Retro Spectives

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 Maj 20221h 34min

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 Maj 202249min

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

Diablo 2 is one of the most influential games ever made.  Evolving on the basic formulae created in Diablo 1, it introduced many concepts that are now considered genre staples: skill trees, socketed i...

12 Apr 20223h 2min

House of the Dead 2 is one of the most famous, and most successful, arcade cabinet games of all time.  Not only that, it's been credited along with Resident Evil for spearheading the resurgence of zom...

28 Mars 20221h 3min

Eternal Darkness is a game that holds a special place in a lot of people’s hearts.  You play as Alexandra Roivos, called to her father’s mansion to confirm his identity after he is found dead and horr...

14 Mars 20221h 40min

The release of Goldeneye in 1995 was one of the most successful reboots in cinematic history.  Pierce Brosnan’s take on Bond was suave and sophisticated, with just a touch of melancholy, which was the...

21 Feb 20221h 12min

Mushihimesama is one of many arcade titles developed by Cave, who were best known for their danmaku or ‘bullet hell’ style shoot ‘em ups during the late 90’s and 2000’s. First released in 2004, Mushih...

7 Feb 20221h 47min