Meet the Sandersons, your atypical dysfunctional American family: Mr. Sanderson is an out-of-work engineer-cum-manchild who lives on the lounge sofa playing with action figures and watching his favourite superhero program Space Ranger Drake Redcrest(TM) (apologies if that hits too close to the bo..

Whilst the first Arcade Treasures collection was firmly focused on the Williams catalogue, this second collection is all about the Bally Midway and Midway brands featuring games spanning the mid to late 1980s and 1990s, with a handful of Williams and Atari Games titles for good measure.This collec..

With its December 2003 GCN release, 1080° Avalanche faced a quandary which mirrored the mixed up personality of the board sport it represented. Development had to decide between following the previous 'extreme to the max' approach of SSX 3, or to continue in the vein of its N64 predecessor 1080°..

The history of Midway Home Entertainment is a convoluted story of boom and bust that includes the most famous names in the index of America's arcade companies. Williams Electronics and Midway merged in the 1990s to create WMS Industries in a bid to remain competitive in a market seeing the rapid d..

Namco is a company with one of the most impressive back catalogues in video games and is now one of the biggest names in home entertainment following a successful merger with toy and anime company Bandai five years ago. Released at the end of the Gamecube's life to coincide with the 50th anniversa..

Defender was Williams Electronics first video game and its biggest seller with over 60,000 units sold. It was noteworthy for the level of control players were given over their space ship as well as excellent visuals and sound. It was a badge of honour if you could play the game with any skill due ..

Mario…perhaps the most multi-faceted video game hero since MacGyver. He can make fireballs out of flowers, plays tennis and baseball professionally, balances two careers (carpentry and plumbing), and even has two girlfriends. Okay, maybe MacGyver wasn’t actually a video game character. But ..

After first being officially announced on December 21 at the 2003 Jump Festa event in Japan, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles marked the dawn of a new era for Nintendo fans. After Square Enix packed their bags and left Nintendo’s consoles, the state of the role-playing genre on Nintendo’s cons..

This is a pretty epic game, so allow us to set the scene a little.The battle begins in 1539 when the world is torn into a bloody conflict. Endless battles ravaged the once-beautiful land, which had long been governed by Lord Yamanouchi Nobutada of the Yamanouchi clan. When Lord Yamanouchi’s trus..

There are very few shooters that can bring a smile to a shooter fan's face quite like Ikaruga can - which brings me to my quandry. What can I say about Ikaruga that hasn't already been said a hundred times before. It's easily one of the greatest shooters ever made. And trust me, it won't take you ..

Initially a game on the ill-fated 64DD add-on, Doshin the Giant puts you in control of the titular yellow fellow, and charges you with the care of an island of tribesmen and women. How you care for them is left entirely up to you.As a friendly sort of god, Doshin is capable of gently raising and l..

Ten years ago, "The Ocarina of Time" raised the bar of gaming standards to a new, unprecedented height - Its unique battle system, innovative "Z-Targeting" system, and utterly captivating storyline stunned gamers worldwide. Millions waited for another Zelda game to be released that would match, or..

Lara Croft is responsible for making games cooler. There is no doubt about that. Sporting a pair of mammaries bigger than a couple of megalodons in a two way death-pact, she was a character informed by a burgeoning mid nineties lad culture. Don't let any woman with aspirations of girl power tell y..

Metal Gear Solid is an undoubted classic. It's release in 1999 on the Playstation heralded that the times were a-changing for the geek's hobby of choice. Here was a game that had characters and set pieces to shame even the most insane action movie. Getting to sneak around in an unprecededentedly a..

FIFA soccer’s fall from grace as the number one football title in the 16-bit generation has been well documented. Sure, it has always sold well, usually remaining in the top 5 games well after its release on a yearly basis, but it’s no secret that for the football purist, despite FIFA’s hard..

Fast forward fifteen years and how things have changed! What better way to begin new friendships than bringing out one of the best compilations to date.. Sonic Mega CollectionSonic Mega Collection to sum up has thirteen games wraped up in one disc, seven of which are main sonic game:Sonic the Hed..

The original game, Lego Star Wars, was a smashing success when it was released back in 2005, and with it's charming and atmospheric Lego world it convinced both gamers and reviewers all over the world. LSW II tries to take this even further, with the same well-known universe and familiar gameplay...

There, it has been said – that’s my stance on the latest in Capcom’s self proclaimed ‘Survival Horror’ genre. Action games, hell, most games in general will feel sluggish, dull and ultimately underwhelming after the onslaught of this games opening salvo (the first 20 minutes will become ..

Cast your minds back to the heady days of 1996. It was a time of innocence and hope. John Major was still Prime Minister, Britpop was in its heyday, and Chris Evans was actually entertaining. It was also a time which saw computer games take a drastic leap forward with the release of ‘Resident Ev..

Let's not mince words. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was completely and utterly sodding lovely. It was like living in a house where the floors are made of velvet and the bogroll is fashioned from finest silk. It was arguably the first 3D Platform adventure since Mario 64 to feel truly innovativ..