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One of the most original and fun group of games to originate on the Genesis was Electronic Arts’ Strike series. Three games were released in total, and the franchise eventually moved on to the next generation consoles. This week, we’re taking a special look at the series, with reviews for both Jungle Strike and Urban Strike, as well as a special retrospective on the entire run of titles.
Genre: Sports Developer: Victordean/Millennium Publisher: Electronic Arts Players: 1-4 Released: 1992 With moderate success of the James Pond series, his first and only spin-off came into the world in Europe in ’92, to coincide with the summer Olympics, and then be released in ’93 in the U.S. Unfortunately for the oceans greatest hero, America wasn’t ready for a cartoon-themed sports […]
Two-player games are always fun, especially if they’re simultaneous. Data East’s Dashin’ Desperados is a entertaining little romp that has players take control of two love-stricken cowboys out to win the girl of their dreams. The problem is, they both love the same girl!
Talk about shmups to any gamer, and one company is sure to come up: Toaplan. It’s been around forever and has created some of the best games in the genre, which have virtually all found a home on one console or another. Twin Cobra arrived on the Genesis in 1991, and while it didn’t set the world on fire, it was a pretty decent play.
If there’s one game show that has endured throughout the years, it’s Family Feud. From its TV debut back in 1976 to the newest incarnation this year, the program has managed to remain popular. So popular was it, that it was ported to just about every game console ever made (I think I have the Game.com version here somewhere!).