Metropolismania is a city-building sim released in the US by Natsume in 2002 and developed by a tiny Japanese house called Indi Software. It was originally released here at a budget price ($19.99, I believe), and received an upgraded version in Japan, released under D3’s Simple 2000 line, with licensed shops and businesses. The game […]
The most interesting Simple 2000 titles all start with a great concept. Volume 95, The Zombie vs. Ambulance (say that title to yourself, out loud), has that in spades, but is a concept enough to carry a game? You control the last doctor alive in a city that’s been overrun by zombies. Ignoring the pleas […]
Let’s get this out of the way right now: even though The Helicopter features a radio-controlled helicopter, it is not in any sort of competition with Shiny’s RC Stunt Copter. It doesn’t remotely aspire to that game’s level of simulation, and it won’t appeal to anybody expecting an extremely accurate flight model. What this is […]
The “vacation game” came into its own as a genre beginning around 1999, with it games like the Aquanaut’s Holiday series, Kita he, Boku no Natsuyasumi, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, and others. They are vacations not just because of their generally-idyllic settings and touristy gameplay tasks, but in the way that their gameplay […]
The release of Space Harrier Complete Collection marked a change in direction for Sega’s Ages 2500 series of retro rereleases for PS2. The series moved from often halfhearted 3D remakes and sometimes-clumsy ports (with some admitted gems here and there to a comprehensive effort at preserving classic Sega releases in the best state possible. Developers […]