Developer: NaNaOn-Sha Publisher: SCEA Release Date: Oct 31st, 1997 Platform: PlayStation
OVER TEN YEARS LATER AND YOU STILL GOTTA BELIEVE.
I found myself popping this classic in a couple of days ago, and to my surprise, I went back to it again and again, like no time has passed at all. This game is known as the muse for such series as Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero. It sounds odd, I know, but not so much when you compare gameplay elements.
So how does this super awesome PS1 game stand up after twelve years? There’s only one way to find out.
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Developer: Point Of View Publisher: Midway
Release Date: 2000 (Various) Platforms: PlayStation, N64, Dreamcast, PS2, Game Boy Advance
When you think about it, the boxing genre has the most hot-or-cold track record. Series such as Punch Out! and Fight Night (previously Knockout Kings) currently represent the upper echelon of efforts. The few barely capable titles (Facebreaker, Victorious Boxer) represent the very thin crust between the awful and the exceptional. The titles that qualify as awful need not be mentioned here. You know who they are.
*AHEM* Don King *
And then of course there is Ready 2 Rumble. It’s been just under ten years since the last release. I had actually written this series off until I heard of the new chapter Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution appearing on the Wii in March. So I felt it fitting to take a look back at what Midway had given us the last time around.
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Developer: Shiny Entertainment Publisher: Interplay
Release Date: Sept. 30th, 1998 Platform: PlayStation
Wow. I wouldn’t want to be that guy…
I used to love Shiny Ent. back in the day. They gave us Earthworm Jim, MDK and RC Stunt Copter. After a couple iffy games (Messiah, Sacrifice and a couple of Matrix games – ’nuff said) they got bought out and that was that.
But I will always thank them for Wild 9.
‘Torture Your Enemies’ was the slogan used. And as protagonist Wex Major, he dealt out the torture like no one else at the time. In today’s conditions, a game that touts torture as a form of entertainment would more than likely be shelved for, you know, forever. But in the late 90’s, it was fair game.
And come on, your enemies are robots with green juice in them (but could strangely feel pain…huh). Regardless, screw those guys.
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Developer: SCEI Publisher: SCEI Release Date: 1-31-97 (JP) 9-30-97 (US)
Think You’re Smart?
I remember being so addicted to this back in the day. I was in college and my good friend Zac and I used to get trashed and play this for hours on end. Seriously. This was considered to be the Tetris-killer when it first came out.
Of course now nobody remembers what the hell this game is. But hey.
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