Game Reviews8/10
Lammy’s Guitar Solos Are Not Scripted, and That Is the Whole Point
A 1999 PlayStation rhythm game from the PaRappa team swaps rap for guitar, casting a shy lamb who rocks vacuum cleaners, fire hoses and plane yokes.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Skateboarding’s Most Influential Video Game Holds Up Because of Its Timer, Not Its Tricks
A retrospective review of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999): the two-minute clock, combo scoring, special gauge, and why the PlayStation original still holds up.
Game Reviews7/10
Die Hard Trilogy: Three Games, One Trench Coat, and a 7/10
Die Hard Trilogy packed three movies into three genres on one PlayStation disc in 1996. A retro review of Probe Entertainment's ambitious movie tie-in.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Review — 7.5/10
A retro review of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Silicon Knights' 1996 vampire action-adventure — its blood health bar, cruel story, and lasting flaws.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Dino Crisis 2 Review: Capcom’s Action Sequel Swaps Survival Horror for Extinction Points
Dino Crisis 2 swapped survival horror for arcade action in 2000, adding Extinction Points and a jungle of pre-rendered terror. A review scored 8.6/10.
Game Reviews4.2/10
Fear Effect’s striking imagery can’t make its story feel worth the weirdness
Fear Effect (2000) pioneered cel-shaded looks and FMV backgrounds on PlayStation. A retrospective on Kronos Digital's striking but punishing cult game.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Review
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins (1998) made silence the ninja's real weapon. A retro review of Rikimaru, Ayame, the Ki meter, and why stealth became a genre.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Syphon Filter 2 Review: A Cold, Well-Earned Sequel
Syphon Filter 2 review: Eidetic's 2000 PlayStation sequel splits Gabe and Lian, adds split-screen multiplayer, and ends on one of the era's coldest betrayals.
Game Reviews7/10
Grand Theft Auto 2 Ditched the Top-Down Camera and Still Couldn’t Find Its Own Identity
Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) review: DMA Design's top-down sequel set in Anywhere City, with gang loyalty, wanted levels, and a score of 7.0/10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
The First Grand Theft Auto Found the Series’ Formula From Above
Grand Theft Auto hit PlayStation in 1997 with top-down crime, six levels and a points system that still holds up. A review of the debut that started it all.
Game Reviews8/10
Twisted Metal 2 Turns Vehicular Combat Into a Global Tour of Destruction
Twisted Metal 2 review: the 1996 sequel took the arena combat global, added cloak, shield and fire bombs, and gave the campaign two boss fights worth playing.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Point Blank’s losing team still gets paid, and that’s the point
Point Blank (2008) review: Zepetto's free-to-play PC shooter, its two factions, eight character models, short loadout window, and 7.1 critic score.