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Here we have all the games in the Shop Section.
Playstation
Simulation
Pinball sim which takes a one screen approach so its not possible to blame the scrolling for missing the ball. Plenty of bonuses keeping it down the safer far end of the table.
Famicom Cart
Action
Manoeuvre the cleverly designed levels nipping in and out of lifts and doors to get to the goal before the agents take you down. Classic retro video gaming.
Famicom Cart
Action
Scroll the RPG style lands, but instead of stat heavy scraps, players must have a quick trigger finger to shoot down the fairies and dragons that stalk the fantasy lands. Having a sharp eye out for a shield power up helps immensely too.
Nintendo 64
RPG
An epic RPG looking like Mario 64 made into an adventure quest with plenty of hidden locales to investigate. In a fantasy style, the battle sequences feature stunning pyrotechnics and good mechanics. Known as Quest 64 in the West.
Dreamcast
Simulation
A dating simulation game with a heavy maid influence and third person role playing perspective gaming to differentiate it from the opposition.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Kenji Endo’s sequel to D certainly has its share of spooky moments onboard the space station with the eerie silence and smooth FMV clips cranking up the tension. A title that heralded the new 32 Bit era.
PS2
Simulation
An excellent example of a console flight sim that steers away from too detail, yet has far more substance than action flight games. The sequel has increased the size of game and reached a pinnacle of graphical excellence with more planes to savour. Import only, but the menu allows you to change the language to English. On par with the finest PC flight sims.
Wonderswan
Puzzle
An unusual puzzle game for the WS in which players have to prove themselves worthy to their father by negotiating the maze levels that feature five hazards trying to get you. The hazards vary but the best we can mention are being attacked by armpit hair or by mucus from a dripping nose. Charmingly fun.
Dreamcast
Simulation
The disks contain a TV drama with the detective charged with piecing together the evidence to solve the mysterious murders occurring. A great language learning tool.
PS4
Shoot Em Up
Another superb shmup release in the series with the human character used, as opposed to mechanical ship, adding much to the connection between player and intriguing character. It also seems to help create a greater sense of vertical depth. A real labour of love.
Switch
Shoot Em Up
Another superb shmup release in the series with the human character used, as opposed to mechanical ship, adding much to the connection between player and intriguing character. It also seems to help create a greater sense of vertical depth. A real labour of love.
Switch
Shoot Em Up
Back once again after the delightful PS2 and 360 versions and bursting with ideas and inventiveness, enough to put the spark back into the most jaded of veteran gamers, if not a pink bullet or two. Checking out the abilities of online players may just make you want to hide away in a deep, dark mountain in Genki’s case, but the game is full of wholesome Cave loving and sunshine.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Espion-age-nets involves various spying missions in which you must deploy your team tactfully to complete the mission. Difficult to pigeon hole with action, fighting and puzzle elements making this a stand out title. A clever use of the monitor sees your main character appear on the main screen with three mini update screens around it so you can see how the other team members are fairing and react accordingly. All done with stylised camera angles adding to the Orwellian feel.
Mega Drive
One on One Beat Em Up
From the glory era of the initial Street fighter II craze that swept the console world came a slick Sega produced scrapper. Introduced a special moves bar that prevents crafty combatants from hammering the special moves too much. So a few combos practised down the training dojo may be the order of the day. Pays great attention to detail with stages having a special finishing move dependant on that areas background. All good fun and adding up to as marvellous martial fest.
Gamecube
Action
Nintendo gets edgy with its Silicon Knight in shining armour producing a psychological thriller complete with sanity meter that causes the player to freak out if exposed to too much tension. Eerie events aplenty as the Kyoto giant veers to the dark side.
Mega Drive
Sports
Select and boxer and then their attributes in order to rise up the rankings to meet the might Holyfield. Each purse brings with it the opportunity to spend on training the boxer up in new skills. But it will take more than just drinking a few raw egg milk shakes to become the champ. Good attention to detail including sprays of sweat and blood on landing a punch plumb on the jaw.
Sega Saturn
RPG
Beautifully illustrated anime cut scenes in this epic adventure.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Gorgeously animated adventure, playing like an interactive anime with gritty cityscapes and plenty of scrapes in the neon of the big city.
PS2
RPG
Gripping combat and effective third person perspective make Evergrace an enjoyable RPG romp. Taking on giant hornets and crab like prison guards with bare knuckles cant be much fun, so its good to grab a blade as soon as possible.
PS2
RPG
Sequel to the popular action RPG where the team roams lands with impressive draw distances and towns with goat like dogs outside – surely another potential member to join the band of brave expeditioners.
Dreamcast
RPG
Subtitled ‘The World of the Sacred Device.’ Evolution was the second RPG to appear on the system which makes its stunning polygon presentation and enchanting spell effects all the more outstanding.
Wii
Sports
Big 4×4 mother of all trucks going head to head with plenty of hot airs with the fun and frolics of the Wii controller adding much excitement. Being Nintendo developed there’s no need to read the manual Ethe simple controls and well-structured tutorials will soon have players putting their suspensions to the test. Not simply at out and out race either: drivers must balance a podium spot with keeping the fans entertained through stunts, big, comfortably-landed airs, barging opponent vehicles and spectacular crashes to gain sufficient bonus stars. And the well-thought out courses are a real hoot to race on, especially on a turbo.
Famicom Cart
Sports
Fans of the Commodore 64 cracker Kickstart will be right at home here as the fumes mass on this speedway simulator. A real chest of gold in Nintendo’s back catalogue that was updated to the N64. Fun from start to finish with big jumps and brave bends for those who refuse to relinquish grip on the throttle.
Nintendo 64
Sports
Some excellent courses both indoors and out to rip up and some with jumps to give even Evel Knievel sweaty palms. In true Nintendo style hidden extras are unlockable including extra courses such as the sand dune endurance race to put out ten fires within the time limit or playing football on the bike. But the biggest treat is the previous release of Excitebike is hidden away there too.
PS2
Sports
Any game with that boasts Cha Kato in his underwear and glasses cant take itself too seriously all the time. Plenty of tight pants and tight spots with clearly distinguishable wrestlers each having their own signature moves to help manipulate your spine into impossible contours. Known as WWE Smack Down in the West.
Famicom Disk System
Sports
Solid overhead kick around with Konamis fine flair for presentation and good arcade mechanics to ensure the ball hits the back on the net with frequent regularity. Definite promotion contender.
Famicom Cart
Shooter
Vertical scrolling shooting action bringing that arcade feel home to the Famicom that dominated homes from Honshu to Okinawa.
Famicom Cart
Shoot Em Up
Great innovation on the Galaxian or Space Invader theme that sees the players ship progressing forward given a sense of momentum by the 3D style scrolling landscape below. The shooting action has tight collision detection and some great, old school sound effects.
Playstation
Simulation
Interweaves different time zones from the past, present and future very cleverly to make for a seamless anime adventure with tasty cut scenes as seasoned anime veterans may expect with those fine production values overflowing into the game too.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Colourful adventure title with surprising depth to the quest, all very well acted.