User Reviews & Ratings

Average Score 7.5/10
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  • Rating:8
    Tough controls, but an overall good game.

    Paperboy

    Tough controls, but an overall good game.

    Paperboy puts you on the seat of a BMX bike while you deliver newspapers along a Wisteria Lane like suburban street. You can do more than just deliver papers, though. You can fire them through windows, throw them at un... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Wreak havok on non-subscribers, like a disgruntled union boss.

    Paperboy

    Wreak havok on non-subscribers, like a disgruntled union boss.

    Paperboy puts you on the seat of a BMX bike while you deliver newspapers along a Wisteria Lane like suburban street. You can do more than just deliver papers, though. You can fire them through windows, throw them at un... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    From the days when there actually were paperboys.

    Paperboy

    From the days when there actually were paperboys.

    Paperboy puts you on the seat of a BMX bike while you deliver newspapers along a Wisteria Lane like suburban street. You can do more than just deliver papers, though. You can fire them through windows, throw them at un... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.2
    Get's old.

    BloodRayne 2

    Get's old.

    I'm all for a game that has gratuitous violence, sex, and whatever else. But the developers of BloodRayne 2 just tried too hard. The little sexual comments and the dismemberments are cool at first, but eventually they ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Even better than the first.

    Project Gotham Racing 2

    Even better than the first.

    PGR2 is truely a racing game that was made for the masses. It's not the most realistic of racing games. And there's not all of that customization stuff that clutters a lot of racing games. There's pretty much nothing ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    An idea ahead of it's time.

    OutRun 3-D

    An idea ahead of it's time.

    Out Run is often wrongly described as a "racing" game. In reality, you're not racing against anything other than the clock. The designer, Yu Suzuki, classified Out Run as a "driving" game. On a side note, you may reco... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    See what happens when you don't buckle up.

    OutRun

    See what happens when you don't buckle up.

    Out Run is often wrongly described as a "racing" game. In reality, you're not racing against anything other than the clock. The designer, Yu Suzuki, classified Out Run as a "driving" game. On a side note, you may reco... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    One of the most memorable arcade games of the late 80's.

    Out Run

    One of the most memorable arcade games of the late 80's.

    Out Run is often wrongly described as a "racing" game. In reality, you're not racing against anything other than the clock. The designer, Yu Suzuki, classified Out Run as a "driving" game. On a side note, you may reco... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    16 bits of car flipping.

    OutRun

    16 bits of car flipping.

    Out Run is often wrongly described as a "racing" game. In reality, you're not racing against anything other than the clock. The designer, Yu Suzuki, classified Out Run as a "driving" game. On a side note, you may reco... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    A simple yet addicting driving game.

    OutRun

    A simple yet addicting driving game.

    Out Run is often wrongly described as a "racing" game. In reality, you're not racing against anything other than the clock. The designer, Yu Suzuki, classified Out Run as a "driving" game. On a side note, you may reco... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5
    An all around mediocre game.  At times extremely frustrating, and at times satisfying.

    The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian

    An all around mediocre game. At times extremely frustrating, and at times satisfying.

    Rise of the Akkadian isn't necessarily a bad game. The story is pretty good, and the action gameplay is pretty good, too. And with an action/adventure game, those two traits are pretty important. But this game just do... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Look like an arcade badass with that big gun in your hand.

    Operation Wolf

    Look like an arcade badass with that big gun in your hand.

    Operation Wolf is a shooter game made by Taito. It's the prequel to Operation Thunderbolt, which was a little more popular. The object of the game is to rescue hostages from a POW camp. There are six stages, and compl... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    The prequel to Operation Thunderbolt.

    Operation Wolf

    The prequel to Operation Thunderbolt.

    Operation Wolf is a shooter game made by Taito. It's the prequel to Operation Thunderbolt, which was a little more popular. The object of the game is to rescue hostages from a POW camp. There are six stages, and compl... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Vent your frustrations on 8-bit enemies, not classmates.

    Operation Wolf

    Vent your frustrations on 8-bit enemies, not classmates.

    Operation Wolf is a shooter game made by Taito. It's the prequel to Operation Thunderbolt, which was a little more popular. The object of the game is to rescue hostages from a POW camp. There are six stages, and compl... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    A solid shooter.

    Operation Wolf

    A solid shooter.

    Operation Wolf is a shooter game made by Taito. It's the prequel to Operation Thunderbolt, which was a little more popular. The object of the game is to rescue hostages from a POW camp. There are six stages, and compl... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    The hands-down best game of it's genre.

    Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

    The hands-down best game of it's genre.

    It is a real tragedy that Eternal Darkness was a Gamecube exclusive. This game was the best in it's genre (action horror), and one of the best games of it's generation, in my opinion. Unfortunately, if you're one of th... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.3
    Fun for a while, but kind of mundane.

    Wild Metal

    Fun for a while, but kind of mundane.

    Wild Metal isn't you're typical Rockstar Games game. It's pretty plain and simple. You choose one of a variety of tank type vehicles. Then you drive around and pick up different colored capsule type things. I have no... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.6
    Work your way to Don of NYC.

    The Godfather

    Work your way to Don of NYC.

    The Godfather is a lot of fun. It's a great stand alone game, but it also incorporates parts of the movie, and allows you to play some of between the scenes parts. For example, the Godfather has the now famous scene wh... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.4
    Impossible boss battles and a few minor glitches mar an otherwise well-done game.

    Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2

    Impossible boss battles and a few minor glitches mar an otherwise well-done game.

    The Legacy of Kain series is a respectable series of games with many strong points. The big one being gameplay, which BO2 lives up to for the most part. The camera angles work very well, and the combat gameplay is grea... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8
    Spookiest game ever.

    Shadow Man

    Spookiest game ever.

    That's right, Shadowman is the creepiest video game i've played. It beats all the Resident Evil games, and any other i've played in that catagory. This particularly stands out in the Children's Ward area of "deadsid... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    All around good game.

    Legacy of Kain: Defiance

    All around good game.

    I'm not sure exactly how many LoK games were made before this one, but LoK: Defiance is the first that i've played. That was okay, because a great opening sequence explained all that was necessary to get into Defiance.... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.1
    Jack of all trades, king of none.

    Sega Extreme Sports

    Jack of all trades, king of none.

    XTreme sports basically consists of several minigames, including ATV's, hanggliding, mountain biking, & snowboarding being the primary activities. They are all fairly well done, and taken together they form a pretty... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    A fun multiplayer classic.

    Wizard of Wor

    A fun multiplayer classic.

    Of the stack of games my family had for the Commodore 64, Wizard of Wor was the only one I recall being in cartridge form. As a matter of fact, I forgot cartridges were even available for the Commodore until I came acro... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    The horror...the horror...

    Condemned: Criminal Origins

    The horror...the horror...

    I like survival horror games, but normally other than having a bit of a creepy storyline, they're not really what I would consider "scary". Condemned: Criminal Origins kicks the horror up a notch, and the fact that it's... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Good for fans, but could have been so much better.

    The Shield

    Good for fans, but could have been so much better.

    As a fan of the TV show, I was hyped about 'The Shield: The Game' FINALLY coming out after being delayed. I read the reviews, mostly very negative, before I bought it. I decided to buy it anyway. The game exceeded what I... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Probably the coolest video game title ever.

    The Way of the Exploding Fist

    Probably the coolest video game title ever.

    The Way of the Exploding Fist is a one on one, karate style fighting game for the Commodore 64 and other gaming computers of that era. The fights take place with various backgrounds, all of which include an old guy spec... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    People really liked platformers in the 80's.

    Mr. Robot and his Robot Factory

    People really liked platformers in the 80's.

    This is an 80's platformer where you control a white, humanoid robot that must make its way through a factory. The factory is filled with suspended platforms, ladders and conveyors belts. The robot is controlled either ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Dig-Dug clone.

    Mr. Dig

    Dig-Dug clone.

    In Mr. Dig, you're a clown who has to dig tunnels through an underground maze to pick up cherries and kill monsters. They may be killed by dropping apples on them, or hitting them with the title character's "power-ball,"... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.6
    Spookiest game ever.

    Shadow Man

    Spookiest game ever.

    That's right, Shadowman is the creepiest video game i've played. It beats all the Resident Evil games, and any other i've played in that catagory. This particularly stands out in the Children's Ward area of "deads... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Isn't it Countdown to Meltdown???

    Countdown to Meltdown

    Isn't it Countdown to Meltdown???

    When I played this game, It was called Countdown to Meltdown, like it says in the picture. I specifically remember this, because I was a kid and didn't know what "meltdown" meant. When I figured it out, it made the gam... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    A good old school spelunking adventure.

    Montezuma's Revenge: Featuring Panama Joe

    A good old school spelunking adventure.

    Rumor has it that the diarrhea you receive after drinking the water in Mexico is the result of a conquered leader, named Montezuma, exacting his revenge. That's what this game is named after. This game is actually pretty... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Don't drink the water.

    Montezuma's Revenge: Featuring Panama Joe

    Don't drink the water.

    Rumor has it that the diarrhea you receive after drinking the water in Mexico is the result of a conquered leader, named Montezuma, exacting his revenge. That's what this game is named after. This game is actually pret... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Made me aspire to be a plumber.

    Mario Bros.

    Made me aspire to be a plumber.

    What many non old-school gamers don't know is that Mario & Luigi were around long before "Super Mario Brothers". Mario was actually introduced in Donkey Kong. But the first game named after him was Mario Brothers, a game... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Fight smiling mutant non-ninja turtles.

    Mario Bros.

    Fight smiling mutant non-ninja turtles.

    What many non old-school gamers don't know is that Mario & Luigi were around long before "Super Mario Brothers". Mario was actually introduced in Donkey Kong. But the first game named after him was Mario Brothers, a game... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    So good it was re-released on the same system, apparently.

    Mario Bros (1987)

    So good it was re-released on the same system, apparently.

    What many non old-school gamers don't know is that Mario & Luigi were around long before "Super Mario Brothers". Mario was actually introduced in Donkey Kong. But the first game named after him was Mario Brothers, a game... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Mario & Luigi introducing the plumber's crack.

    Mario Bros (1984)

    Mario & Luigi introducing the plumber's crack.

    What many non old-school gamers don't know is that Mario & Luigi were around long before "Super Mario Brothers". Mario was actually introduced in Donkey Kong. But the first game named after him was Mario Brothers, a ga... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.6
    Reminds me of old-school 8-bit shooting games like Contra, except with much better graphics.

    Seitai Heiki Expendable

    Reminds me of old-school 8-bit shooting games like Contra, except with much better graphics.

    Expendable is nice and simple. You walk around, pick up weapons, and shoot aliens. Every once in a while you have to find a key to open a gate or release a hostage, but it's not difficult. It's a great game if you jus... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.4
    A pioneer of tactical shooter games.

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear

    A pioneer of tactical shooter games.

    I was in a game store recently when I saw the Dreamcast version of Rogue Spear for like 3 bucks. Obviously, I couldn't pass that up. Rogue Spear for PC was my intro into tactical FPS games back around 2000, I played ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Probably the best NES platformer without the word 'Mario' in the title.

    Marble Madness

    Probably the best NES platformer without the word 'Mario' in the title.

    Marble Madness is the definition of "platformer" in it's purest sense. The game requires a great deal of patience, skill, and expert timng. The object of the game is to race marbles through an isometric labyrinth while a... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful