For many years now, Tetris has been considered one of the best games ever made. Appealing to thousands and played my millions, it must be the most successful game of all time, selling to both hardcore gamers and grandmas alike and pushing the Game Boy ahead of its competition. It has joined the ranks of Space Invaders and Ms. Pac-Man in mainstream culture, and had an endless influence on the industry. READ MORE
Playing Qix is like jumping out of a speeding train. The sense of impending doom, the idea that you must do it before it’s too late, the knowledge that a correct landing ought to place you away from a tree, that it can be done. That you have to.
Volfied is like jumping out of a speeding train, but this time it’s burning. And it’s a different train each time. READ MORE
There are interesting games out there. Games with complex narratives or plot arcs, games with astounding mechanics that interact with each other in the most surprising of the ways, games to make you cry and wonder, games to ponder upon. And then you have games that are so much fun you don’t care about anything else. READ MORE
Unfazed by the raging storm, a hooded figure rides a horse-pulled cart at an incredible speed through the forest. His determined gaze and muscular appearance give away his Belmont lineage; his honed skills making him notice the grim shadow pursuing him. Throwing the reins and grabbing his family-honored whip, he quickly prepares for his dire situation.
It has been less than a minute since you turned on the game, and you’re already facing the Grim Reaper. READ MORE
In the My Favorite Game series, get to know us better as staff writers share the game they love most and why.
Grueling simulations of railroad operations and complex, thoughtful board games of the hardest kind and the always-challenging Civilization but also OutRun, Beatmania and half a dozen classic shooters, it seems my favorite games couldn’t be more any more different! My taste was so polarized I couldn’t be content with a middle ground; it always had to be one or another, and it was always painful to choose.
And that’s when I discovered Team Fortress. READ MORE
