Top 10 Co-op Mega Drive Classics

Co-op is one of the first things I think of when I reminisce about gaming on the Mega Drive as a youngster. My parents were always keen to see me and my slightly-younger brother play together, and it was that little bit easier to convince them to buy us a game if it had co-op. …

BLOG: Time To Buy All My Favourite Games, Again

  I shouldn’t really be excited about Sega Mega Drive Classics, I already own most of these games as cartridges, some of them as individual downloads on various consoles, most of them again as the ‘Ultimate’ Mega Drive collection on Xbox 360 (and PSP) and - best of all - my selection of the ones …

REVIEW: Shinobi [B]

System 16 Arcade, 1987 by Sega. There's an endearing goofiness to Musashi's sprite in this game, looking more like a boy in ninja fancy dress than a master warrior as he struts his way from left to right. But don't be fooled - his credentials are soon proved as he begins unloading endless streams of …

REVIEW: 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker [C]

Dreamcast, 2000 by Sega. It was developed as part of Sega's 'real life career' series of Naomi arcade games but don't let that fool you - 18 Wheeler is about as true-to-life as After Burner. Sat behind the humongous wheel of a 'big rig,' your goal in this game is to safely transport increasingly weighty cargo …

Top 10 Favourite Games

I always find it interesting to read people's top 10 videogames lists and see the weird and wonderful, sometimes obscure and overlooked, titles that feature on them. They're a chance to disregard the 'usual candidates' that big publications are almost obliged to tout and celebrate some of the medium's treasured cult classics. But even more …

BLOG: OutRun 2 SP At An Airport Arcade

At any time and in any place, an OutRun 2 SP cabinet demands to be played, even if it happens to be 8am while waiting for a flight from John Lennon Airport in Liverpool. I was surprised I was able to play coherently at all but managed to clear the game a few times, the …