Gamers of my generation and the generation before have grown up with the 2D side scrolling platform game. Weather you grew up with the speedy blue hedgehog or the Italian moustache favouring plumber, most of us have at some point in our lives played the a 2D side scrolling platformer. Even though I will always be a fan of the old classics when it comes to this genre the real gems that stick out for me are the less mainstream [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A few months ago I was always in two minds about hand-held gaming. Either it was an awesome thing to do when I was board on a train and wanted to pass time, or it was something that was pretty second-rate to the console gaming I have come to love even more over the years. But ever since I have moved to London, hand-held gaming for me has taken on a different persona. I see this medium of gaming now [...]
Arcade gaming as you are well aware is defiantly one of my favorite pass times,mainly shooting things with a plastic gun, or beating up people with a joystick and some buttons keeps me happy untill the pound coins run out. So when I first heard about Metal Gear arcade, I only assumed it would be something along the lines of, point a plastic gun at the screen and shoot. Much like the Silent Hill arcade outing. In some respects I [...]
Back in the late 90′s, the gaming industry was taking a significant turn in its definition and scale of game play. With 3D gaming technology being fully employed into games such as Super Mario 64 (1997), the strong cinematic narrative seen in Metal Gear Solid (1999) and the scope of Final Fantasy 7 (1997), the gaming industry had stepped up its game. Literally. At the time it could have been seen as a sign of things to come, however the [...]
