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Retro Game of the Day Archive - September 2013

Grimm Teather says:
In this game, you follow the story of Spider-man as he meets the X-men for the first time and battles in virtual worlds designed by Arcade (a Marvel villain). You begin the game as Spider-man in the real world and a little later have the ability to choose between playing as Spider-man or one of ...

User Rating: 4/5.00

aspinia says:
OK, first of all, this is a homoerotic game, so gay people will love it, it's very bizarre, it's shooter you control one of two bodybuilders that actually are brothers. This is one of the gayest games ever, oh it's a hard game though, very hard, at least to me.

User Rating: 4.27/5.00

cloudstrife4567 says:
Anyone who is a shoot em up fan has to play this game is a monumental game. The game is well designed and well thought out for a shump, like the enemie waves are just fantastic varied and audaious but also have a great learning curve as well. Graphics are big bright colorful and varied all very well ...

User Rating: 4.55/5.00

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It's been a several hundred years since the Master battled the evil Tanzra and his lieutenants, forced to retreat to his sky place to rest and heal his wounds. He reawakens to find his powers weakened, and the world filled with evil. Split into 6 lands with each being guarded by one of Tanzra's lieutenants. ...

User Rating: 4.47/5.00

Raulfin says:
I'm a huge fan of the Final Fantasy series, Tactics in particular, and this version of the game is no let-down. The difficulty is upped in such a way as to keep the game fun, challenging and still have the replay ability of the original. Some notable changes are the ‘Gained JP up’ skill being ...

User Rating: 3.41/5.00

DrPenguin says:
Another World is a cinematic action game following the adventures of scientist Lester Knight who gets transported to an unknown planet when a freak accident occurs during a particle-acceleration experiment.  Lester must use his wits and the help of an alien companion to escape capture in a strange ...

User Rating: 4.67/5.00

DeriLoko1 says:
Dragon Ball Z - Chou Gokuuden - Kakusei Hen(Japan) for the SNES is an action-packed, adventure fighting game, featuring Goku and Gohan as playable characters going through fighters all over the universe. The controls for the fighting part may be hard, but I think that the story was based on the Anime ...

User Rating: 4.41/5.00

Pokemon Master says:
Pokemon Snap Is One Of The Side-Tracked Games That Many Pokemon Players Have Not Played. In Pokemon Snap, You Take Pictures Of Pokemon And Try To Unlock Stuff From It. Later In The Game You Get Some PokeBalls From Professer Oak.

User Rating: 4.18/5.00

Uninstaller says:
This game was a classic. One of the obscure gems in the NES library that everyone should pick up and try. It's a great platformer that introduced extra elements of transformation. Upon picking up certain items, you can transform into different forms and fight enemies more effectively. It adds a whole ...

User Rating: 4.32/5.00

PotatoSamurai says:
Ikaruga is a vertical-scrolling arcade shooter with immersive graphics and a unique, almost Daoist combat system requiring you to switch polarities in order to inflict damage or absorb incoming fire. It is noted for its extreme difficulty; it took me a month of frequent playing to finish! Ikaruga is ...

User Rating: 4.03/5.00

Jumbojer says:
Ascendancy is a turn-based strategy game. Which is rather hard to describe in this particular case, but let's start at the beginning. You get to choose one of the 21 different species, each with their own history, home planet type and special ability.   Amongst the course of the game, you build ...

User Rating: 4.8/5.00

AlucardX says:
When you select a new game in Kartia, you get a choice of two characters to play as. One is Toxa, and the other is Lacyrma. In each scenario, you play a different storyline with a different set of objectives. The game revolves around powerful cards called Kartia. With each card, it can give a person ...

User Rating: 4.71/5.00

Nick5200 says:
The Front Mission 2, it is a great game. But if you want to follow the story you will have to start learning Japanese. Gameplay is the same, just like in FM3 and FM1. Altho it seems that Front Mission 2 has most beautiful graphics in the series. Atleast for Playstation 1 that is. You still get to ...

User Rating: 4.58/5.00

PrivateOdonnell says:
Front Mission 4 is a must have for mech fans. The story and voice acting are kinda good. The gameplay is great. Lastly, Replay value is moderately high. I would recommend getting this game.

User Rating: 4.66/5.00

Hurfy Durfy says:
King's Field can basically be described as Ultima Underworld on steroids. The game is unforgiving at the begining and focuses much more on combat rather than NPC interaction. There is some NPC interaction but it is nothing complex. The combat is also rather simplistic. There is no blocking mechanic, ...

User Rating: 4.71/5.00

DeriLoko1 says:
  The gameplay is based on the KOF series (particularly The King of Fighters 2002), with the same four button configuration and many of the same techniques. However, the game does not use the Team Battle format, but follows the traditional round-based one-on-one format. Each match begins with a ...

User Rating: 4.35/5.00

DeriLoko1 says:
  The gameplay is based on the KOF series(particularly The King of Fighters 2002), with the same four button configuration and many of the same techniques. However, the game does not use the Team Battle format, but follows the traditional round-based one-on-one format. Each match begins with a ...

User Rating: 4.6/5.00

Cyber-Logic says:
This is the last Harry Potter game to be made for the PlayStation 2. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but ...

User Rating: 4.22/5.00

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User Rating: 0/5.00

Katar9STAR says:
Ehrgeiz - God Bless The Ring was a launch for the PSX in it's early days. Using the concept of a Multi-Teired, free roam arena, the game not only provided great one on one fighting much like it's more popular Toshinden predecessor, but also included the aspect of environmental obstacles other than the ...

User Rating: 4.77/5.00

James says:
Re-enact your favorite Dragonball Z battles by using high-intensity fighting cards to protect the universe from complete domination! Start as Gohan and begin your training against Piccolo, then battle against Nappa, Vegeta and Frieza! Then stand your ground against the awesome power of Cell and Buu! ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

JapanophileakaNate18 says:
This is the third street fighter 3 and the last. The classic character Chun-Li, along with four new characters:Makoto, Remy, Q and Twelve, extending the fighting roster to 20 characters with Akuma as a regular character. All of the returning characters from the previous Street Fighter III games ...

User Rating: 4.55/5.00

Wikipedia says:
The player takes control one of the Turtles through a total of five stages, battling Krang and Shredder's minions along the way. Enemies include Foot Soldiers, Mousers and Roadkill Rodney among others. If a Turtle runs out of health, he is captured and the player must select another Turtle to pick up ...

User Rating: 4.73/5.00

WorkNoFun says:
Mini Review My friends, if you have been missing the greatness that was once Suikoden during the psx generation then look no further. It is here at last and thy name is Suikoden V. Lets get to the bad first, the presentation gets a 7/10 in the game. The programmers really screwed up on this one. ...

User Rating: 4.69/5.00

WorkNoFun says:
Devil May Cry 3:Special Edition is, like the name, an upgraded version of the previously game made by the Capcom. Differently of others special versions of games, DMC:SE brings greats upgrades to the DMC 3, the possibility of playing as Vergil is only one of those. In this new version the major ...

User Rating: 4.38/5.00

lordrand11 says:
Catacomb 3-D was one of the first FPS's around predating Wolfenstein 3D (which it was created by the same company id Software). This game was released in 1991 and had several sequels to it, however, these sequels were not created by id Software (They were outsourced to a separate company while id was ...

User Rating: 5/5.00

Dr. Swank says:
YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP! Relive the classic board game through your CD-i Multiplayer! Place your ships on the board, take shots at your opponent, and pray that you're able to sink them before they sink you. Brought to you with "stunning" full motion video scenes for every shot, miss, hit, and sink. Also ...

User Rating: 4.7/5.00

Roddy P says:
In Virtua Fighter 2, the intrepid fighters return to the World Fighting Tournament. Take to the stage to see who will claim the championship title. Will it be Lau Chan, Kage-Maru, Wolf Hawkfield, Jeffry McWild, Akira Yuki, Jacky Bryant, Sarah Bryant, or Pai Chan? The answer lies within. Immerse yourself ...

User Rating: 4.24/5.00

Shareware says:
Silent bomber is an explosive, arcade style action game, playing something like a top-down shooter, but with a twist. Instead of using guns, you use arm-mounted mine layers, which can either set mines at your feet or fire them at an enemy via a holographic aiming reticule. The main character, Jutah, ...

User Rating: 4.73/5.00