Action Man: Mission Extreme | PS1 Review
Metal Gear Solid fans might want to check this game out for better or worse. Action Man: Mission Extreme (also known as Operation Extreme) takes a lot of inspiration from the hit PS1 game and in this review I'll show you how. The game, based on the popular action figure, came out in the late 90s just a year after MGS1!
Video Game Collecting Tips 2021 From A PS1 Addict
Collecting video games is getting increasingly tough but hopefully, with my top tips, you can make 2021 the year you bag your retro gaming holy grails & play on a budget too! As I'm a PS1 addict from the 90s, these tips will work best for people interested in collecting retro games but maybe not so far back as the 80s.
Is King's Field II Better Than The Original? | From Software's Second Game
The sequel to the Japanese exclusive King's Field, the first RPG on the Playstation & From Software's first game is said to be better in many ways. Hold on a second, let's take a look in this review of King's Field II.
How FF7's Materia System Works Wonders
The thing about deep turn based combat is, it’s just as much about preparing for battle as it is about the battles themselves and Final Fantasy VII provides a unique and expansive tool to do just that! We’re talking about the fantastic materia system.
Rugrats Search For Reptar | PS1 | Review
In a list of games I played over and over again as a kid, Rugrats: Search For Reptar would be up there near the top. Let’s see if this PS1 game from 1998 stands the test of time. Surprisingly this was the first game based on Nickelodeon’s Rugrats cartoon that started in 1991, featuring Tommy Pickles, Chucky, Phil, Lil and Angelica as playable characters across a series of surprisingly varied levels.
King's Field Review | PS1
King's Field is a Japanese exclusive PS1 game by From Software that released in 1994, shortly after the launch of the console. In this King's Field review I wanted to go back to a style I tried when I first started The Retro Perspective. A more detailed, broken down look at the individual elements that make this game what it is.
Future Cop: LAPD | Review | PS1 perfection!
EA Redwood Shores would later change its name to Visceral, the team behind the beautifully scary Dead Space. They created possibly the best sports game of all time in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and one of the best racing games on the PS1 with NASCAR Rumble. But even before that, with their very first game, they absolutely nailed it with what is undoubtedly my favourite PS1 game and that game is Future Cop: LAPD.
Apocalypse (Starring Bruce Willis) | PS1 | Review
Apocalypse starring Bruce Willis. I know what you’re thinking: “it’s a licensed game based off of one of the many movies Willis starred in around the creative boom in the late 90s” but actually the only thing Activision licensed for this game is the likeness & voice of the man himself. When I was a kid & some of my favourite films were the likes of Twelve Monkeys & The Fifth Element I always assumed one day I’d get to see this awesome, non-existent movie. The gloomy & dark cyberpunk atmosphere of the game certainly took inspiration from some of Willis’s best works.
Kula World Review | PS1
Kula World is a rare Playstation 1 game by an obscure developer called Game Design Sweden. Nevertheless, Kula World seems a very well known game amongst Playstation fans, probably due to its widely played demo published in several playstation magazine demo discs. But how is the game beyond that demo & is Kula World deserving of its cult status?
Silent Hill | PS1 | Review
It's generally agreed upon that Silent Hill 2 is the definitive fan favourite of the Silent Hill series. Whilst I am still undecided on which game is my favourite, after replaying the original game there were many little details about it which I felt were worth covering in a Retro Perspective review.
South Park | PS1 | The Retro Perspective
Tom joins me once again to enjoy some tasty member berries. This time we play Acclaim's South Park first person shooter from 1999. That's when games were great! Video game journalism was just as bad though....
Star Wars Episode I | The Retro Perspective
In the second part of our Star Wars game binge we take a look at Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace for the Playstation 1. A remarkable game, but whether that's in a good way, or bad, we'll leave that to you. Joining me again is 3D artist Tom and Star Wars Episode I veteran Luke. I hope you brought your T-14 Hyperdrive Generators because we have little tolerance for model Dx5 security doors. Have a nice day!
Shuffle or Boogie? | Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
When thinking about video game music, it might be easy to get caught up in the idea of the epic orchestral style we might expect to hear in Hollywood movies such as Spiderman, Batman, or Transformers. Whilst orchestral composers such as Harry Gregson-Williams have had their hits (Metal Gear Solid) and misses (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare) I find that the most memorable soundtracks are often written by someone who has worked with the rest of the team to create something from the ground up that fits the tone and setting of the game.