Category Archives: Playstation
Podcast 19: Resident Evil 2 (#92)
Format: Playstation Genre: Survival Horror Released: 1998 Developer: Capcom It’s been quite a journey for this podcast. Way back in early 2008, right at the very beginning of the blog, Ian decided he was going to write a post about … Continue reading
Filed under 1998, Capcom, Playstation, Podcast, Survival Horror
#87: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Format: Playstation Genre: Extreme Sports Released: 2000 Developer: Neversoft Back in the year 2000 I was halfway through my English Literature degree in Southampton, but during the holidays I could usually be found propping up the sofa at Paul, Phil … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, Extreme Sports, Neversoft, Playstation
#84: Spider-Man
Format: Playstation Genre: Action Adventure/Beat-em Up Released: 2000 Developer: Neversoft ‘Greetings True Believers! It’s me, the Sensational, Surprising, Staggering Stan Lee! During the 60s I (co)created loads of iconic Silver Age superheroes and villains – The Fantastic Four, X-Men, the … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, Action Adventure, Fighting, Neversoft, Playstation
#73: Gran Turismo
Format: Playstation Genre: Racing Released: 1998 Developer: Polyphony Digital Last month, after a year of carefully preparing the case for why we should upgrade to high definition, I finally persuaded my girlfriend that we definitely, definitely needed an HDTV. She … Continue reading
Filed under 1998, Playstation, Polyphony Digital, Racing
#65: Tomb Raider
Format: Playstation Genre: Platform/Third Person Shooter Released: 1996 Developer: Core Design I’ve just finished playing Tomb Raider: Underworld, so now seems like a good time to look back on the first Tomb Raider game – arguably the best one in … Continue reading
Filed under 1996, Core Design, Platform, Playstation, Third Person Shooter
#62: Bushido Blade
Format: Playstation Genre: Fighting Released: 1998 Developer: Light Weight Playing Bushido Blade for the first time was a very frustrating experience indeed. Your first instinct, as with any fighting game, is just to rush at your opponent, whacking all the … Continue reading
Filed under 1998, Fighting, Light Weight, Playstation
#61: Hogs of War
Format: Playstation Genre: Turn-Based Tatics Released: 2000 Developer: Infogrames Studios If anyone has listened to our podcasts (anyone?) then you’ll know there are lots and lots of games that I haven’t played. So it seems fitting that in one of my … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, Infogrames Studios, Playstation, Turn-Based Tactics
#52: Wipeout 2097
Format: Playstation Genre: Racing Released: 1996 Developer: Psygnosis This is a kind of an embarrassing thing to admit now, but when I first played Wipeout 2097 it seemed one of the most achingly cool things I had ever seen. But I bet many of … Continue reading
Filed under 1996, Playstation, Psygnosis, Racing
