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The Duel: Test Drive II IGDB
1989-12-31
genre: Racing / Simulation platform: DOS / macOS / Commodore C64 / 128 / MAX developer: Distinctive Software publisher: Dro Soft
The Duel: Test Drive II is a cross-platform racing game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade in 1989. It is the second entry in the Test Drive series of video games.

Like the original Test Drive, the focus of The Duel is driving exotic cars through dangerous highways, evading traffic, and trying to escape police pursuits. While the first game in the series had the player simply racing for time in a single scenario, Test Drive II improves upon its predecessor by introducing varied scenery, and giving the player the option of racing against the clock or competing against a computer-controlled opponent.

The player initially is given the opportunity to choose a car to drive and a level of difficulty, which in turn determines whether the car will use an automatic or manual transmission—the number of difficulty options varies between gaming platforms. Levels begin with the player’s car (and the computer opponent, if selected) idling on a roadway. Primarily these are two to four lane public highways with many turns; each level is different, and they include obstacles such as bridges, cliffs, and tunnels in addition to the other cars already on the road. Each level also has one or more police cars along the course.

The goal of each level is to reach the gas station at the end of the course in the least amount of time. Stopping at the gas station is not mandatory, and one could drive past it if inattentive. The consequence of not stopping results in running out of gas, and thus losing a car (life). The player begins the game with 5 lives, one of which is lost each time that the player crashes into something. If the player completes a level without crashing or running out of gas, then he or she is awarded a bonus life. In addition to losing a life, crashing adds thirty seconds to the player's time. Cars could crash into other traffic or off-road obstacles such as trees; they could crash by falling off the cliff on one of the mountain levels, or they could sustain too much damage by staying off the roadway for too long on the flatland levels. Players could also lose a life when using a manual transmission by redlining and consequently blowing the engine. Crashing into a police car instantly ends the game, regardless of the number of lives the player has left.

Police cars appear in every level, and if the player is driving faster than the speed limit when encountering one of them, the police car will follow in pursuit. If at any point while being pursued the police car is able to pass the player’s car, the player is forced to pull over and receives a ticket stating the offense and the speed of the vehicle. While this doesn’t cost the player a life, it does take away valuable time. Players can avoid being pursued by police by slowing down before encountering them, anticipating them through the aid of a radar detector, which comes standard in all vehicles in the game.
July 10, 2024 stopped playing
3 cars and 3 tracks, kinda pitiful selection. But the actual tracks have a lot of nuance, there's police, traffic, gas stations. And even this game from 1989 has better handling than Ridge Racer.

Back before we got PC, this was the closest thing to a driving simulator we had. My brother played a lot of it. Don't think it aged very well though, as literally every aspect of the game has been done better since.
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Batman Returns IGDB
1992-02-19
genre: Platformer / Adventure platform: Genesis/Mega Drive developer: Malibu Interactive publisher: Sega
Batman Returns is a beat-em-up side-scrolling game designed for the Sega consoles. It was published by Sega.

The game allows the player to experience seven scenes that were featured in the film of the same name. Batman must fight his way through the Red Triangle Circus Gang, using the various weapons and fighting moves he has available. Each level has a unique boss which must be defeated in order for the player to progress to the next level.
Sept. 6, 2024 stopped playing
The devs in the 90s must've hated kids, but the kids in the 90s must've been masochistic. I remember actually getting far in this game as like an 8-year-old. Now I'm 30 and I cry for my mommy after 10 minutes with this game. In a way, it made me feel younger than I've ever felt.

That being said, the graphics in this game are very detailed and much more atmospheric than the first one. And the gameplay is more complex.

But I've been spoiled by the Arkham games to the point that I can't with this game.
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Back 4 Blood
6.8 (12 ratings) other title: 喋血复仇 / 喋血復仇 2021-10-12
genre: 射击 / 角色扮演 platform: Windows / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S developer: Turtle Rock Studios, Inc. publisher: WB Games
2021 cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Turtle Rock Studios
The Bridge
7.9 (21 ratings) other title: / The Bridge (ゲーム) 2013-02-22
genre: 横版过关 / Puzzle platform: Windows / macOS / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / Wii U developer: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild / Mario Castañeda publisher: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild / Midnight City
《桥》是一款由Ty Taylor and Mario Castañeda制作,The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild发行的独立2D解谜游戏,游戏的画面风格非常另类,是全黑白的色调,玩家需要在这奇异的世界中解开一个又一个的难题。
Sept. 15, 2024 stopped playing
Really cool aesthetics and a mysterious premise. I don't have enough patience to solve that mystery though. As with any puzzle game, I eventually give up. It did hold me longer than most though.
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Anarch IGDB
genre: Shooter platform: Windows / Linux / PlayStation Vita / Web
Anarch is extremely small, completely public domain, no-dependency, no-file, portable suckless anarcho-pacifist from-scratch 90s-style Doom clone that runs everywhere, made for the benefit of all living beings. It's greatly moddable and hackable.
Sept. 15, 2024 stopped playing
Are you a fan of seeing? Then don't play this. This shit will destroy your eyes. It's like Duke Nukem 3D on Sega Genesis.
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The Adventures of Batman & Robin IGDB
1995-08-02
genre: Shooter / Platformer platform: Genesis/Mega Drive publisher: Sega
The Mega Drive/Genesis version, developed by Clockwork Tortoise and published by Sega, is a run 'n' gun where both Batman and Robin must stop Mr. Freeze, who plans to freeze Gotham City. In order to keep the duo busy, he also frees the Joker, Two-Face and the Mad Hatter, each one with their own agenda. The Joker celebrates his birthday wreaking havoc in Gotham and stealing diamonds, Two-Face tries to take over the city from above, and Mad Hatter is creating a robot army in his surreal lair.

The game can be played by two players simultaneously; one player with Batman, and the other with Robin. Both characters are identical in terms of playability, and both use batarangs, bolas, or shurikens in long-range attacks, while using melee attacks at short range. There are four levels consisting of several stages, mostly of a straight left-to-right traverse to the end where the boss awaits. In some levels the game switches to a side-scrolling shooter, in which the players must control the Batwings.

The game is regarded as being extremely difficult to complete, and also known for showcasing some of the most impressive special effects on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It also features a soundtrack by Jesper Kyd. This accounts for the relatively high quality of Kyd's compositions, as well as the fairly simple FM synthesized nature of the game's sound effects.
Oct. 9, 2024 stopped playing
On some basic level, this is a competent shoot-em-up/beat-em-up with amazing graphics for Sega Genesis standards. But it's just ridiculously relentless. It's an infinite stream of enemies coming from all directions all the time. My right thumb literally got tired a couple minutes into it. I can't play this.
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A2 Racer III: Europa Tour IGDB
2000-12-31
genre: Racing / Simulation platform: Windows / PlayStation developer: Davilex Games publisher: Davilex Games
Part 3 in the Dutch A2 Racer series takes the player to London, Berlin and Vienna. The gameplay remains the same with illegal street races on well known highways and cities.

During the races players have to collect power-ups, like money, fuel and time extensions. He has to avoid getting caught by the cops and reach the finish line before his opponents do.
Oct. 15, 2024 stopped playing
Very basic racer with decent handling and graphics, but awful physics and collision model. The speeds are rather slow, and it's rather easy. You can even drive on grass and it doesn't feel different at all, nor do you lose any speed. It kinda just feels boring, almost like you're not racing but just driving through the streets that manifest into reality in front of your eyes (the pop-in). You can earn money and upgrade/repair the car in between races, which is cool. The worst thing here is that the tracks will usually branch out into a lot of roads that seem driveable, but actually have invisible walls before them. Sometimes they will even be in the middle of the track.
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Autobahn Raser II IGDB
1999-12-31
genre: Racing / Simulation platform: Windows / PlayStation developer: Davilex Games publisher: Davilex Games
Autobahn Raser II is the second installment in the German spin-off of the Davilex Racer series. Like in the first game the player races on the German Autobahn passing through various cities including Berlin, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and the Austrian captiol Vienna.
Oct. 15, 2024 stopped playing
Literally the same game as A2 Racer III, except with different tracks and cars.
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Night Trap Douban
other title: 午夜陷阱 1992-10-15
genre: 模拟 / 角色扮演 platform: Windows / macOS / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch
Night Trap is an interactive movie video game developed by Digital Pictures and originally released for the Sega CD in 1992. The game is presented primarily through the use of full motion video (FMV). In Night Trap, the player takes the role of a special agent tasked to watch over teenage girls visiting a house which, unbeknownst to them, is full of danger. The player watches live surveillance footage of the house and triggers traps to capture anyone seen endangering the girls. The primary antagonists are Augers, vampiric beings who want to capture the girls for their blood. The player can freely switch their view between different cameras to keep watch over the girls and eavesdrop on conversations to follow the story and listen for clues.
Oct. 18, 2024 stopped playing
There is a huge potential here for something artistic, but the game doesn't really want to tap into it.

You get to pretty much spy on a family, and choose between watching them and watching/neutralizing the invaders. What sucks is that the game basically forces you to focus on the invaders. I'd love to just watch the live-action footage recorded for this game without the pressure of having to flip through cameras and tediously wait for the invaders to get to the position where you can activate the trap. The actual gameplay here is super basic and gets old in minutes. Also, past a certain point I got confused and didn't know what I was supposed to do. The traps stopped working, and there's this color selection thing that I don't know what it's for, and the game doesn't bother to explain anything.
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Chronicles of the Wolf IGDB
2025-06-19
genre: Platformer / Adventure platform: Windows / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 5 developer: Migami Games publisher: PixelHeart
Chronicles of the Wolf is a 2D gothic Metroidvania where you play as Mateo Lombardo, a knight hunting the Beast of Gévaudan in 18th-century France. The game features exploration, challenging combat, and a dark, folklore-inspired story with hand-drawn cutscenes and a haunting soundtrack.

In Chronicles of the Wolf, you’ll play as Mateo Lombardo, the last apprentice of the Rose Cross Order, on a quest to hunt the infamous Beast of Gévaudan. This dark and thrilling platforming adventure blends fast-paced combat, challenging exploration, and deep storytelling, making it a must-play for fans of the genre.
RoboCop IGDB
2003-04-30
genre: Shooter / Racing platform: Windows / PlayStation 2 / Xbox / GameCube developer: Titus Software publisher: MGM Interactive
RoboCop allows the player to play as RoboCop and to uncover a sinister plot involving OCP, local gangsters dealing a deadly new synthetic drug and a powerful cyborg known only as MIND. As a last hope, RoboCop must capture, destroy, or arrest hostile characters in a desperate search for clues and evidence.

Robocop places you in the titanium-coated-with-kevlar boots of Alex Murphy, killed in the line of duty and resurrected as the cyborg officer Robocop. The 2003 game features a new plot not featured in any of the films. Crime is up in Neo-Detroit due to the rapid proliferation of a new designer drug "Brain Drain," and the efforts of crime lord William Nexx to control its profitable distribution. Meanwhile, a mayoral race is heating up and getting dirty. And of course, mega-corporation OCP's role in all this is almost certain, but unclear.
Star Wars: Battlefront - Renegade Squadron IGDB
2007-11-09
genre: Shooter platform: PSP developer: Rebellion Developments publisher: LucasArts
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron is an all-new project in the Battlefront saga exclusively for the PlayStation Portable, designed to offer an all-new storyline in the single-player mode and extremely robust PSP multiplayer options.

The story in this game follow the previously secret "Renegade Squadron" that was made up of the galaxy's toughest scoundrels. As the plot unfolds, players will learn how Han Solo recruited and assembled his team and used their many talents for missions in Korriban's Valley of the Sith, the rocky remains of Alderaan, and the fiery ashes of the volcanic planet, Sullust. In addition to single-player story missions, Renegade Squadron allows up to 16 players to compete via Infrastructure mode (eight-person support for ad hoc), with a special 100-point spending system to purchase custom kits with more than a million different combinations that can be used to create unique Star Wars characters.
Star Wars: Battlefront - Elite Squadron IGDB
2009-11-03
genre: Shooter / Adventure platform: PSP developer: Rebellion Developments publisher: LucasArts
Fight epic all-in-one battles spanning ground, space and capital ship connected battlefronts. Use classic Star Wars vehicles to travel from the ground, up into the air and then into space where you will continue the battle among, and even aboard, enormous Capital Ships.

Immerse yourself in an engrossing original story campaign that spans the entire Star Wars saga and beyond, plus engage expanded gameplay features like deeper character customization, hundreds of unlockable achievements, new multiplayer stats, deadly new weapons, new heroes and villains, new Star Wars worlds and much more!
Contra III: The Alien Wars Bangumi
other title: 魂斗罗精神 / 魂斗罗3 1992-02-28
genre: ACT platform: SNES
游戏系统

游戏的系统相对前两代有了很大的变化。
操作方面:主角能够同时拥有两种武器,通过SFC手柄上的X键可以切换,死亡时只丢失当前使用的武器;增加了“定位射击”的动作,按住R键攻击时可以站在原地固定不动任意向八个方向射击;L、R键同时按住时再按攻击可以同时使用手上的两种武器乱射。
武器方面:机枪M和增加子弹速度的R被取消,加入了爆发弹C和GB版的魂斗罗中出现的新武器——追踪弹H(但每次发射的子弹数量变为一颗)。霰弹S也出于武器平衡性的考虑降低了攻击力。火焰弹F变为按住不放即可在一定范围内持续喷射火焰的火焰喷射器。以前的瞬间无敌被改为街机版《超级魂斗罗》的俯视画面中出现的可由玩家自由选择时间发动的炸弹。每条命自带一个,在游戏中还可以得到更多,损失一条生命后炸弹数量也重新变成一个。主角在第一关还可以乘坐坦克。
游戏加入了难度选择系统,只有NORMAL和HARD难度下才可能与真正的最终BOSS交手。

情节

公元2636年,不甘心数次失败的异形终于发动了对地球的大规模侵略战争,在异形压倒性的科技面前,人类一时束手无策,面对敌人的攻击节节败退,两度打败异形的魂斗罗小队的传奇战士比尔和兰斯再度临危受命,前去直接破坏敌人的中枢系统,以协助人类展开反击。

游戏流程

游戏共有6关,其中1、3、6为常规横版卷轴;4为强制横版卷轴;2、5为俯视视角画面,值得一提的是这两关充分运用了SFC主机的回转放缩机能,玩家可以用L和R键改变主角所面对的方向。主角从被破坏的城市开始,一步步逼近异形的核心。在最后一关,玩家可以看到很多前两作出现的背景和敌人,但在画面表现上都得到了强化。游戏难度极高,没有相当的动作射击游戏基础很难顺利通关。
Nov. 7, 2024 stopped playing
I don't understand the reverence. It's a stream of respawning enemies and some of the challenges require near inhuman reaction times, perhaps even luck.
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Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City IGDB
2006-10-31
genre: Racing platform: PSP / Zeebo developer: Team Fusion publisher: Electronic Arts
Although this version of Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City shares its name with its counterparts, the game is completely different. Unlike the other versions there is no canyon racing or drift racing.

The goal of the game is to build up a gang of the best racers and take over all the city's territories. The driving is all city-based similar to the open world of Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The tuner culture/car customization features started in Need for Speed Underground are also present.

There is a light story, presented as comic book style illustrations, that unfolds as the player take over territories and complete chapters.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes IGDB
2009-10-06
genre: Shooter / Adventure platform: Wii / Windows / PlayStation 2 / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 developer: Lucasfilm Animation Singapore publisher: LucasArts
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes lets Star Wars fans young and old live out the sweeping galactic adventures of the Clone Wars. For the first time ever, players can fight as their favorite Jedi and clone troopers from the preeminent animated television series – from familiar faces like Anakin Skywalker to new heroes like Clone Captain Rex.

A brand-new storyline, which bridges the gap between season one and two, takes the player on a multi-faceted adventure to stop a mysterious techno assassin’s destructive plot. Built around two-player cooperative action, the accessible controls and family-friendly gameplay bring Star Wars fans across generations together like never before to fight the evil Separatists and restore peace to the galaxy.

Experience an all-new and exciting Clone Wars storyline that bridges the gap between season one and two of the TV series as you learn more about the mysterious bounty hunter Cad Bane and hunt down the all-new Skakoan super villain Kul Teska.
Cool Boarders IGDB
1996-08-30
genre: Racing / Sports platform: PlayStation / PlayStation 3 / PSP developer: UEP Systems publisher: UEP Systems
Cool Boarders presents a most awesome and excellent challenge: to out-shred the best boarders on the pro circuit.
Nov. 22, 2024 stopped playing
The douchiest commentator and terrible physics make it kinda funny. You bounce from wall to wall like a pinball. The game almost plays itself if you let it.

But playing it seriously is very hard because steering is not very responsive.
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Songs of Conquest Douban
other title: 征服之歌
genre: 角色扮演 / 策略 platform: Windows
《征服之歌》由《全面战争》和《英雄无敌》启发,将其称为“经典冒险策略”游戏。战斗作为游戏的主要玩法,玩家招募军队,并可以使用名为“精华”的强力法术。游戏将会区分白天和黑夜,并在初始就能够使用四个派系种族,带来怀旧却又令人着迷的游戏体验。
Europe Racer IGDB
2001-09-01
genre: Racing platform: Windows / PlayStation developer: Davilex publisher: Infogrames
Caesar, a former top driver, now organizes illegal car races and invites the player to join Europe Racer, a race through different European cities. The focus is on the racing itself, but players also need to outrun the police who set up road blocks and try to bump cars off the road.

The game has been split up into three game modes: Quick Races (single track, duel, time trial, sudden death), Championship and Adventure. Quick Races offers all cars and tracks with different game types, while championship is divided into three sections, for each of the vehicle types: Standard, Sports Car and ATV. Adventure consists of 20 tracks after each other. The European cities included are London, Vienna, Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona, Athens, Hamburg, Stockholm, Rome, Florence, Paris, Amsterdam, Marseille and Moscow. Each city has distinctive landmarks.

While racing, players can choose to represent a club, based on nationality and with a different car skin. There are more than 30 cars with different speed and handling, from regular cars to sports models and off-road ATVs. During championships vehicles can be upgraded. Players can pick up items while racing, such as boost, repair (cars can be damaged and have a visible damage model), invincibility and cash. The streets are filled with traffic, pedestrians and obstacles. There are different camera perspectives to choose from and there is support for downloadable tracks and cars.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War Steam Melon Log
2018-07-12
genre: Strategy platform: Linux / Windows developer: Proxy Studios publisher: Slitherine Ltd.
Gladius Prime was known to Imperial scholars as a planet of archeological interest. During its colonization ancient relics were found, revealing hints of a shrouded past. But it was more than relics. Something awakened, an unspeakable horror from an ancient past, and the citizens of Gladius found themselves trapped in a terrible war for survival.

Gladius Prime was once a planet of peace. Now there is only war.

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence with the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in the Warhammer universe. Face challenging AI or cooperate or compete with friends and strangers across the globe.



Play as one of four iconic Warhammer factions (Astra Militarum, Space Marines, Orks or Necrons), each with their own unique playstyle and technology tree. Explore a randomly generated world filled with special features and threatening wildlife that can crush your troop's morale. Secure control of powerful ancient artefacts to grant you an edge against rival factions.



Construct cities, buildings and fortifications to expand your empire and produce an army to vanquish your foes. Harvest resources and research new technologies to fuel and upgrade your machinery of war.



Progress through a different storyline with each faction as their destiny on Gladius Prime, a world tainted by the warp, unfolds. In the end, when all the dust has settled, only one faction can emerge victorious.



Command a wide array of devastating weaponry, issue city edicts and deploy tactical operations. Recruit hero units that possess distinct special abilities and can be equipped with items, ranging from advanced grenades to mighty relics of the past. As they become more and more powerful with each rank, they turn into true champions of your cause.
Dec. 6, 2024 stopped playing
Might be one of the ugliest games I've laid my eyes on.
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