Review by Matt S. Imagine being a kid on Christmas day a couple of decades ago; 1977, to be precise (or think back to then if you were indeed around then). The big day had rolled around. Under the tree was a box that you had been drooling over weeks. You…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. After the travesty that was the new free-to-play RollerCoaster Tycoon, Atari must have realised that there was indeed a market on mobile platforms for proper simulation games. Enter RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, effectively a mash-up of the original RollerCoaster Tycoon and its sequel, and I – and…
Read MoreI repeat, this is not a drill. RollerCoaster Tycoon World is coming. And it’s coming soon! Unlike the disaster that is/was RollerCoaster Tycoon 4, a free-to-play iOS exclusive, RollerCoaster Tycoon World is for PC and it’s a regular old paid game. I will now give you a moment to let…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Before Resident Evil became the definition of survival horror, there was Alone in the Dark. A truly groundbreaking game, Alone in the Dark was released in 1992, and was one of the very first to feature full, 3D environments and because that visual style was so…
Read MoreThis May Day edition of the Wrap sees Nintendo releasing a bunch more info about Mario Kart 8 and the E3 happenings it has planned, some strange Amazing Spider-Man 2 happenings on Xbox One, and news about that time ET went to the dump. Mario Kart 8 Nintendo Direct In…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Everyone loves RollarCoaster Tycoon; the theme park management sim that originally came to us courtesy of genre legend Chris Sawyer, the mind behind other classics such as Transport Tycoon. Atari owned the rights to RollarCoaster Tycoon, but following the brand’s temporary bankruptcy, there were many left…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Not that much has been done to this re-release of Baldur’s Gate 2. But then not much needed to be done; it’s as close to the perfect game as games come. Now on a personal level I prefer BioWare’s first Baldur’s Gate game. Back when I…
Read MoreThe original Yars’ Revenge is an Atari classic. A single screen shooter with a unique ‘neutral’ zone for dodging attacks, it’s a game that has endured in popularity through the years – most old school gamers would have fond memories of it. And it bears virtually no resemblence to the…
Read MoreThe original Yars’ Revenge is an Atari classic. A single screen shooter with a unique ‘neutral’ zone for dodging attacks, it’s a game that has endured in popularity through the years – most old school gamers would have fond memories of it. And it bears virtually no resemblence to the…
Read MoreOne of Atari’s classic games, Yars’ Revenge, has had an anime make over and is invading Microsoft’s XBLA in a big way. Everything you know and love about the game (i.e. frantic action) seems to be preserved, just with all the modern visual and sound trappings. There are six missions…
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