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.
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.
A retro review of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Silicon Knights' 1996 vampire action-adventure — its blood health bar, cruel story, and lasting flaws.
Fear Effect (2000) pioneered cel-shaded looks and FMV backgrounds on PlayStation. A retrospective on Kronos Digital's striking but punishing cult game.
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.
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.
Armored Core: Master of Arena (1999) turned the Arena into the spine of FromSoftware's mech series. A review of the trilogy's strongest, least welcoming entry.
R-Type Delta hit PlayStation in 1998 as Irem's fourth shooter and the series' first full 3D entry, adding the Dose System and Delta Attack.
Mega Man X5, Capcom's intended finale to the X series, pits X and Zero against a falling space colony with a countdown that changes everything.
Mega Man Legends 2 sends Volnutt after four keys to the Mother Lode on PlayStation. A review of Capcom's 2000 sequel, its dungeons, and its cliffhanger.
Mega Man Legends review: how Capcom's 1997 PlayStation action-adventure moved Mega Man into 3D, from Kattelox Island to Mega Man Juno.
Street Fighter Alpha 3 review: three isms, the Guard Power Gauge, World Tour mode, and why the PlayStation roster misses Final M. Bison. Score: 9/10.
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