Retro Takeover

This week’s PSone classic is Spec Ops: Ranger Elite. Here is a description via PlayStation Blog Spec Ops: Ranger Elite ($5.99) Immerse yourself in one of the first realistic military tactical combat simulators to be released. Choose your two-man team from a squad of five highly trained specialists: machine gunner, grenadier, rifleman, close quarters specialist, and sniper. Choose to complete your mission through stealth or all-out assault as you’re in control of an elite team of U.S. Army Rangers. ESRB Rated T File size: 92 MB [Source PlayStation Blog]  Read More →

Announced today for PSN and Steam is Retro/Grade, the world’s first reverse shmup/rhythm game… ? Yes, a reverse shmup rhythm game. Sounds very interesting, and very hard to explain in words. But here are some details Via PlayStation Blog: At this point, you may be thinking, “How on earth do you play a game in reverse?” That is a very good question, and after many years of temporal physics research, we’ve finally come up with the solution. As you can see from our screenshots, Retro/Grade looks like a really exciting shoot ‘em up. However, it actually plays more like a rhythm game. In order to protect the health of the space/time... read more >>

Well, it seems to be a nice week for Sega fans. This week Nintendo has finally decided to unlock two very popular Sega tittles; Secret Command and Pulseman. These two titles shouldn’t need much of an introduction but for systematic purposes, here are details via Nintendo: Pulseman When noted 21st-century scientist Doc Yoshimaya fell in love with one of his C-Life artificial-intelligence creations, he uploaded himself into his computer where her program core merged with his DNA, and half-human, half-C-Life, Pulseman was born. Doc Yoshimaya’s mind twisted as he emerged back into real life, and he became evil Doc Waruyama. Use Pulseman’s... read more >>

This year’s California Extreme featured an even bigger venue then last year, which meant even more arcades. It was a great mixture of new and classic arcades. I found myself playing the hell out of every pinball machine I laid my eyes on, taking advantage of the fading fast genre. Also making a present at the event was Missile Command, Space Invaders and Space Invaders Extreme, Tron, Spy Hunter, Donkey Kong, Moonwalker, Tempest, and Bionic Commando to name a few. My personal favorite had to be XEVIOUS, just because I had never actually seen the original arcade. The event also featured tournaments for Guitar Hero, Pole Position, and Donkey... read more >>