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Tactical crossover RPG that is often cited as the spiritual predecessor of Namco X Capcom.
A spiritual successor to the Ghosts N' Goblins games, Maximo is an extremely challenging 3-D action platformer.
A vertically scrolling shoot 'em up, from Treasure that features unique polarity-switching gameplay. It is the spiritual successor to Radiant Silvergun.
Project Gotham Racing is the first in Bizarre Creations' successful racing franchise. The game was a spiritual successor to Metropolis Street Racer and focused on driving with style, introducing a Kudos system that scored the player on their skills behind the wheel.
A highly ambitious real-time strategy game, Black & White casts players in the role of a newborn god responsible for cultivating a loyal following of human worshipers and interacting with a sophisticated artificial intelligence in the shape of a large anthropomorphic animal.
Killed in his attempt to unify Japan under his rule, Nobunaga Oda makes a pact with the demon king Fortinbras and returns with a vengeance. The Princess of Inabayama Castle is caught in the crossfire and kidnapped... but not before sending a plea for aid to her friend, the samurai Samanosuke Akechi. This man will fall and rise again as an Oni Musha - a demon warrior!
A launch title for the PS2, TimeSplitters is a fast-paced time-traveling first-person shooter from the team behind Rare's GoldenEye 007.
The second Mario-themed RPG features a pop-up storybook aesthetic with flat paper characters. When the Seven Star Spirits are kidnapped by the forces of Bowser, it's up to Mario and his traveling companions to save the Mushroom Kingdom!
Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter for the Nintendo 64 and the spiritual successor to the 1997 smash hit GoldenEye 007.
Elite Riskbreaker Ashley Riot tracks the bloodstained trail of a mysterious cult leader through the mystical city of Lea Monde, in this cult classic action-tactical-RPG hybrid from Squaresoft.
The sequel to the classic Super Nintendo RPG, Chrono Cross expanded the franchise to alternate universes, adopted a turn-based combat system, and had dozens of playable characters.
A critically acclaimed role-playing game developed by Black Isle Studios and Tim Cain in 1997, Fallout established itself as a prominent post-apocalyptic universe with a dark sense of humor.
The arcade sequel to Midway's NBA Jam series of two-on-two rules-light arcade basketball games, featuring a new aesthetic, new player abilities, and a robust character creation system.
The first in a long line of action-oriented survival-horror games, Resident Evil pits a small group of special forces agents against hordes of zombies and other mutated creatures in a mysterious mansion.
Osman, also known as Cannon Dancer, is an unofficial sequel to Strider, developed by the same team and released by Mitchell Corporation in 1996. Its cyberpunk neo-Arabic/Persian flair and a bizarre story make it distinct from the game that inspired it.
The spiritual successor to The 7th Saga. A mute hero must find their way back to their own world.
A kart racing game for the Game Gear featuring Sega's blue hedgehog mascot and his friends (and enemies). While its sequel would get a worldwide release, this one stayed in its native Japan in its original run.
Ridge Racer is an arcade racing game that was considered innovative upon its release. It has spawned a successful franchise of games focused on over-the-top drift racing. Released for the powerful Namco System 22 arcade system, it was the first mass-market video game to use texture-mapped 3D polygon graphics and Gouraud shading.
One of Sega's signature arcade racing games, loosely based on stock car racing events at the Daytona International Speedway.
A side-scrolling shoot'em up, notable for its Medieval/anime art style and heavy metal soundtrack. It is the spiritual successor to Gate of Thunder.
It's 2142 and the player is Conrad B. Hart, an agent for the Galaxia Bureau of Investigation. He must recover his lost memories to save Earth before it's too late.
The hot-blooded sequel to the original Fatal Fury, heavily improving the fighting mechanics of the original while adding a bigger cast of playable characters and worldwide locales.
The debut title for the Namco System 22 arcade system in 1992, this was the first video game with texture-mapped 3D polygons and Gouraud shading. It was later re-worked into Ridge Racer, released the following year in 1993.
A spiritual successor to Wasteland, set in a post-apocalyptic Florida.
Racing Hero is a 1989 arcade racing game from Sega.
This baseball game from Epoch has a lot in common with Namco's Family Stadium series.
An early first-person role-playing shooter released by Arsys Software. Ahead of its time, it had 3D polygon graphics, FPS gameplay, strafing controls, open-world space exploration, and an epic sci-fi space opera plot.
Dark Chambers is an Atari dungeon crawler.
A driving game about chasing criminals through hi-speed pursuits and bringing them to justice! It was released by Taito for arcades in 1988 and then ported to various different home systems.
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