Tag Archives: Genre: First-Person Shooter

Resident Evil Survivor

“It’s Gonna Be the Death of Me. Gun Survivor, Gun Survivor.”

Resident Evil‘s first spin-off title went off the rails, to deliver a rail shooter-inspired FPS survival horror hybrid. But did its “ghost developer” Tose still manage to deliver satisfying zombie-shooting action?

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DOOM (3DO)

“Swept With the Boom, Don’t Forget to Assume, Time Catches up With Some 3DO DOOM.”

DOOM‘s foray onto the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer doomed from the word go, thanks to its being handled by the industry’s most clueless publisher. Given just ten weeks’ time to develop it, a lone hero would thwart Hell itself to see the game through.

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Battle: Los Angeles

“Please, Baby, No More Battles in L.A.”

Cassidy takes developer Saber Interactive to task, for their role in translating an underwhelming action film into a further disappointing first-person shooter. But is their tie-in game the result of misguided ambition, or more conscious carelessness?

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Death Crimson

“In the Court of the Crimson Death.”

In 1996, a perfect storm occurred on the Sega Saturn; given an amateur development studio, limited resources, and an incomprehensible creative vision. We stare down the barrel of Japan’s most infamous light gun shooter, and determine to document its history. All hail the “Emperor of Kusogē.”

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GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

“The Rogue With the GoldenEye.”

James Bond will not return in 2004’s release of GoldenEye: Rogue Agent. But how does his franchise fare when he’s not part of the picture?

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Medal of Honor: Underground (GBA)

“Haha, I’m Underground! (Medal of Honor Never Hurts Again.)”

Join the French Resistance once again, as Rebellion Developments attempts to bring a classic PlayStation first-person shooter to Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance. Does he who dares truly win?

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Spy Games: Elevator Mission

“The Spy Games Who Loved Me.”

Can a spiritual successor to Elevator Action successfully bring the arcade action to the Nintendo Wii? Y’know, we could’ve probably pretty safely assumed that’d be a “no.”

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Rogue Warrior

“Rogues, One. Warriors, Zero.”

Detailing Dick Marcinko’s one man war against North Korea, English vocabulary, and good game design. But who is truly responsible for this atrocity of war?

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Arthur’s Quest: Battle for the Kingdom

“In Thy Battle for the Kingdom Come, Arthur is Done.”

Could this vintage ValuSoft release be a cool bargain, or is its cruelty matched only by Morgan LeFay herself? A classic GameSpot review may have given us a pretty good clue.

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Super 3D Noah’s Ark

“The Lord Said to Noah, ‘Enter the Super 3D Ark.'”

Wisdom Tree’s infamous take on Wolfenstein 3D, in its most-remembered SNES incarnation. But can a game based on a veritable classic truly be so bad? Is the story of this game as most folk are familiar with really all that accurate?

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