Reviews

Genesis Reviews

Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles

There is no denying it, considering the time and the limitations of the hardware, Doom Troopers is a pretty gory game. However, unlike the unutterably lame Splatterhouse series, this game uses its goriness to simple effect. It livens up and gives some character and humour to what is otherwise a fairly standard side scrolling platform/adventure game.

Genesis Reviews

Flicky

He appears in Sonic The Hedgehog, but the little bird known as Flicky predates the Blue Blur by a number of years, having made his debut in arcades in the mid ’80s.It took Sega a while, but it finally got around to porting the game to a console, and while the Genesis version is nearly arcade perfect, there isn’t a whole lot to see.

Genesis Reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Genre: Maze Developer: General Computer Corp. Publisher: Tengen Players: 1-2 Released: 1991 You’d think that a 10+ year-old port of a 20+ year-old game would be a pretty direct translation. Well, in the case of Ms. Pac-Man on the Genesis, you would be wrong. I’m not going to bore you with the details on the basics of Pac-Man, as pretty […]

Sega 32X Reviews

Kolibri

Novotrade is barely known in the gaming world nowadays. The company itself may be obscure, but its classic game Ecco the Dolphin isn’t. Another game by Novotrade that didn’t become as popular as the Ecco series was Kolibri. It was only released on the Sega 32X in 1995, when the gaming world was slowly changing from 16-bit to 32-bit consoles.

Genesis Reviews

Last Battle

Based on the famous Fist of the Northstar anime and released as one of the earliest Genesis titles, Last Battle is something of a “love it or hate it” game. The action is stiff and repetitive, but there’s something about the fighting and atmosphere that keeps people coming back. Where will you stand? Well, you’ll have to read the review to find out!