Dodonpachi II BeeStorm
The 1997 release of Dodonpachi would go on to become a huge success for Cave, allowing them to continue making shooters for …
Huang Di: Zhuolu zhi Zhan
The world of East Asian video games is a fascinating and mysterious one. When you examine mainland China, Taiwan and …
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
It is difficulty to try and write about Amnesia: The Dark Descent in a way that does justice to the game, as …
Super Hydlide
Debuting in 1987 for Japanese PCs, the Genesis version of this game actually made it to America, titled Super Hydlide. It’s …
Virtual Hydlide
Hydlide attempted to enter the third dimension with Virtual Hydlide, released in the early days of the Sega Saturn, and published in …
Hana no Star Kaidou
In the Famicom game Hana no Star Kaidou, you take on the roles of two fictional musicians – Moeta Hatano and …
Future Wars
Founded in 1988, French development studio Delphine International gained worldwide recognition through their two cinematic action games, Out of This World and Flashback. …
WeaponLord
As popular as swords and sorcery seems to be among video game developers, there is a surprising lack of Conan the …
Super Monkey Daibouken
“Nagai tabi ga hajimaru…” (“The long journey begins…”) proclaims the opening text of Super Monkey Daibouken. And boy, are they …
Cruise for a Corpse
Delphine’s third and final adventure game is a murder mystery, one heavily inspired by the works of Agatha Christie. The …
