Game Reviews7/10
WipEout HD: Fury Review: More Tracks, More Ships, More Modes
WipEout HD: Fury adds 8 tracks, 13 ships and 3 modes to the PS3 racer — an expansion that widens the base game without reinventing it. 7/10.
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Game Reviews8/10
Ridge Racer Type 4 Still Holds Up, and the Reissue Finally Makes It Affordable
Ridge Racer Type 4 review: the 2023 PlayStation port's rewind, quick save and split screen soften a clean, fast racer. Score: 8 of 10.
Game Reviews5.8/10
Heart of Darkness opens on a boy and his dog, and spends most of its running time making them pay for it.
A review of Heart of Darkness, Amazing Studio's 1998 cinematic platformer by Eric Chahi: gorgeous animation, punishing trial-and-error design.
Game Reviews6.3/10
Ape Escape: The DualShock Landmark That Has Aged
Ape Escape was the first game built around the DualShock analog stick. A retrospective review of its gadgets, ape alarm system, and how it holds up today.
Game Reviews8/10
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Review — The 2.5D Platformer That Still Holds Up
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (1997) review — how one 2.5D camera trick and a single throw mechanic still carry Namco's platformer.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Review — A Sequel That Polishes Without Losing Its Edge
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back review — Naughty Dog's 1997 PlayStation sequel, its Warp Rooms, 25 crystals, and why its controls still hold up.
Game Reviews5.6/10
Wild Arms’ Spaghetti Western Setting Outshines Its Combat
Wild Arms brought a Western-fantasy world to PlayStation in 1997. A look at Filgaia, its three heroes, Tools, and why the combat aged badly.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Suikoden II Deserved Better Than the Release It Got
Suikoden II launched quietly in 1998, but Konami's RPG with 108 Stars of Destiny, three combat systems, and a tragic Rune curse is a PlayStation classic.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Why The Legend of Dragoon Still Divides Players Decades After It Flopped
Sony's 1999 RPG The Legend of Dragoon: its $16M budget, Endiness lore, Dragoon combat, million-plus sales, and the 2023 PS4/PS5 re-release.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Vagrant Story Made Its Dungeon the Whole Game
Vagrant Story review: Matsuno's 2000 PS1 cult classic with no shops, no party, just weapon crafting and the ruined city of Leá Monde.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Why Xenogears Still Merits the Patience It Demands
Xenogears review: Square's ambitious PlayStation RPG mixes hand-drawn animation, robot combat, and a reincarnation saga spanning civilizations. Score: 8.4/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Silent Hill: The 1999 Original Is Still the Most Frightening Town in Games
Silent Hill (1999) review: Team Silent's fog-bound PS1 horror classic, its otherworld, clumsy combat, cult story, and why it still works today.