Rayman Review The Limbless Hero That Gave PlayStation Its First Great Platformer
Sam has been arguing for months that the original Rayman should be taken seriously in platformer discussions. And I think he may be right after...
New Player Ready: Nostalgic Gaming Adventures & Retro Reviews
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StarCraft Review The Strategy Game That Became A National Sport
I’m going to cover StarCraft because this is one of those games everybody thinks they know better than they actually do. In this case, I...
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Streets of Rage 3 Review – The Beat-Em-Up That Demanded Mastery
Joe’s hill to die on: Streets of Rage 3 is better than Streets of Rage 2. Yes, I know this is controversial. Yes, I know...
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Earthbound Review The Weird, Wonderful JRPG That Proved Different Could Work
I almost left the New Player Ready crew in frustration due to Earthbound’s placement on our top 100 SNES rankings. I desperately wanted it to...
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Half Life Review The FPS That Proved Shooters Could Tell A Real Story
Half-Life: How Valve Revolutionised Storytelling in First-Person Shooters Carl is currently working on writing a review of System Shock 2 because Joe is too busy...
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Jak and Daxter Review The PS2 Platformer That Bridged Two Generations
Tim is mistaken when he says that Jak and Daxter was just “another mascot platformer.” Joe is closer to correct that it was the last...
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Crazy Taxi Review: How An Arcade Port Became A Dreamcast Masterpiece
People often don’t remember – early arcade to home conversions were really bad. Watered down versions that had fewer features, less enemies, lower quality graphics....
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The 10 Best Xbox Games of All Time (According to Five Guys Who Watched Microsoft Crash The Console Party)
“`html Microsoft showed up to console gaming in 2001 and immediately proved they understood how to compete. The Xbox was aggressively marketed. The online infrastructure...
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Jumping Through Time: The Platformers That Shaped Gaming History
It is not easy to rank the top 10 greatest platform games, especially with the heated debate that occurred during our discussion. By the time...
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Chrono Trigger Review Why This 1995 JRPG Is Still Gaming’s Peak Achievement
I am a latecomer to Chrono Trigger — I did not grow up with it; I do not carry childhood memories of the holiday season...
