Playstation
Here we have all the games in the Playstation Section.
Playstation
A Bit Special
Features Pac Man, multi-directional shooter Bosconian, Galaga, Rally X, Rally X New, arcade puzzler Toypop and Pole Position. Galga is most fondly remembered for the tractor beam that can capture your ship and for the frantic bonus stages that put the pride back into high scores. Rally X has solid, old school gameplay behind the simplistic graphics which sees you picking up flags using smoke screens to distract the opposition. Complete with scans of the original arcade posters and photo’s of the motherboards. Games can also be played vertically as initially intended.
Playstation
A Bit Special
Very well rounded compilation from the original masters of back catalogue categorising containing Cutie Q, Gaplus, Xevious, Grobda, Mappy and Dragon Buster. Bomb Bee is hidden in there somewhere too. The titles are all a very pleasant swim in the retro paddling pool with presentation that is proof of the time and effort put into this series.
Playstation
A Bit Special
A delve into coin ops of old with Galaxian, Pole Position II, Ms. Pac Man, Dig Dug, Phozon and Tower of Druaga. Phozon is a bit of a bizarre and unknown action puzzler where shapes must be attached to you ship in the correct pattern whilst avoiding a big bunch of balloons.
Playstation
A Bit Special
Contains three arcade classics on the one disk: Moon Cresta, Crazy Climber and Frisky Tom. So we have a pre-Galga shooter with the steady hand eye co-ordination required for the docking levels, a climbing game where opening windows, flying plant pots and bird droppings conspire to hinder your progress to the top of the building and finally a puzzler where the water pipe must be repaired to help the fair lady get her shower. Quite a mixed bunch then. The extra capacity of the CD is used to have alternate, updated versions of the games in SF-X, Crazy Climber 95 and Toms Strike Back.
Playstation
Puzzle
A cute and cuddly Puyo Puyo clone mixed with plenty of fresh spices of its own bringing to make a sweet mull of an action puzzle title. Includes time attack and practise modes along with the saccharine sweet story mode.
Playstation
Platform
3D adventure including obligatory Indiana Jones style cart chase, yet with less cliched walking umbrellas, Lum Chan look-a-like and a kabuki styled enemies. Well worth taking on to rescue the kimono clad Princess Sakura. Also known as Ja Ja Maru.
Playstation
One on One Beat Em Up
Super deformed versions of the Toshinden characters in a similar vein to Virtua Fighter Kids, yet with simplified special moves. Very tasty graphics as impressive as those of Toshinden were upon its release to a software hungry PSX public. The festival stage looks particularly nice.
Playstation
A Bit Special
Enjoy the company of a dog and cat in the garden by feeding them, playing ball or even sending out a remote control car for them to chase round and round.
Playstation
Action
More high jinx on the seven seas between Luffy and crew with a catapult and stretchy arms thrown if for good measure. All very nicely animated with sunshine settings and tasty beer and rice ball power ups capturing the energetic spirit of the manga. Each character is portrayed accurately with their own unique trait such as Zoro’s three swords. Gameplay is like Power Stones madcap action clashing with Super Smash Brothers arcade style fight mechanics. Any chance of a Captain Pugwash release in a similar mould?!
Playstation
One on One Beat Em Up
Captures the anime’s vibrant energy and off-kilter nature as represented by Pandaman with his shark special moves. The locales are suitably zany with players exploring the whole arena such as the giant crab set in the desert with onlooking camels.
Playstation
A Bit Special
As apartment manager you must maintain the harmony by juggling the various positive and negative effects of tenants ranging from cat owning old ladies to cowboys and ninja’s. Get it right and you receive a hefty thank you payment after the tenant has stayed for two years. But watch for squatters trying to cause a riot!
Playstation
A Bit Special
Another fine escapade that captures the relentless action and humour of the anime series including plenty of slapstick and deadpan jokes. The introduction seamlessly leads the player into the crux of the game with some click anime showing Bandai’s high value placed on its series.
Playstation
Simulation
Sail the seven seas with the vibrant crew of One Piece that is always full of fun and high jinx on the high seas. The ship sails an isometric seascape and the crew soon get into plenty of scrapes themselves.
Playstation
A Bit Special
A unique, refreshing experience in gaming: play as a chef in a variety of restaurants from Chinese to fast food having to prepare dishes correctly to keep the customers happy. Drunken salarymen and cockroaches provide the hazards.
Playstation
Puzzle
From hardcore gamers much loved Takumi, which was created (along with Cave) from the fallout from Taoplan’s demise, comes this distinctive puzzler. Usually more at home with shmups like Gigawing and Mars Matrix, Takumi demonstrates another string to its bow as you work to match weather symbols with some delightful characters. The symbols can be slid along sideways to make combo’s, but it keeps it nice and frantic not having to concentrate purely on the top line as in Puyo Puyo et al. Very refreshing. Also known as Weather Tales.
Playstation
Action
Genki had to face the death sequence scene a few too many times, but it is a case of trial and error at times as players tackle the puzzles. But at the end you end up kicking yourself at the solution that was staring them in the face all along. The challenge if more forgetting the death sequence scream.
Playstation
Action
Overblood’s missions involve platform hopping, key locating and a few run and gun ins along the way. It’s the variety of the power ups items that make this stand out: a grappling hook to reach new heights, heat resistant clothing to wade through the fire, a variety of TNT to blast through to previously inaccessible areas, crystals to freeze over or evaporate away water… The levels often seem to have more than one solution to getting through them adding to this game’s unusual charm.
Playstation
Rhythm
Genre defining release from Sony with eye catching graphical style and high degree of variety between levels. Master Onion has to be one of the coolest characters in the gaming world. “Kick, punch: its all in the mind. If you want to test me, I’m sure you’ll find…” It may just be Simple Simon, but when its this much fun…
Playstation
Rhythm
Genre defining release from Sony with eye catching graphical style and high degree of variety between levels. Master Onion has to be one of the coolest characters in the gaming world. “Kick, punch: its all in the mind. If you want to test me, I’m sure you’ll find…” It may just be Simple Simon, but when its this much fun…
Playstation
RPG
Square’s underated opus is perhaps a little short, but its bitterly sweet with Biohazard moments of fleeting fear mingled with Final Fantasy style roleplaying mechanics. But the eerie sense all is not well gnaws away at you throughout the twisted and at times unhinged story.
Playstation
Simulation
War sim take on the Parodius world where players can take charge of an army of octopuses, penguins or paper planes with the aim of capturing more factories and further build up your military might. Whilst the play mechanics are up there with the very finest of this genre, the game never takes itself too seriously and some high jinx ensues in the pre battle banter.
Playstation
Simulation
Based on designs inspired by the Legend of King Arthur, these tables have a colourful, fantasy look and play differently to each other. A fine representation of a table top game with polished ball mechanics.
Playstation
Platform
Luscious pastel backgrounds with plenty of soothing green in the foreground as players take on the role of king bee Pinobee. Plenty of nice touches such as the growth in size of our platforming star with lots to savour for the fan of the genre.
Please note this is the Best version. Disk has been lightly buffed. Slight manual cover impressions.
Playstation
Sports
Think of a Playstation version of the cult film Rollerball where the alien, robot and futuristic humans battle for the ball and then must fire it in the goal shoot. Pretty much anything goes in between in a great joy to behold, especially when taking out an opponent at a key moment.
Playstation
Sports
Has a graphical look like Little Big Adventure with all the associated razzmatazz you would associate with the game – so much so you can almost smell the hot dogs.
Playstation
A Bit Special
Plenty to warm the cockles in this winter feast of PSX gaming with demos of SF Zero 3, Ehrgeiz, Tales of Phantasia, Bomberman and Crash Bandicoot 3 amongst ten others.
Playstation
One on One Beat Em Up
Super deformed (shrunk down) versions of the SFII phenomena that swept the world including high school student Sakura with her Spring Image attack and Zangief with his Russian Beat attack. Finely balanced play mechanics and exotic backgrounds. Complete with full speech in the anime scenes which didn’t make the cut in the Western release.
Playstation
Simulation
A growing up simulator with Kano the star as layers celebrate events like their birthday together. The real selling point is the use of the Pocket Station to ensure players never have to leave home without her. Unfortunately for Kano, cooking and studying are on the agenda as well as playing.
Playstation
Action
Madcap, multiplayer mayhem as up to four players battle it out in varied arenas from deserts to neon cityscapes. Players chuck rocks at each other avoid the non-player adversary, be it a UFO or the rock that is actually a curled-up T Rex. Real, pure gaming fun. Known as Poy Poy in the West.
Playstation
Rhythm
Such a funky look to match the groovy beats as those with the music in them tap the button in tune to the toe tapping tracks. A real tour de force of the rhythm action games.