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Far Cry Instincts, XBox

A ‘consolised’ remake of the PC version of Far Cry, released for the original XBox in 2005, by Ubisoft. Far Cry Instincts was developed by Ubisoft Montreal.

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Batty, ZX Spectrum

Written by Mark Crane and first published by Hit-Pak (the budget label of Elite Systems) in 1987, Batty is a clone of the games Breakout, and Arkanoid, but with a few of its own unique features.

The game was a minor hit on the ZX Spectrum and was also released for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64.

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Mega Apocalypse, Commodore 64

Mega Apocalypse is the sequel to Crazy Comets. It was programmed by Simon Nicol, with graphics by Bob Stevenson and music by Rob Hubbard, and was published for the Commodore 64 by Martech in 1987. It is a single-screen shooter in which you have to destroy a series of planets to complete each stage.

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Hyper Dyne Side Arms, Arcade

Hyper Dyne Side Arms is a horizontally-scrolling shooter, developed and published by Capcom in 1986. It can be played by two players simultaneously and features special combination attacks that can be performed when both players merge together. The game, of course, can also be played single-player.

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Soulcalibur IV, PlayStation 3

The fourth Soulcalibur game was once again developed by Project Soul for Namco. It was first released in 2008 for the PS3 and XBox 360, through Namco Bandai Games.

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Soulcalibur III, PlayStation 2

The third instalment in the Soulcalibur series was developed by Project Soul and published by Namco in 2005. Soulcalibur III was first released for the PlayStation 2, and was later followed by an improved arcade version (it was actually the last Soulcalibur game to receive an arcade release).

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, PC

Developed by Infinity Ward and first published by Activision in 2007, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the point where the Call of Duty series went from merely just “big” to absolutely stratospheric.

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Unreal Tournament 2004, PC

Epic Games‘ Unreal Tournament 2004 is the third game in the Unreal Tournament series, and is an updated version of its predecessor, Unreal Tournament 2003.

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1943: The Battle of Midway, Arcade

1943: The Battle of Midway is the sequel to Capcom‘s 1984 arcade hit, 1942, and it really takes this WWII-themed bullet hell shooter to another level. It was first released into arcades in 1987.

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, PlayStation 3

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is a fighting-based action game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision in 2006. In it you control a team of four Marvel superheroes, chosen from a pool of 23 playable characters (not all of which are available from the start – you must unlock some of them), and going up against the forces of Doctor Doom.

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