Comix Zone back in 1994 found a neat little extra inside. Sega and American Recordings included a free music sampler with a dozen songs from some of the popular artists of the era. There was something for everyone, from Danzig to Jesus and Mary Chain, and you had to admit that including it with the game was a cool gesture. This was back at a time when such things were few and far between. So how good was it?