Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! In 1989, Sega and Opera House teamed up and released “Cloud Master” for the Sega Master System. After its success in the arcade, Sega decided to bring the horizontal shooter to their home console. Cloud Master is one of the most random and bizarre shooters with its giant bosses andContinue reading “Cloud Master Review”
Tag Archives: Retro Shooters
Solar Striker Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! With the Game Boy being less than a year old, Nintendo published and released “Solar Striker” for the handheld in 1990. The vertical shooter would find critical success among the gaming community and become one of the early favorites in the growing library for the Game Boy. We’re hopping fromContinue reading “Solar Striker Review”
Zillion II Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! In 1988, Sega released the follow-up to Zillion on the Sega Master System in North America. Dubbed “Zillion II: The Tri-Formation” the game completely changed the formula of what made the first Zillion great. Instead of exploring an underground base on foot, our hero J.J. must survive eight side-scrolling levels.Continue reading “Zillion II Review”
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! The Borderlands series went from a cult hit to being a fully-fledged mega-hit with Borderlands 2. In 2014, 2K Australia which hadn’t worked on the series before teamed up with Gearbox Software and 2K Games to produce Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Would the seriesContinue reading “Borderlands The Pre-Sequel Review”
Syphon Filter 2 Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! The original Syphon Filter hit the shelves in 1999 for the original PlayStation to commercial success. Featuring a mix of stealth elements and action, Gabe Logan trotted the world trying to save it from the virus known as Syphon Filter. In 2000, Eidetic and 989 Studios were at it againContinue reading “Syphon Filter 2 Review”
Wolfenstein 3D Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! In 1992, id Software, Apogee Software, and FormGen teamed up and released Wolfenstein 3D for the DOS computer. The game was the third installment of the Wolfenstein franchise but it would become the grandfather of all first-person shooters with the help of Tom Hall, John Romero, and John Carmack. WeContinue reading “Wolfenstein 3D Review”
Gradius Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Space Shooters were all the rage in the 80s, and Konami wanted to get in on the action. After success in the arcades, Gradius was released in 1986 in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Gradius would go on to spawn numerous sequels as the weird space shooter wouldContinue reading “Gradius Review”
Steel Empire Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Shooters were still very popular in the early 90s for the Sega Genesis. In 1992, HOT B and Flying Edge teamed up and released “Steel Empire” for the Genesis. The side-scrolling shooter was unique in a variety of ways that made it fly above the generic shooters that flooded theContinue reading “Steel Empire Review”
Super C Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! After the buzz from the 1988 run-and-gun shooter for the Nintendo that was Contra, Konami decided to produce a sequel in 1990 for the Nintendo. Our heroes Bill and Lance are back shooting up anything in their path to take down more aliens. Is their adventure more or less theContinue reading “Super C Review”
Dead Nation Review
Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! Back in 2010, the Zombie craze was still raging in America. You couldn’t play a game, watch a movie or tv show or read a book without there being zombies in it. During this outbreak of the walking dead, developer Housemarque teamed up with Sony Computer Entertainment and released “DeadContinue reading “Dead Nation Review”
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