Tag: shooter

Winback – Nintendo 64

The missing link of the modern 3rd person shooter. Platform:  Nintendo 64 Developer:  Omega Force Publisher:  Koei Release Date (NA):  September 23, 1999 Genre: Third-Person Shooter Nerd Rating:  7.5/10 Reviewed by Gunsavior In the 5th generation of consoles, few games were more earth shattering than Metal Gear Solid (PSX). From its cinematic presentation to its innovative… Continue reading Winback – Nintendo 64

Blacklight: Retribution – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Zombie Studios Publisher: Perfect World Entertainment Release Date: April 3, 2012 Genre: FPS Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Proto Joe Remember the 2010 first-person shooter Blacklight: Tango Down? I don’t blame you if you didn’t. While the game was decent, it was completely overshadowed by other big hits of the… Continue reading Blacklight: Retribution – PC

Shadows of the Damned – Xbox 360

Platform: Xbox 360 Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: June 21, 2011 Genre: Action / Third Person Shooter Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Solo Joelo For anyone familiar with Suda 51’s work, Shadows of the Damned will stick out like a sore thumb. For anyone not familiar with Suda 51’s work,… Continue reading Shadows of the Damned – Xbox 360

Black Fire – Sega Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developer: Novologic Publisher: Sega / Virgin Interactive Release Date (NA): 1995 Genre: Flight simulator, 3D Shooter Nerd Rating: 4.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Black Hawk Down! Black Hawk Down! Combat helicopter battling is here, and your Sega Saturn is fueling the way. Black Fire takes your average 3D graphics, and makes… Continue reading Black Fire – Sega Saturn

Half-Life 2 – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Valve Software Publisher: Valve Software Release Date: November 16, 2004 Genre: FPS ESRB Rating: M Nerd Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Malefico Half-Life 2, the much anticipated sequel to the original, has the enviable honor of being part of a franchise that some have called the best FPS games ever made.… Continue reading Half-Life 2 – PC

INSURGENCY – PC

Platform: PC Developer: New World Interactive Publisher: New World Interactive Release Date: January 22, 2014 Genre: FPS, cooperative tactical shooter ESRB Rating: N/A Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Malefico When I sat down to review INSURGENCY (titled Insurgency 2 when first announced), the long-anticipated follow-up to Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat, I did so… Continue reading INSURGENCY – PC

Super Smash T.V. – Super Nintendo

Platform: Super Nintendo Developer: Beam Software Publisher: Acclaim Release Date (NA): 1992 Genre: Run & Gun Nerd Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry The arcade classic is now in your home! Super Smash T.V. brings to your cabinet-cased T.V. all of the mayhem and madness that you remember from the arcade except now… Continue reading Super Smash T.V. – Super Nintendo

Parasite Eve II – PlayStation

Nerd Bacon reviews Parasite Eve II for PlayStation. The look and gameplay in this horror action rpg differ greatly from the original. Is that good or bad?

Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters – Sega Genesis

Lethal Enforcers II puts you in the wild west with a Konami Justifier pistol in your hand… Taking on all the outlaws solo is why you’re so badass!

Lethal Enforcers – Sega CD

The arcade classic comes to the Sega Genesis and Sega CD! Lethal Enforcers takes the shooting gallery fun of the arcades and ports it exceptionally well.

Sol-Feace – Sega CD

Platform: Sega CD Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Sega Release Date: October 1992 Genre: Shmup, shooter, horizontal shooter Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 *See bottom of review for cheat codes. Screw battletoads… This might be the hardest game EVER made.  Read on and you’ll see why. Immediately following the developer’s introduction, Sol-Feace kicks off the… Continue reading Sol-Feace – Sega CD

Strikers 1945 – PlayStation / Arcade

Nerd Bacon’s Nerdberry reviews one of the most hardcore shmups on the Arcade, Strikers 1945. Short on quarters? Pick up the PlayStation version instead, reviewed right here.