REVIEW: Crazy Taxi [A]

Naomi / Dreamcast, 1999 by Sega. Sega was briefly obsessed with making games based on everyday professions - pilot, firefighter, truck driver - and while the company's instinct for crafting exciting arcade experiences turned most of these concepts into unlikely winners, one stood out as being the best of the bunch - ironically the one …

Top 10 Songs From Sonic Adventure

Here's a taste of the brilliant music from Sonic Adventure, as a follow-on to my Replay Challenge review of the game. The videos come courtesy of this BrawlBRSTMs3 X playlist. 10. Welcome to Station Square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfqloFaznDA 9. Pleasure Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1pm6MCagi4 8. Run Through the Speed Highway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxpUkja0j0s 7. Theme of Eggman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7uHTaazsXo 6. Crank the …

REVIEW: Sonic Adventure [B]

Dreamcast, 1998 by Sega. Sonic and co exploded onto the Dreamcast in Sonic Adventure, their first ‘proper’ foray into the world of 3D platforming and a bold restart for the series after a couple of sub-par installments in the mid-90s. It came with a weight of expectation, launching alongside the console and clearly signalling Sega’s …

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 …

Jet Set Radio HD Comparison

Sega rolled back the years in 2012 with an HD re-release of Jet Set Radio as a download on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. It gave the game a welcome fresh lick of paint, introduced widescreen and added dual analogue controls, generally bringing this classic up to speed with the modern day. Unless you're the …

REVIEW: Jet Set Radio [A]

Dreamcast, 2000 by Sega. Sixteen years ago Smilebit, the Sega team set up with the aim of bringing “joy and smile into the whole world”, did just that with the all-action Jet Set Radio. It was a story of youthful rebellion in a near-future Japan, where gangs of spray-can toting teens roam Tokyo-to on magnetically-driven rollerskates, …