Wild Guns Reloaded
A major & faithful remaster of a steampunk, wild west themed SNES shooter.
The graphics & sounds have been updated, two new characters & stages have been added, the play area has been widened for modern monitors, and more added features. The only things they removed are the Bonus Stages and the VS. mode, which were both just bare-bones shooting gallery mini-games anyway.
Comparing the graphics and such to the SNES, it’s a vast improvement, or at the very least, more detailed. The music has been rearranged. If you prefer the classic sounds & music of the SNES version, you can unlock that option when you beat the game on any difficulty without using continues. The game plays well on both a controller and keyboard due to how minimal the controls were even on the original.
– Real player with 34.9 hrs in game
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Absolutely great version of a great game.
It’s the original game but with widescreen resolution, up to 4 players co-op instead of 2, 2 new characters who play radically differently but still preserve the spirit of the game, and 2 new stages; but also leaderboards and achievements. The leaderboard really makes sense for a game like this where scoring is king, and the achievements are actually challenging and push the player into improving himself also.
There are some other changes to the gameplay as well. With widescreen, you’ll find more enemies on screen at once and scattered more all over, but the pacing is slower than in the original game, and stages last longer. Bosses also behave slightly differently, a couple of them even have a missing pattern. The bonus stages are gone also, but that’s not a big loss.
– Real player with 29.7 hrs in game
Death Rally
Death Rally is a top-down combat racing game. Arrested for a series of crime and illegal racing, you avoid jail by participating in the Death Rally tournament where you must attract the attention of a murderous driver known as The Adversary.
Pros: This is a remake of a DOS game by the same name. You race against six opponents (always including one champion) through desert canyons, frozen strips and urban centers. Maps are pretty varied, and some races will drive the track in inverse, other times you’ll have specific challenges or handicaps that keep each race fresh. The money you make is spent on upgrading your car’s speed, handling and armor, while additional car models, weapons and equipment are unlocked by finding loot drops from other drivers' wreckage during races. Each car has a different acceleration and upgrade cap, while each weapon has a different attack pattern, damage rating and ammo capacity. The game looks great, only some textures and occasional close-up will show this was ported from iOS. As for the control, it is smooth and spot-on (at least with a keyboard, which is what I used 20 years ago with the original Death Rally ). In true tradition of the original game, it has multiple cameos from other games.
– Real player with 162.4 hrs in game
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The original 1996 DR was one of my favorite games that I played on my first ever PC (bought with my own money :-). Obviously it got me very excited to see that a remake was available for free back in 2012. After installation I just couldn’t stop playing, even after I had finished upgrading all my cars I kept on driving online until I got to number one in the online kills category. Then I’d realized that this game was dangerously addictive for me and I suddenly stopped playing it after 3 intense months.
– Real player with 89.7 hrs in game
PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+
This game is absolutely bonkers, in a good way though.
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+ is like normal PAC-MAN, only the map is rotated 90 degrees, there are tons of ghosts instead of just 4, and it’s a race to eat as many dots, food and ghosts as possible before the timer runs out.
The game is split into several boards with different structures, dot and ghost positioning, and paths to follow. None of them really feel any harder than the others, but they’re all difficult in their own way. The DLC boards are a fun addition, but I wouldn’t recommend you buy them separately from the game, since it’s cheaper to buy the full Big Eater pack and just get all of it at once.
– Real player with 14.9 hrs in game
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Hello Everyone,
It is time to munch, chomp, and manoeuvre your way through another series of mazes with Bandai Namco’s notorious pelt eating ghost munching spherical maze racer, Pacman in “PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+”. This game is not your original Pacman but a new fast pace version that will keep you on the edge of your seat every step of the way.
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+ is an arcade score attack game that takes its inspiration from the original Pelt Muncher that was first released in 1981. This time around though Pac-man has been turned into a speed run crushing dynamo taking on hoards of ghost that are determined to get in your way as you try to climb to the top of the leader. With that being said, lets begin talking about the gameplay.
– Real player with 12.7 hrs in game
Double Dragon Trilogy
At this point in the history of the franchise, you either “get” Double Dragon, or you don’t. This is a side-scrolling beat-em-up in it’s purest and simplest form. You can punch, kick, jump, jump kick, and do a scant few other moves. The enemies you’ll face all have personality, but it’s of the behavior-based variety. The game is challenging, particularly on the Original and Expert difficulties, but can be finished in a short amount of time… even shorter if you become particularly skilled at the game and the nuances in it’s play.
– Real player with 19.6 hrs in game
In theory this collection should be a great experience. That’s what I thought when I booted it up. As soon as I tried to adjust the resolution, the game proceeded to crash, forced me to verify files and turn off my virus protection as a content lock occured.
Once I got it back up and running with controls set comfortably on my 360 pad, it worked well. Well enough for what feels like a lazy attempt to wrap three arcade roms into a stand-alone executable.
The Time and Score text overlay is really weird and doesn’t mesh well with the rest of the visuals. The options feel kind of barebones, there’s no intro videos or explanations or anything for any of the games, nothing. People coming into this without knowing about the games will have no idea that you can do super moves, like hitting punch and jump together in DD1 for the game-breaking backwards elbow. Or how DD2’s controls are odd. Or how you can flipping run in DD3 by double tapping move (the previous two games didn’t have it, so unless you did this by accident how would you know?).
– Real player with 8.1 hrs in game
R-Type Dimensions EX
Teominious’s Gaming Greats Part 1: R-Type Dimensions EX
While I cannot speak as to how common it is for one to remember things that happened at age-just-above-two, I can say with 100% confidence that this series has been with me for as long as I can remember. Specifically, I walked into the living room of our small, Flagstaff Arizonan apartment, roving about as toddlers do. That day, though, something different, and new caught my eye; sitting on the sofa was a new game, a PSOne jewel case with uniquely-fonted letters on a black background simply reading “R-Types”.
– Real player with 28.5 hrs in game
What is it?
A faithful conversion (and optional audiovisual remaster) of the classic R-Type and R-Type II arcade horizontal SHMUP games. You may have played conversions of these games on home consoles in the past, which may have varied in their content or difficulty depending on the versions you played. These are the arcade originals, with an optional remaster mode that can be switched to and from on the fly at the touch of a button.
Pros
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Excellent, faithful ports.
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Optional audiovisual remaster that you can switch to or from at the touch of a button.
– Real player with 8.4 hrs in game
Flipon
What’s new if this type of game has been already done to death?
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Cute silly story which you don’t need in order to play (kinda appropriate for kids)
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Some extras which make it more enjoyable than open or free games in the same vein
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Game modes always challenging you and pushing you to the next level
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Nice audio tracks
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Overall sense of action and a feeling of joy
What’s bad with it?
Not much that I can say. I have enjoyed lots of hours of casual play and have already achieved whatever I supposedly wanted from it. There’s some replayability value but I’m already done at 12 hours (check my status and you’ll see if I reinstalled and kept playing later on).
– Real player with 20.7 hrs in game
Review from a Hardcore Tetris Attack/Planet Puzzle League Player
When I saw this on sale, it was an instant buy! I was jonesing to flip some panels like back in the old days! As someone who played an unhealthy amount of Tetris Attack/Panel De Pon and Planet Puzzle League when I was younger, I can honestly say that I got my money’s worth here. If you’re familiar with the formula of those games, you’ll feel right at home here, and at the asking price, it’s honestly a steal!
PROS:
– Real player with 14.0 hrs in game
Agent Intercept
For being an expanded port of “just” a mobile game, this one’s great.
My only two complaints are irregular, but severe crashes and the fact that the campaign is rather short.
Though, regarding the latter, Score-Hunters will still have plenty of fun with the arcade mode.
– Real player with 17.1 hrs in game
This is a really fun game. It has striking character design, engaging gameplay, and a funky soundtrack. The story and dialogue can be goofy but that’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
Incidentally, I have not encountered any bugs.
– Real player with 5.3 hrs in game
Pipe Mania
A very interesting game!
– Real player with 10.9 hrs in game
I got to admit, all I really wanted was a slightly upgraded version of the Win 3.1 Pipe Dream. This version is similar and offers a few nice quality of life improvements, but it makes the game unnecessarily complicated and suffers from technical issues: it manages to run slower than Crysis, has broken videos and no display settings to speak of. There is also a fairly long intro that makes each gameplay session a commitment.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Beyond the Storm
Beyond the Storm is a love-letter for the game Tyrian, published in 1995 by XSIV/Epic Megagames. As it, expect the same experience, with a lot of more content and improved visuals.
Be NEARLY vaporized, crushed, blown to pieces, flame broiled, and electrocuted using your incredible targeting skills and class 1 fancy flying to keep you alive in this SHMUP that brings back the essence of the classic arcade shmups!
Features
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An “open-galaxy”, divided in sectors, wormholes, nebulas, asteroid fields, enemy fleets and full of planets and stations, each one with it’s own playable sectors
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Original music, inspired on the iconic soundtrack from Alexander Brandon
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Original graphics based on the original Tyrian art made by Daniel Cook, a.k.a. Lost Garden
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Lots of ships, enemies and weapons
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A lot of content lore-based, with a full readable database inside for more info
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Customizable weaponry
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A re-imagined energy generation system, allowing customizable ship systems based on energy redirection
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Fully voiced lines (in EN and PT-BR)
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Starfield Jukebox, for listening the OST with awesome visuals!
Fairy Fire - Defender of the Fairies
Shoot your way through a side scrolling dungeon filled with evil creatures and pick up fairies to escort them to safety. I must say, there is nothing more satisfying than killing with a flame thrower!
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
For this price, you get a fast paced side-scoller (just like the description says) which is really well done.
It makes fun, the upgrades do make sense and are well-balanced, some types of enemies need a different way of approach in order to defeat them, which increases the difficulty of this game.
If you´re looking for a challenge, get this game. If not, still get this game!
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game