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Flashback Sundays: Thrillville: Off the Rails (2007)

Flashback Sundays: Thrillville: Off the Rails (2007)

One of the most particular games based on the management of an amusement park. We continue to dive into the catalog of the wonderful Xbox 360, thank you backwards compatibility with current systems, it can be discovered and enjoyed by everyone. When done right, theme park sims are an addictive and hugely satisfying subgenre, but ...

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Flashback Sundays: Sudeki (2004) for Xbox

Flashback Sundays: Sudeki (2004) for Xbox

The Xbox-exclusive adventure RPG takes us on an epic battle between good and evil. Something you don’t see much in today’s game releases is a action-rpg third person western cut with the charisma that Sudeki had, despite the fact that it was a completely unknown game and went very unnoticed. Sudeki was developed by Climax ...

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Retro Analysis Sundays – Project Zero (2003) for Xbox

Retro Analysis Sundays – Project Zero (2003) for Xbox

Video game made of terror. Taking advantage of a occasion as marked as today, Halloween, we decided to reverse-analyze a title that is considered to be one of the scariest ever. Project Zero (or Fatal Frame in America and Zero in Japan) is one of those cult franchises that have a small but dedicated fan ...

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Sundays Retro-Review – FIFA 12 (2011) for Xbox 360

Sundays Retro-Review – FIFA 12 (2011) for Xbox 360

For many years Electronic Arts had accustomed us to a FIFA title which, aside from a few graphical improvements and a larger squad roster, didn’t shed much light on the game. All of that changes with the release of FIFA 11 which surprised by its graphics and superior gameplay either under our control or under ...

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Retro-Review Sundays – Panzer Dragoon Orta (2003) for Xbox

Retro-Review Sundays – Panzer Dragoon Orta (2003) for Xbox

One of the first 5 from the first Xbox is available thanks to backward compatibility with current consoles. Even according to the usual SEGA series standards (ahem, Yakuza), Panzer Dragon had a rather tortuous existence. The series, which began its journey in criticism unfairly SEGA Saturn, had three deliveries that sold poorly despite rave reviews, ...

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Sundays – Halo Wars (2009) Retro Review for Xbox 360

Sundays – Halo Wars (2009) Retro Review for Xbox 360

Microsoft has decided to take its most famous FPS franchise to a “touchy” console genre like RTS. Real-time strategy games are a genre that we generally associate with the PC, but in 2009, Microsoft decided that the studio in charge of Age of Empires at the time, Ensemble Studios, take this formula on console, especially ...

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Retro-Analysis Sundays – Crash Twinsanity (2004) for Xbox

Retro-Analysis Sundays – Crash Twinsanity (2004) for Xbox

The Crash Bandicoot franchise is currently enjoying a second lease of life, but what happened before that? It’s fair to say that Crash Bandicoot is one of the most beloved characters among video game fans. Currently, this character created by The evil dog has regained its lost shine thanks to brilliant remasters courtesy of Vicarious ...