Category Archives: Namco

#53: Soul Calibur II

Format: GameCube Genre: Fighting Released: 2003 Developer: Namco The Soul Calibur games are without doubt my favourite 3D fighting games, and I reckon Soul Calibur II – specifically the GameCube version – is the best of the lot. It certainly … Continue reading

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#26: Katamari Damacy

Format: Playstation 2 Genre: Miscellaneous Released: 2004 Developer: Namco Katamari Damacy is like some sort of gaming Prozac – every person I showed it to walked away with a smile on their face and a spring in their step, no … Continue reading

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#15: Time Crisis

Format: Coin-Op/Playstation Genre: Light Gun Game Released: 1995/1997 Developer: Namco There’s a simple reason that Time Crisis made my life slightly better – if, in the event of some sort of apocalypse, I was forced into the position where I … Continue reading

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#7: Tekken 2

Format: Playstation Genre: Fighting Released: 1996 Developer: Namco    It’s 2000. Late May. Can’t be sure but I kind of remember it being a Tuesday. It’s lunch time. I’m in the second year of university, in the middle of my summer exams. … Continue reading

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#6: Ridge Racer

Format: Playstation Genre: Racing Released: 1995 Developer: Namco There was a time back in the late 80s and early 90s when you just couldn’t escape the phrase ‘arcade perfect’ in computer game magazines. Or rather, endless moaning about how ‘arcade … Continue reading

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