Genre: Beat-‘Em-Up Developer: LeLand Interactive Media Publisher: Tradewest Players: 1-2 Released: 1994 What’s the best way to ruin one of the most legendary names in the beat-’em-up genre and effectively derail an entire series? Six words: Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls. Now, I had never played this game until a couple of months ago. When I was a kid, […]
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Reader Roundtable Vol. 29
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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Interview: Steve DeFrisco (Digital Pictures Programmer)
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NHL Hockey
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