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The Great Giana Sisters, first released in 1987, was so scandalously similar to Super Mario Bros. that Nintendo immediately reacted and succeeded in having the title struck from the market. Available for only a short while before going M.I.A., the game nonetheless managed to become a hit in Europe and thereafter to garner an enduring [...]
I must admit, Transformers toys were pretty awesome. When I first saw the commercials for them, the song was so catchy that I found myself singing/yelling it right to my brothers’ faces. But, of course, I never found myself going to Toys R’ Us and purchasing the plastic machine, as it was a waste of [...]
UPDATE: It seems like the European, Aussie, etc. version has been released as Anno: The Harbor. The North American version has yet to be released, and it will be released on March 15th as Anno: Dawn of Discovery. So for those living in the US and Canada, Anno will be released March 15th.
Today seems to [...]
Ubisoft has sent word of Anno: Dawn of Discovery coming to iPhone, along with some tantilizing screenshots to drool over. Anno: Dawn of Discovery was released on the PC along with the Nintendo DS in 2007, and it has sold fairly well on both devices.
The gameplay can be described as follows:
The player starts as leader [...]
Artificial Life’s last action-packed release, Pandorum, was none too impressive. Happily however, their recent gladiator-based arena fighting game is much better and shows true quality. Spartacus: Blood and Sand is aptly named and based on the Starz’s new TV series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” (which in itself is based on an actual history). The game [...]
If you have never heard of Rise of the Triad: Dark War before, don’t feel bad, you are probably not alone. Though packed with features that many similar games of the time were missing, Rise of the Triad was overshadowed by a couple classic FPS juggernauts that hit the stores first… namely DOOM Classic and [...]
When pondering the exploration and exploitation of outer space and its resources, one does not often conjure images of knee slappin’, banjo twiddlin’, bearded hillbillies amongst the stars. But if one can imagine hillbillies mining ores on the American frontier — as most folk easily can — I suppose it’s not much of a stretch [...]
Episode 3 for Battle for Wesnoth has been released, increasing the content yet again along with the new OpenFeint 2.4 and achievements. If you ran out of content on Battle of Wesnoth, then this update should increase your playtime by another 10 hours, more than even a typical iPhone game.
Personally, this update is one of [...]
Turn-based strategy has been a genre that has shown promise on the iPhone, starting with the release of Mecho Wars from Oyaji Games and escalating to the level of PSP quality with the release of Rogue Planet from Agharta Studios. But nothing truly beats PC quality, as the PC has been the pretty much the [...]
It’s hard to explain how momentous 1977 was for the world of gaming. For the first time average consumers began to believe that these quirky little games could become more than a passing fad. Instead of blockbuster titles, this year witnessed major industry changes that altered the course of video game history forever. Nevertheless, there [...]
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