Master of Orion
Reading Time: 10 minutesMy glacial exploration of all things 4X makes some progress. Head out and conquer the stars – before the other civilizations do!
Author: The J Man
loves him some video games, of all eras and types. Finds them, plays them, then writes about them here for curious future generations. Follow him on Twitter at @BurningStickMan for even more musings and questionable life decisions.
Master of Orion
Last Rites
Reading Time: 8 minutesZombie-themed FPS that’s been called an early Left 4 Dead. Take some ineffectual AI drones into a deserted city to complete missions and bust undead skulls.
CyberMage: Darklight Awakening
Reading Time: 8 minutesHunted by the corporate overlords, you’re the CyberMage. Using guns, magic, and vehicles, you’ll show NeCrom who’s the baddest cat in future wherever-you-are. From some of the designers that brought you System Shock and Deus Ex.
The Amazing Spider-Man vs The Kingpin
Reading Time: 6 minutesBuried in with the CD remakes of previous 16-bit games is this rare case, where “remake” wasn’t code for “same game with CD music.”
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt’s the 90s, so The Amazing Spider-Man needed an amazing scrolling brawler. This one’s close, but no… um… spider?
X-Wing vs TIE Fighter: Balance of Power
Reading Time: 6 minutesX-Wing vs TIE Fighter jumped onto the growing online multiplayer landscape, but left the story-driven campaign back home. Balance of Power is the taxi she called.