We as gamers must have at some point in our lives played games such as Sonic the hedgehog, or Super Mario. These are classic examples of 2D platforming games. Of corse like most genres of games they evolve over time. You then get such classics as the original Spyro the dragon and crash bandicoot, still platforming games but on a 3D plane. As with all gaming genres there is always some great titles that get lost in the past, that [...]
Last year saw the release of Sonic 4: Episode 1, and I was over the moon at the very thought that the speedy blue hedgehog would make a return to his 2D roots. As a true original Sonic fan, I downloaded the game soon as it came out and started playing. This wasn’t the Sonic I was hoping for….. Don’t get me wrong, Sonic 4 Episode 1 was a good game; it was reminiscent of the 2D Sonic games, but [...]
We as gamers must have at some point in our lives played games such as Sonic the hedgehog, or Super Mario. These are classic examples of 2D platforming games. Of corse like most genres of games they evolve over time. You then get such classics as the original Spyro the dragon and crash bandicoot, still platforming games but on a 3D plane. As with all gaming genres there is always some great titles that get lost in the past, that [...]
Castle Crashers + Streets Of Rage = A beat ‘em up to rival them all Back on the Sega Mega-Drive, one of my favorite games I would play constantly was Streets Of Rage 2. For some reason 1 and 3 didn’t compare to the second outing of thug bashing. Plus there was a kid on roller blades who I thought was awesome. So I started off playing beat ‘em ups, a side from the classic FPS games which I don’t [...]
Before I start diving head first into this rumour, I just want to say that I was a huge Tekken and Soul Calibur fan back before I religiously played Street Fighter. I loved Soul Calibur to bits and I still do. Now that I have a love for street fighter. To hear a rumour of a Namco Vs Capcom game, has got me just a little bit excited. But to hear a rumor about 2 Namco Vs Capcom games has [...]
Back last September, you may remember my partner in crime Leon unveiling a new Sega project in the works, dubbed project needle mouse this exciting new project had us sonic fans hoping that sonic will be returning to his true and original 2D form. Well gamers and Sega fans of the world. I suggest you sit down because the sequel to Sonic 3 has been announced. Project Needle Mouse is non other than, SONIC 4! The full name Sonic 4: [...]
Like many gamers of the current generation, I grew up playing games on the earlier consoles such as the Sega Mega Drive and the Super Nintendo. Those were the days that really got me hooked on gaming, and the vast majority of them were 2D, often platformers - such as Sonic, Mario, Megaman, Metroid, Castlevania, Strider or Gunstar Heroes. Although many of these games still have incarnations nowadays, things have changed. Losing their 2D roots, most of these have converted to 3D formats [...]
I’ve previously looked at Metroid’s 2D roots, and it’s latest saga, Metroid Prime. With four 2D titles (plus remakes) and four titles in the Prime series, it’s been a couple of years since Nintendo have had any news on the series’ future – and personally I was wondering – will the next title tip the majority of the series’ titles towards the 2D style, or the first-person style of Prime? However, along with the release of Metroid Prime Trilogy on the Wii, Nintendo have released [...]
Most people have more than likely heard the name Metroid at some point – being one of Nintendo’s longer running series’, although perhaps not as successful as their other major titles, such as Mario and The Legend of Zelda. However, Metroid was possibly one of the most influential titles of it’s time, introducing a more free roaming, more mature style of platformer. It also introduced one of the world’s first gaming heroines – Samus Aran, a well respected bounty hunter [...]
