Masters of the Universe fan without whom there wouldn't be a comics section on this site. He also reviewed one of the first RPGs on The Good Old Days.
Talking about games that deal with films or series, sooner or later the phrase "licence crap" will come up. Many more or less common titles, for example almost every Simpsons game, do give reasons for this: The brand name itself is selling most of the copies, so why spend money on a complex production? Quickly design some sprites, that remind of the original characters and warm up some old games idea and the way into the shelves is paved.
Done! Quaid has saved Mars! Oh, wait… Martian Memorandum is a Tex Murphy game, definitely not starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Though Access Software may not have objected too strongly against false associations at the time.
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The original packaging of Dominator proudly presents the logo C+VG Hit. Insiders know the British magazine Computer + Video Games and may even have read the corresponding review in the May 1989 issue. Most other magazines from other countries have actually tended more towards the Golden Raspberry with their assessment. Since the developer and publisher was the British game company System 3 you may consider: evil to him who evil thinks!
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Gremlin beat their rivals from Psygnosis on the release of their "next gen" racing game by a couple of months. Slipstream 5000 focussed on the PC platform, however, instead of the trendy consoles of the time. Plus, it didn't have Sony's marketing power behind it. Guess which game is better remembered these days…
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Although the earthworm has very little natural means to express its emotions, it makes many anglers and garden owners very happy. Perhaps, the eyeless and brainless worms dream at night of escaping their monotonous existence in the grainy soil, and preferably not on the hook of a fishing rod. At this point, Earthworm Jim enters the spotlight of the games industry and advances to become the figurehead of his entire species.
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This being an incredibly well known game even until today, you must have recognized it already, haven't you? Heroes of Might and Magic 3 remains the highpoint of the series in popular opinion. As usual, one aspect of this is of course having been there in the right place at the right time, when the computer games market exploded in size.
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The year 2023 is just young and Halloween is still a long way off. Nevertheless, the winter nights are now long, cold and dark most of the time. Therefore, much too early for this year or too late for last year, we present a game that will confront you with your own fears and teach you how to become frightened. The gun ready to fire in one hand and the torch in the other, the monster hunt can begin. Or will you experience your nightmare and be hunted down by the evil invaders of Darkland?
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In this case, I found it more appropriate to show the box art here instead of an in-game screenshot. After all, in those days before specialized magazines became commonplace, this first impression was the main incentive to buy a game. And who wouldn't want to play as a cool 1920 style gangster? See? Back home, of course, the actual game may have looked "a little" less detailed, but fueled by those beautiful drawings, our imagination ran wild anyway. Enjoy Bank Heist!
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Awful three-dimensionally modelled dragon about to breathe fire. We must be in the mid-90s. The rest of the Heroes of Might and Magic 2, fortunately, instead exhibits some qualities which were already broadly considered lost in the typical game designs of the time.
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Hunted by faceless corporations – nothing more than an imperfection in the matrix – stripped of corporeality by rays and nanobots, I step out of my hover car and leave the Neon Noir scenario to jump back in time to 1938. With my friend Lorry, I get off the Greyhound bus at an old abandoned gas station somewhere on the road to Seattle on 30 March. A werewolf howls in the distance and we enter Hurlements.
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A stylish game from today's vibrant indie development scene, Neon Noir is an entertaining diversion from our all too complex times. Go play!
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