Browsing all articles tagged with side-scroller.
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.
Home Alone (DOS)
Kevin has been left at his family abode without proper parental supervision. What’s a little scrapper to do when two inept burglars come calling?
Ghoul School
Ghouls have taken over the high school on Halloween night. It’s up to Spike O’Hara to break in, put down the beasts, and save the girl.
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Okay, Bandai, you had your chance. I played Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein and they both sucked. Time to step aside and give Data East a shot at the monster-themed sidescrolling brawler genre with their grandly titled Werewolf: The Last Warrior. Surprisingly, “The Last Warrior” isn’t just an arbitrary tagline. According to the [...]
Sesame Street Countdown
[By Ubergeek and his first grade English class] Ah, Sesame Street. Anyone who has ever been a kid remembers the kiddy show where Big Bird, Grover, Elmo, Kermit, the Count and the Cookie Monster taught us our ABC’s. Oh, and there was also Ernie and Bert, those bed-sharing, griping-like-a-married-couple, rainbow-rights activists. Isn’t childhood great?! I [...]
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
As I mentioned in my review of The Legend of Zelda, I’m a newcomer to this franchise. I’ve long been put off by what I perceived to be distasteful RPG-like elements in the series. As a rule, I’m not impressed with RPGs. Thankfully, the original LoZ delivered a fun and addictive action/adventure experience that made [...]