Tag Archives: d3

Simple 2000 Series Vol. 95: The Zombie vs. Ambulance

Posted on May 24, 2006 by trevor

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in review | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Simple 2000 Series Vol. 35: The Helicopter

Posted on May 24, 2006 by trevor

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, … Continue reading →

Posted in review | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Simple 2000 Series vol. 90: The Oneechanbara 2

Posted on January 9, 2006 by trevor

My copy of Oneechanbara 2 arrived the day before yesterday. I’ve only played it briefly, but enough to give some impressions. Really, it’s the same thing as the first game, but better-executed. It looks and feels much, much better. Like … Continue reading →

Posted in impressions | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Earth Defense Force 2, the best D3 game ever

Posted on August 18, 2005 by trevor

So, as for what I’ve been playing lately: lots of things, but I’ll not get ahead of myself. I decided to take a risk on The Earth Defense Force 2 (The Chikyuu Boeigun 2), the sequel to perhaps the best-regarded … Continue reading →

Posted in review | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Simple 2000 Series Vol. 61: The Oneechanbara

Posted on January 14, 2005 by trevor

D3 Publisher are honest about their design and business goals: they produce budget-priced software that takes a simple concept – often one already established by full-priced games – and build a game around it that conforms to their very limited … Continue reading →

Posted in review | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment