Episode 115: Mailbag 5

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a difficult game to explain. It was first released for the original Xbox in 2004 by the Korean Studio Phantagram, and tries to fuse real-time strategy with action ...

14 Syys 20201h 32min

First released in the year 2000 for windows, The Operative: No One Lives Forever (NOLF) was widely praised as the best FPS released since Half Life.  The game openly celebrates the Spy genre, feeling ...

31 Elo 20201h 31min

First released in 2006 by the now famous Arkane Studios, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic was considered a niche hit on release.  Making use of the revolutionary physics of the source engine, it turned...

17 Elo 20201h 40min

In Splinter Cell  you play as Sam Fisher, an ex Navy Seal brought out of retirement by the NSA to combat the growing threat of cyber terrorism.  Unlike your typical gung-ho hero,  Sam operates stealth...

3 Elo 20201h 33min

Earthworm Jim hit the Sega Genesis with an almighty impact when it smashed into release in 1994.  Inspired by the success of Sonic The Hedgehog, Shiny Entertainment wanted to bring their own anthropom...

20 Heinä 20201h 2min

Stealth games have a long and varied history.  Amongst others exist the purist Thief, the story driven Metal Gear, and the slick secret agent stylings of Splinter Cell.  But in the year 2000, Hitman: ...

6 Heinä 20201h 19min

Lunar: The Silver Star is a tale of love and adventure which has been remade more than most games in history.  First released in 1992 for the SEGA CD, it has existed in one form or another on differen...

22 Kesä 20201h 58min

Pat and James go back in time further than they’ve ever been before and play the original Castlevania!  First released in 1986, it was the beginning of a legacy that has seen metroidvanias, 3d brawler...

8 Kesä 20201h 5min