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Retro Game of the Day Archive - May 2011

annihilator127 says:
Obviously this is the third game in the Mario Party series. Mario Party is a fun cross between a board game and a minigame collection. The goal is to collect coins (mainly by winning minigames) to buy Stars at certain spaces on the board and then hold the most Stars at the end of the game. You can buy ...

User Rating: 4.4/5.00

The Mighty Galvatron says:
Contra is one of the best games ever made hands down. You play as super tough macho dude Bill Rizer(or Lance Bean if you're player 2), and proceed to rush though an island fortress destroying everything that moves. All while avoiding bullets, laser boulders and aliens. The game can be tough at first ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

Dziugasiuka3 says:
Pokemon Stadium 2 is basically the same as it first was, with some graphical improvements. There are also more options for you to enjoy, and more new Pokemon from the second generation. You can transfer your Pokemon from your Gold, Silver or Crystal games, and use them in battles. The graphics are amazing, ...

User Rating: 4.32/5.00

Pearly says:
Star Wars Episode I - Racer is, as you'd expect from a racer based around the fastest sport in the universe, frantic and fast-paced. While the first few levels are a breeze, you'll have fun trying to lap as many people as possible, and later on as it gets harder, you'll strive to win more credits, ...

User Rating: 4.51/5.00

Tanthias says:
Take control of one of seven characters with different storylines. You can be a robot that has forgotten his mission, a monster searching for rings of salvation, or even a super hero. The storylines are of varying length, and you can meet up with several of the characters in each scenario. Will ...

User Rating: 4.71/5.00

lfz says:
A fantastic Mortal Kombat title! It features an amalgation of all the first three games in the series, updated graphics matching the style of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, 31 characters to chose from, most of the stages and music from the old games and a lot's of finishing moves for every character. Due ...

User Rating: 4.28/5.00

Rabid-Media says:
Matt Groening Figured out the formula for cartoon invincibility years ago: Sell out! I'm just glad he choose Konami as the masterminds for this arcade sensation. konami has already used some lisensed material (Tmnt, anyone?) and is no stranger to making a brawler with characters someone else made. Just ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

Zidane Therulan says:
Join Regina, a familiar character from Dino Crisis, and a new character, Dylan, as they attempt to recover survivors of the Third Energy Crisis.  Startling attacks, monsterously massive dinosaurs, disturbing images of corpses, and terrifying terrain will keep you on your toes the whole game.  ...

User Rating: 4.59/5.00

ChaoticLink says:
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User Rating: 4.84/5.00

Pontinho says:
Simple, unadulterated platforming goodness the likes of which only Nintendo seems to produce.

User Rating: 4.45/5.00

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The main objective of the game is to collect special dragon eggs which are scattered across 37 worlds. These eggs are hidden, or are given as rewards for completing certain tasks and levels.

User Rating: 4.63/5.00

Mr Mando says:
Crash Bandicoot, the amazing marsupial is back and better than ever in this fantastic 3D platform/adventure game, as always you play as Crash Bandicoot taking him through awesome levels including the village, the underwater atlantis, the jurassic era and even the great wall of china chasing Dr. Neo Cortex ...

User Rating: 4.56/5.00

zelda42293 says:
Gran Turismo was the first driving game I remember playing. It still holds up today as a great racing game. You can choose frim 2 game modes. Arcade mode is gared toward younger drivers, as its as simple as picking a car and jumping straight into the action! In Simulation mode, you have much more than ...

User Rating: 4.58/5.00

damon says:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was the very first Castlevania game on playstation. The graphics are great, but the voice acting is a little cheesy. Don't get me wrong, though, the game is great, though, and combines the features of other genres, such as rpg,(equipment system and experience/level ...

User Rating: 4.74/5.00

Jay Neel says:
The plot for Mega Man entails the events after the co-creation of the humanoid robot named Mega Man by the genius Dr. Wright (named Dr. Light in later titles) and his assistant Dr. Wily.[14] The two scientists also create six other advanced robots: Cut Man, Elec Man, Ice Man, Fire Man, Bomb Man, and ...

User Rating: 4.47/5.00

Nicky Baka says:
The survival horror game produced by Namco, Dino Crisis, and directed by Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil), puts you on high suspense, and pretty often on puzzle base gameplay. It takes place on an island called Ibis, where SORT (Secret Operation Raid Team) sends agents Regina, Gail, Rick and Cooper, ...

User Rating: 4.55/5.00

Tanthias says:
Take control of either Claude, a young man recently comissioned as an Ensign in the Earth Federation, or Rena, a young girl living on the planet Expel. In Claude's story, you are on your first mission, investigating a planet, when you come across some ruins. Ignoring your superiors, you approach ...

User Rating: 4.77/5.00

Jay says:
Soul Reaver is a 3D adventure game similar to Eidos' Tomb Raider. And Kain? This time, he's the main antagonist. The game begins hundreds of years after Blood Omen and works from the premise that when you, as Kain, were given the choice of sacrificing yourself to save the world of Nosgoth or ruling ...

User Rating: 4.67/5.00

Travis Chapman says:
Chrono Trigger is a role-playing video game developed and published by Squaresoft (now Square Enix) for the SNES in 1995. Chrono Trigger's development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy  series; Yuji Hori, a freelance ...

User Rating: 4.13/5.00

tamh says:
Widely considered by the Sonic fan community as one of the best Sonic games ever, Sonic CD went beyond what Sonic Team intended and became a facemark in classic Sonic series. The game was intended originally to be a port of Sonic 1 to the Sega CD, with added CD music and digital effects. The project ...

User Rating: 4.54/5.00

Travis Chapman says:
Vagrant Story is a Japanese-developed console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation video game console. The game was released in 2000, and has been re-released through the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles nine ...

User Rating: 4.43/5.00

OmegaVesko says:
Super Metroid is the third game in the Metroid series (by release date). According to the storyline, it fits in between Metroid II (GB) and Metroid: Other M (Wii).  It is considered by the community one of the best Metroid games, right next to the Gamecube's Metroid Prime. This game brought a lot ...

User Rating: 4.5/5.00

The Wha!? says:
Panzer Dragoon Saga is an RPG developed by SEGA's Team Andromeda. It is the only RPG in the Panzer Dragoon series, and is frequently named as one of the greatest and most unique Japanese RPGs. The game would be Team Andromeda's last, which disbanded after its completion. The game takes place in an post-apocalyptic ...

User Rating: 4.33/5.00

SushiBrawl says:
When it comes to the Donkey Kong Country series, the gameplay is always just perfect. It's all about the barrel shooting, banana collecting, rope swinging, and baddie beating.This time around you play as Diddy alon with Dixie as you try to save Donkey Kong. I very much enjoyed this game and highly recommend ...

User Rating: 4.52/5.00

Anthony says:
Star Fox 64 is a classic game that helped the N64 stand out. With fast paced combat; flying above the surface of planets, out in space, driving in a tank, or even assaulting an underwater bio-weapon in a submarine. You're part of an elite mercenary group hired to stop the evil Andross. You start on the ...

User Rating: 4.56/5.00

skweebl says:
Mega Man X is a Super Nintendo spinoff of the classic NES Mega Man series. It embodied the awesome advancements we could expect in our favorite games on this new and powerful system. For those who may not know, Mega Man is a side-scrolling action shooter/platformer. You run and gun through many challenging ...

User Rating: 4.75/5.00

MajinCry says:
It's a spin-off of the typical 2D fighters, but with a twist!   There's big god-darn monsters flying at each other!   There's not much to say about it. Pretty much a mediocre game. Think Tekken, with less storyline, more monsters and a couple of platforms. It's okay with a friend, but ...

User Rating: 4.48/5.00

Garrendesares says:
Lunar 2 comes after Lunar silver star complete on the PS1. It takes place 1000 years after the events in silver star and this time you must defeat a man named Zophar. You control a hero named Hiro who starts out in a dungeon getting a jewel then surrounded by enemies. No you dont have to fight anything ...

User Rating: 4.57/5.00

Sinomra says:
Cool combos, nice moves, beast form. and a 2d graphics-fighting game, what more can you ask for? This game is really worth your time.

User Rating: 4.52/5.00

NDOG says:
Rayman is a great 2d platformer that can be surprisingly difficult at times. The graphics are distinct and colorful, and the boss fights are very interesting.

User Rating: 4.61/5.00