![]() ![]() Excellent visuals and surprisingly robust single-player content, plus a remarkably accessible skill floor. Not the best fighting game ever, but potentially the coolest, featuring characters that can change into powered-up "beast forms" in combat. Resembles PC adventure games of the time, though curiously this was only released for PS1 and Saturn. Silly, humorous point-and-click adventure based on a nineties French-Canadian cartoon that parodies Arthurian legend. The N64 version has less content, but better performance. Post-apocalyptic tank combat where espers launch nuclear warheads at each other. The GB version has less sim stuff, more tower floors. Outside the tower you can raise and train companion monsters, and indulge in some limited life/dating sim stuff. Turn-based roguelike where you climb a tower of randomly-generated floors, and defeat means getting thrown back to the bottom. yea you know shit's goin' down! Also available on the N64. If you liked the original, try this.Īrmy Men. Sequel on PS2.Ī sort of expansion to Armored Core, with new parts, new missions, and an Arena system. Controls take some getting used to, and may be a dealbreaker. In-depth customization is this game's main appeal. You are a mercenary mech pilot in a post-apocalyptic world. Series continues on PS2.įirst entry in the Fromsoft mech combat series. Also comes with a monster arena side-game, so there's tons of content here. The first and third game have tactics elements, but the second is the standout. Has some Bruce one-liners that sound like they were recorded in a public restroom.įantasy JRPG trilogy, cheekily localized by Working Designs. Pretty basic, and best played with analog controls. You basically run forward on-rails while aiming and moving left and right. Pseudo-3D rail shooter starring Bruce Willis and developed by Neversoft. Easily one of the best platformers on the PS1. Explore masterfully-crafted levels and use an assortment of creative gadgets to catch a bunch of cheeky monkeys. Genius 3D platformer that makes full use of the DualShock. The sequel was not well-received Dual Hearts (PS2) is a spiritual successor. Very nice sprite work, tons of secrets, but lots of hair-tearing puzzles. Top-down, Zelda-style fantasy adventure with light RPG elements. Nothing special in terms of gameplay, but might be worth a try if you're a fan of this comic-booky nineties art style. AC3 is a great game, but the NA release is not get the fan-translated JP version instead.Įarly PS1 platformer with a voodoo theme. It's a solid air combat game, but the sequels add so much stuff that only series fans would be interested in seeing where it all began.ĪC2 adds a lot of series trademarks, like greater customization, tunnel missions, and the always-excellent soundtrack. PlayStation Games - NTSC-U/PAL Box ArtĪce Combat's humble beginnings. PS2 games however are out of the question. * Protip: Contrary to popular belief, ALL PS3 units can play PS1 discs. Please note that "PS1-PSN" denotes games available on the PSone Classics service on Playstation Network (simplified for space issues). If you have to get a PS1 get a Yaroze, it plays games regardless of region, unlike the regular PS1s or get a modchip. Yeah you can play PS1 games on a PSP, a PS2 or a PS3*. Quite a lot of garbage in the pile too, but that's what this wiki is here for, right? Ultimately, it became the best selling console ever (later surpassed by the PlayStation 2), so you will find a vast game library. While Sega did a complex and expensive design that left even the best programmers scratching their heads, Sony did a simple but powerful machine that was much easier to code for and while Nintendo tried to gouge third-parties with cartridge prices, Sony offered their CD manufacturing plants and distribution structure to publish their games at much lower costs. ![]() While everyone else fucked shit up, Sony got pretty much everything right. Here's what: the PlayStation was their perfect storm. Yet the angry newcomer came out swinging and crushed the competition, leaving them asking: what the hell just happened? Many expected it to be an also-ran, at most a distant third place. Publicly scorned and fuming with resentment, Sony decided to take what they had at that point and make their own console. It began as a CD drive for the SNES, but Nintendo noticed too late that the contract was too favorable to Sony, jumped ship, and went to bed with Philips (which ultimately led to the creation of the infamous CD-i). The PlayStation's creation was a bumpy ride. ![]()
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