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Banjo-Kazooie is a platform game released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 by the British developers Rareware, who at the time made games exclusively for Nintendo. Banjo-Kazooie follows the same formula as Super Mario 64, someone has been captured, in this case it's Banjo's sister Tooty, and it's up to Banjo and his best friend Kazooie to save her. Banjo and Kazooie are an odd pair to put it politely; Banjo is a lazy…
The Legend Of Zelda The Legend Of Zelda is a 2D Adventure game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and it's the debut game in the Zelda franchise. The Legend Of Zelda is regarded as one of the most important and greatest videogames ever made. It revolutionised its own franchise by combining elements of action, adventure and exoploration with elements of roleplaying. It was voted seventh in a…
The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask is an Action/Adventure game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64, and it's the sixth instalment in the Zelda series. Majora's Mask is the follow up to Ocarina Of Time and is actually a direct sequel. While it has never been as successful as Ocarina Of Time, Majora's Mask is still a Zelda big-hitter and is one of the best games in the Zelda catalogue. The game follows child…
Halo 3 is without a doubt the most highly anticipated videogames in history. When I reached the end of Halo 2 and Master Chief says he is going to end the fight then the game went off, I just wanted to punch a hole in the screen because I wanted to play on so much. Yeah Halo 2 wasn't as good as Halo, but it was still a brilliant game. So is Halo 3 better then the first two........ no. Even though the first Halo game…
Metroid Fusion is a side-scrolling Platform/Adventure/Shooter game developed by Nintendo for the GameBoy Advance, and it's the fourth game in the Metroid series (but in chronological order Metroid Fusion is set after all the other games in the series). Metroid Fusion won hand-held game of the year in 2002 and was a big game with fans and critics alike. Like all the other games in the series, it's centred around…
Half-Life is a First-Person Shooter developed by Valve and released for the PC in 1998. Half-Life is the game that started the boom of First-Person Shooter's on the PC, it is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important videogames ever made and it's influence can still be seen in games to this day. In Half-Life players take the role of Gordon Freeman, a Research Associate for the Black Mesa Research…
In 2003, with the release of Metroid Prime imminent, many critics and fans alike where wandering if you could successfully make a 3D Metroid game, without loosing all the important things that made the series so popular. With Nintendo opting to let a 3rd party developer take the reigns, the sceptics where even more sceptic than usual, but Retro Studios delivered to us, possibly, one of the best games ever on a…
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess an Action/Adventure game by Nintendo for the GameCube and Wii, and is the thirteenth instalment in the Zelda series. It starts off in typical Zelda fashion, with Link living a simple life unaware of his true destiny to save the land of Hyrule. With Twilight Princess been in development for over 3 years, you may think the adventure will be long, and you're correct. This is by…
Halo: Combat Evolved is a Frist-Person Shooter developed by Bungie for the XBox, and it's the first installment in the Halo series. Halo is regarded by many as one of the best First-Person Shooters to ever be released. Many gaming websites lauded the games visuals, sound, plot and gameplay. It's also regarded as possibly the best release title of all time and it's won legions of fans. The game is set in the future,…
The Final Fantasy series will always be one of those gaming series that grips and captivates the players, and it will always be regarded as one of the greatest gaming series of all time. Yet despite the success of the series it was taken to a whole new level with the release of possibly the greatest videogame in history, and the genre defining Final Fantasy VII. Final Fantasy VII sticks close to the series isometric…
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past is a 2D Action/Adventure game developed by Nintendo for The Super NES, and is the third instalment in the Zelda series. A Link To The Past is one of the most important videogames ever created. It's at the top of its genre, and has been cited by many videogame companies as a source of inspiration. It's widely regarded (along side Ocarina Of Time) as one of the greatest…
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The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is an Action/Adventure game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64, and it's the fifth instalment in the Zelda series. Ocarina Of Time is widely regarded as one of the greatest, if not THE greatest videogame ever made. It's universally adored and its legacy still lives on strongly even to this day. It revolutionised the Zelda franchise and forever changed the way Zelda games…
