Episode 91: Rez
Rez, first released in 2001 for the Dreamcast and PS2, is many things. It's a rail shooter, heralded as one of the greats of a now mostly dead genre. It's a visual assault on the senses, with its pu...
1 Aug 202250min
Episode 90: Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 2: Band Of Thieves released at a special time in 3D platforming history: the GTA era. In much the same way that Ubisoft would eventually set the (dismal) standard for open worlds, Grand Theft Aut...
18 Jul 20221h 40min
Episode 89: Gorky 17
By 1999, when Gorky 17 released, the genre of tactics games was definitely well trod. X-COM, Final Fantasy Tactics, Jagged Alliance - these were all heavy hitters, and many consider them to still be ...
27 Jun 20221h 45min
Episode 88: Tyrian 2000
Tyrian 2000 is, to this day, regarded as one of the greatest shmups ever made. It boasts a continuous campaign that goes for 5 episodes and 50 levels, a ludicrous array of guns to dock your ship out ...
13 Jun 20221h 20min
Episode 87: Ečstatica
Before we had Resident Evil and Silent Hill, we had Ecstatica. First released in 1994 for MS DOS, Ecstatica blew critics away at the time of its release with its stunning ellipsoid based character mo...
30 Mai 202258min
Episode 86: Diddy Kong Racing
Mario Kart has long been king of the Kart Racer. Ever since it debuted back in 1992 on the SNES, it seems that every other entry has lived in its long shadow. But back in 1997 we saw a challenger em...
9 Mai 20221h 34min
Bonus 1: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Co-op
For all of our complaints, we did enjoy Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. While it failed to maximise its different elements into a creative challenge, its core gameplay is just as good as it was in the f...
2 Mai 202249min
Episode 85: Star Wars: Republic Commando
Star Wars: Republic Commando received good press when it first released back in 2005. Instead of playing as a Jedi, you play as a stormtrooper, albeit a gifted and specially trained one. You lead mi...
25 Apr 20221h 28min
