Most gamers know the infamous “Konami Code” and 9/10 will say they remember it because of the 30 lives code in Contra on the NES. What many don’t know is that Contra was originally an arcade game and the NES was a port of it. The XBLA release is based on the arcade version, which means… No 30 lives code, sorry guys. Should you still play?
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This is my premiere edition of “1st 10 Hours.” What is it? Well, some games are quite epic, usually RPGs and if I were to wait until I finished it to get a review out it would take quite sometime. Also, I may have only played as one class and not know how other aspects play out, etc. Maybe a game has multiplayer and I’ve only done single, or vice versa. Well, I’ve put in over 10 hours in Demon’s Souls and would like to give my impressions, but will do a proper review later on. Read on to see my thoughts.
Just like Root Beer Tapper, this is a review for an XBLA game that is no longer available due to the bankruptcy of Midway, but is still available in the Midway Arcade Treasures collection. Smash TV may be even more appealing to today’s audience as it is a twin stick shooter long before Geometry Wars was around. This is the daddy of them all (the granddaddy would be Robotron 2084) and is still a ton of fun to play.
In a time when games (especially by indie developers) are made to be twin stick shooters or have zombies in them, sometimes they are are both and Nation Red is one of those times. I love zombies and I love twin stick shooters, did I love Nation Red?
Today’s review title is one of the longest just because of the amount of consoles it is available for. Gunstar Heroes is a classic side scroller run and gun shooter along the lines of Contra. It was Treasure’s first game and the company was formed by former Konami employees that worked on Contra so it all makes sense. If you enjoy classic shooters like that especially playing 2 player co-op you owe it to yourself to get this game, but which version?
While many of you may not have heard of the game being reviewed this week, you have most definitely heard of the developers. Harmonix are the creators of Guitar Hero and now work on the successful Rock Band franchise, but their start in video games was a little known (at least as far as sales are concerned) PS2 game called Frequency.
Growing up in the late 80s/early 90s you will be familiar with these strange things known as “arcades” and “arcade games.” While sadly this is pretty much dead here in the US, at least many of them still live on in various forms on today’s consoles. Back then you couldn’t go to an arcade, bowling alley, pizza place, comic book store, etc without seeing the TMNT arcade game, and with good reason. Is it still fun and worth the money today?
I grew up with an older brother that had two favorite bands playing constantly: Metallica and Van Halen. With the great Metallica released we both had high hopes for the Van Halen version plus it was free making it even better. Seems like Activision knew they had to give it away.
Left 4 Dead 2 was announced leaving owners of the original pissed that there were no add-ons for the original. They felt that there should be continued support for the original game or that Left 4 Dead 2 be an expansion for the original. A boycott for 2 was announced. Shortly after that Crash Course, DLC for the original Left 4 Dead, was announced. So, is this a case of fans jumping the gun too soon, or a quick fix by developers to make people happy?
[UPDATED 2-17-2010]If the video gaming world needs anything less than a new tower defense game, it’s a new twin stick shooter. Despite that, here is Cyborg Mice Arena on Xbox 360 as one of the Indie Games. So what does it do to make itself different from the many others out there? Read on to find out.
