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Death and Return of Superman
The Hulk got one, Batman got one, Spider-Man got a few… it was well past time for Supes to have his own scrolling brawler. Play as five different Supermen to see which will ultimately protect (or destroy) Metropolis.
Judge Dredd: Dredd versus Death
Judge Dredd’s got a reason to be cynical after the results of his other cross-media attempts. So how does an FPS from the stewards of the comic series fare?
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
I’ve never been a fan of anime, so a videogame trying to replicate the style of one isn’t going to do much for me. I actually can’t even remember why I grabbed this off Ebay – perhaps reviews saying how uncommonly strong the story and characters were. And while I would reflexively snub my nose [...]
Batman: Return of the Joker
Not content to sit around and wait for Hollywood’s next Batman flick, SunSoft went right to DC Comics to pull the license for a sequel to their excellent original Batman game. The plot is basically worthless – The Joker has escaped from Arkham and Batman must track him down – and the action pulls from [...]
Sam & Max Hit The Road
Regular JGR readers may remember that my genre of choice is the good ol’ adventure game, with the pointing and the clicking and the fun for the whole family. I’ve played a lot of great ones and more than a few terrible ones, but when asked for my favorite, I continuously return to the first [...]
Shadow Man
To understand the genesis of Shadow Man, you must first understand why Acclaim suddenly became so interested in comics. Shadowman was a title of Valiant Comics, that Acclaim pretty much bought up to convert into a video game – same trick they pulled with Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Why? Not sure; part of wanting to branch [...]