Mad Max
The time is the not-too distant future in a post-apocalyptic Australia. Nuclear weapons haven’t destroyed the world this time around, it’s good old fashioned warfare that torched the nations’ stockpiles of crude oil. Without fuels, civilization crumbles into decay. You play as Max, a nomad in the Australian outback, stuck wandering the wastes where patched-together [...]
No Comments »Batman
Movie-based titles on the NES have not had a favorable history on this site, with lackluster attempts such as Robocop 2 and Darkman. Therefore, it is a refreshing surprise to find one that doesn’t just flat-out suck. Batman is a solid attempt to take elements from the movie and comics, and infuse them into a [...]
No Comments »Total Recall
This game is something of a classic for video game reviewal. As the story goes, Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game such an awful score that Acclaim threatened to pull all advertisements from the magazine in a bitter rage and childish revenge. It’s made a disgraceful number of “Worst Games Ever” lists. Its horrors are [...]
No Comments »Die Hard
The 1988′s Die Hard set a new precedent for adventure films. It’s fitting then, that this totally underrated game based on the film should bring new ideas to adventure games. Die Hard is certainly not like anything you’re used to playing, and the focus is not so much on the action as it is on [...]
No Comments »Blades of Steel
Very few hockey games were ever released for the NES, but those that were often had quite a following. Blades of Steel is no hockey simulator by any means, but it’s enjoyable for a quick round of arcade-style action. If you’re looking for heavy realism, move on. Blades focuses on the action, and as a [...]
No Comments »RoboCop 2
No… no.. dear God, no! THEY MADE MORE! The same team that was behind the stinkfest Darkman has to be behind this game as well. It simply reeks of them. Now I thought the fact that Darkman existed was bad enough, but now we find out they were allowed to make MORE games!? Do you [...]
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