Gamers of a certain age will remember Elite. The space combat/trading game was – literally – light years ahead of the simplistic gaming fodder of the early 80s. More than two decades on, the similarly space-based DarkStar One is unlikely to have the same impact. However, this is solidly entertaining stuff and Xbox 360 owners have nothing else like it on their console.
Aaron from Leviathyn.com takes a look at some of his favorite bad video game intro cutscenes and opening movies, from consoles past and present.
Ha it was awful even back then when fmv games were "da bomb". Yeh that didn't last.
Sonic CD and Silpheed were the only memorable Sega cd games (from my old broken memory at least)
The other one I had was Jurassic Park. I was stuck at the T-Rex screen, where you had to steal its eggs. I found out years later after I sold it that I needed a bullhorn or something to scare it away.
Aaron from Leviathyn.com has concerns about the new crowdfunding attempt by space-sim auteur Chris Roberts. But he's rather excited, too.
With so many awesome games this year, it's easy to forget those gems that didn't have a multi-million dollar marketing campaign behind them. W75's Blair Hicks takes a look at a diamond in the rough that you might want to pick up after you're done playing Arkham City...and Skyrim...and Saints Row...and..
space combat is a disgustingly unrepresented genre this gen. i think the only one so far is that meh silpheed game on 360.