Retro Game of the Day Archive » August 2012

Retro Game of the Day Archive - August 2012

WildMan83 says:
X-COM: UFO Defense takes the normal PC-style approach to turn based strategy games and converts it to the PlayStation.

User Rating: 4.64/5.00

Cookie Monster says:
Yet another Army Men game in the series and the only one released for Dreamcast. I won't lie, this is a pretty average game only recommended if you never played a Army Men game or if you are a fan of the 3DO franchise. This one is a 3rd person action game with a 4 players battle mode. If you like the ...

User Rating: 4.13/5.00

James says:
The Rainbow Bridges have disappeared! Help Kirby solve the mystery. Search the seven Rainbow Islands while battling King DeDeDe and his horde of evil minions! Meet Rick the Hamster, Kine the Fish and Coo the Owl. Each holds important abilities that can multiply the magnitude of Kirby's powers. Earn the ...

User Rating: 4.77/5.00

GET TINY TANK says:
BEST GAME EVER Now that that is said I can go on... You play as Tiny Tank (game name?) who was made by sentrax (builds robots) and you are trying to get the vote to be "yes" then 100 years later you are lowered by a rocket pad into an area with 4 morters which will not fire till you move (or about ...

User Rating: 4.6/5.00

JJ says:
This incredible sequel expands the content of the original. Play as Diddy and Dixie as they attempt to rescue Donkey Kong from the clutches of the pirate Kaptain K. Rool. With brand new levels and challenges, this game will have you begging for mercy. The only difference between Rev A and the original ...

User Rating: 4.64/5.00

Digital says:
The Legend of Zelda: Parallel Worlds. What can I say about this hack? Well, I should start with "Zelda Pros Only" as this game is extremely difficult. It is easily 100 times harder than the original game, and I think I'm being lenient with that figure. However, that is what makes the game fun and sets ...

User Rating: 4.27/5.00

FANNNN-TASTIC says:
The spiritual successor to ICO, SotC is an work of art that tells the tale of a man called The Wander trying to resurrect his dead love though the powers of an abandoned God whose powers are chained by the exitince of the 16 colossi who are spread across The Forbidden Land thus begining the adventure. ...

User Rating: 4.52/5.00

Xerino says:
AAAHH!!! Real Monsters is based on the Nickelodeon cartoon of the same name. It features Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm in a side-scrolling adventure to collect a random item found at the end of each level for an assignment. All three characters are present in all levels and can be cycled through using the ...

User Rating: 3.41/5.00

Shadow says:
Okami is the story of Amaterasu, the sun goddess, who has take then form of a wolf to rid the land of Nippon of dark beasts, such as the giant 8-headed dragon Orochi!  Use the power of your Celestial Brush to channel your powers and heal the land.  Learn new techniques for both brush and battle!  ...

User Rating: 4.75/5.00

Cap'n Holic says:
By far the best Turok to hit the N64. In this title you get to choose who you want to play as. Also, the multiplayer is not something to overlook. I would sugest this game to any FPS fans.

User Rating: 4.57/5.00

battle stations says:
Pick from one of six navy ships. Patrol boat, submarine, cruiser, battleship, air craft carrier, mine layer. Then take to the water and fight for control of the sea. There is both single round arcade mode and campaign mode.

User Rating: 4.53/5.00

thaddius says:
An awesome game that was a pack-in with the Virtual Boy upon release. Using a similar player roster to Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo, you pit Mushroom Kingdom-ites, and Italian American plumbers alike against eachother in singles or doubles or some sort of archaic battle-sport. The 2-player feature ...

User Rating: 4.97/5.00

RicardoNaMusica says:
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User Rating: 4.62/5.00

says:
Saturn Action RPG. See also Odin Spere, Muramasa Demon sword.

User Rating: 4.67/5.00

jmj says:
Will not work on emulator, bin image lacks subchannel data.

User Rating: 4.61/5.00

Krion84 says:
Here is an old classic that don't need a lot of explanation since a lot of people may have already played the board game version. Its a world domination game that take place on the world map with only 1 type of unit. I personally think that its the Risk ultimate game mode that deserve the attention ...

User Rating: 4.76/5.00

Butt <3 says:
"Play this game!" Ahem. Persona 2 Eternal Punishment is a classic, and fun and nostalgic. Despite Innocent Sin being only released in Japanese, it was loved enough to be fan translated, which says a lot about it's english sister, Eternal Punishment.

User Rating: 4.66/5.00

Nevetoss says:
Based off the movie of the same name, A Bug’s Life follows the tale of an ant named Flik in his quest to find a way to stand up to the evil grasshoppers that are threatening him and his people. This game is a typical platformer in a 3-D environment, but it’s great for children (though I personally ...

User Rating: 4.58/5.00

OMONowez says:
it's supposed to be kind of a After Burner sequel. And it pretty much is. The gameplay and the controls are the same, so if you want to play After Burner with cooler 3D Graphics that's the right choice for you :)

User Rating: 5/5.00

Sel the Wolf says:
An excellent companion game to the much better known PSX title. Metal Gear Solid's core gameplay translates suprisingly well to a handheld. This game has a different plot and setting and is more a spinoff than a true port. A good download.

User Rating: 4.49/5.00

Cap'n HoLic says:
Tales of Phantasia is a Super Nintendo RPG by Namco that came out in Japan in 1995. Tales of Phantasia was the first RPG for the SNES to feature a full J-Pop song and tons of voice acting. Not only that, the battle system is none like anyone had experienced before. They take place in a separate battle ...

User Rating: 4.56/5.00

Billy says:
This game is known as Castlevania in America. It's a plaformer game that's really fun and entertaining. You play in a castle, hence the name Castlevania, and work your way to Dracula. The game play is good, the sound is good, and the graphics are good. The only difference between v1.0 and v1.2 is that ...

User Rating: 4.62/5.00

Pontinho says:
The winds fail. Ships stand still, unable to fill their sails. The world races to its end. Unless a handful of heroes can protect the remaining crystals, the world will fall into ruin. Final Fantasy V refines the job system from the Final Fantasy III and offers a really solid RPG gameplay.

User Rating: 4.4/5.00

Evilpenguin101 says:
In Kirby's Avalanche, You play as Kirby, the main character. Blobs are falling from the sky and you must match four of the same color to make them vanish. You can rotate them so they match, too. You lose if all the blobs reach the top of the stage. Kirby's Avalanche is a very fun and exciting game to ...

User Rating: 4.49/5.00

Travis Chapman says:
Essentially a successor to WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game, In Your House is not a wrestling game in the normal sense, as it is heavily influenced by Mortal Kombat. It features digitized sprites of the wrestlers, and many over the top, unrealistic, and magical moves and taunts by the wrestlers. The ...

User Rating: 4.04/5.00

wane101 says:
Ah Street fighter II world warrior, to many is the best fighting game ever made hands down, bettered only by the later versions (chapion edition & hyper fighting). Fantastic combo system, great two player & awsome glitches with the Guile character wich was a whole game in it's own, got ...

User Rating: 4.55/5.00

JJ says:
Take control of young Simba as you explore various parts of your kingdom in this platformer. Travel the kingdom and avoid poisonous insects, rougue animals and deranged hyenas as you play through the events of the move. Then take control of adult Simba, where the action increases two-fold. Fight against ...

User Rating: 4.53/5.00

Travis Chapman says:
The Unholy War is a PlayStation game developed by Toys For Bob for Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive released on September 22, 1998. It is a fighting game in which characters fight in a 3D environment using mêlée and projectile attacks. The game features two modes: Mayhem ...

User Rating: 4.66/5.00

zelda42293 says:
I never cared much for this version of Doom. Due to its sloppy controls, incompleteness (almost 1/2 the levels are missing!) and Awful music quality, I wiuld rather stick with the SNES Port, even if the graphincs aren't as great.

User Rating: 4.58/5.00

nico_the_gamer says:
The purpose of the game to run around various levels and to set traps, which are invisible to your opponent. Players can shoot at one another while setting traps. Each character has a different melee weapon with unique attributes. The story mode unveils each characters background and relation to the ...

User Rating: 4.78/5.00

tamh says:
Back in the day cartridges ruled the world, having so many carts running around one's room was a pain. Sega then created this special concoction to help ease the maintenance of games, and also as a pack-in for the last batch of Megadrive/Genesis consoles, sporting a compilation of the first 2 Sonic games ...

User Rating: 4.45/5.00