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Heretic II, PC

February 16, 2022 Mallo 6 Comments

Heretic II is the de-facto sequel to Heretic, developed by Raven Software and published by Activision in 1998. It is a third-person fantasy action game that uses a modified version of the Quake II engine.

Heretic II sees the return of Corvus in a new adventure in the land of Parthoris. Upon arriving in Parthoris Corvus discovers that the town has been swept with a mysterious plague, so he sets out to investigate. He soon wishes he hadn’t as he discovers that he too is infected, so embarks on a quest to cure himself. This takes him through a variety of different environments, all filled with dangerous traps and monsters.

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Atari Corporation, Atari Lynx, Epyx

Gauntlet: The Third Encounter, Atari Lynx

July 29, 2021 Mallo 2 Comments

While Gauntlet: The Third Encounter is an admirable effort on the Atari Lynx, it has to be said that it really isn’t Gauntlet. Not the Gauntlet that we know and love anyway…

Which isn’t a surprise when you take into account the fact that this game didn’t start out as Gauntlet – it was called “Time Quests and Treasure Chests” and was developed by Epyx, and was later turned into a Gauntlet game by Atari for “brand recognition purposes”.

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gog.com, Homebrew, Megadrive/Genesis, Modern Retro, Steam, WaterMelon

Pier Solar and the Great Architects, Megadrive/Genesis

August 8, 2020 Mallo 1 Comment

Pier Solar and the Great Architects is a famous homebrew Role-Playing Game released in 2010. It was developed by a team called WaterMelon and was initially released on cartridge exclusively for the Sega Megadrive.

Since then, though, it has been ported to a number of different platforms, including HD remakes for Dreamcast, PlayStation 3 & 4, Wii U, PC, XBox One, and Android.

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Level-5, PSP, Sony

Jeanne d’Arc, PSP

March 17, 2020 Mallo 1 Comment

This interesting 2006 release is based loosely on the story of Joan of Arc and her struggles against the English occupation of France during The Hundred Year War of the 15th Century.

Jeanne d’Arc is a cutesy fantasy adventure with magic and tactical combat sections (in the style of Ogre Battle and Final Fantasy Tactics), developed by Japanese video game developer Level-5.

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Arcade, Konami

Pooyan, Arcade

February 25, 2020 Mallo 1 Comment

A relatively obscure arcade game from Konami, released into arcades in 1982. Pooyan is a simple, but hectic (and fun) shooting game where you play a mother pig, moving up and down a cliff in a basket, trying to rescue, then protect, her piglets from invading wolves with a bow and arrow. It’s a bizarre idea that works very well as a video game.

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BioWare, Electronic Arts, gog.com, PC, Steam, Windows

Dragon Age: Origins, PC

February 11, 2020 Mallo Leave a comment

Developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts in 2009, Dragon Age: Origins is a hardcore, third-person Role-Playing Game in the style of Knights of the Old Republic (also developed by BioWare), Vampire: the Masquerade – Redemption, and Neverwinter Nights.

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Amiga CD32, Core Design, The 8th Day

Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds, Amiga CD32

February 5, 2020 Mallo 2 Comments

The sequel to the quirky Amiga adventure Heimdall, Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds was developed by The 8th Day and published by Core Design in 1994. In my opinion: it is more enjoyable than the first game, although not without its faults.

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Atari, gog.com, PC, Troika Games, Windows

The Temple of Elemental Evil, PC

January 21, 2020 Mallo Leave a comment

The Temple of Elemental Evil [ToEE] is a licensed Dungeons & Dragons RPG that was first released in 2003 by Atari. It is based on the Greyhawk campaign setting and uses the D&D 3.5 edition ruleset.

One look at The Temple of Elemental Evil and you’re going to think: “Baldur’s Gate“… Because it very much looks and plays like that particular game. That said: the game does have some heritage in the Fallout series, because Tim Cain (the director of the original Fallout) was also director of this.

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Game Boy Advance, Namco, Wolf Team

Tales of Phantasia, Game Boy Advance

September 15, 2019 Mallo 1 Comment

This 2003 remake of Namco‘s SNES classic Tales of Phantasia was the first time the game had been officially translated into English.

While much of the game remains the same, there are a few differences.

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Namco, Super Nintendo, Wolf Team

Tales of Phantasia, Super Nintendo