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Author: Gustavo - Published: 15 April 2020, 12:13 am
Anno 1602: Creation of a New World is a construction, management, and business simulation developed by Max Design. It was published in 1998 by Sunflowers Interactive in Europe. In 1999, GT Interactive released the game in the United States, changing the title to 1602 A.D.
With the previous creation of 1869, the Austrian company already had experience with historical sims. However, Anno 1602 was its first big success, with two million copies sold, which avoided the small studio's bankruptcy and started the popular Anno series.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 13 April 2020, 1:57 pm
Wipeout is a racing game developed and published by Psygnosis for Playstation and PC in 1995 and for Sega Saturn in 1996.
The developers of the native Liverpool company, also known for publishing Shadow of the Beast, Barbarian, Lemmings and many other Amiga titles, created the game after 14 months of hard work and a very tight schedule. The result was a title that turned out to be the first in a series of racing games that only got better over time.
The story places the player in the year 2052, a medium-dystopian future where he must compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league. Before starting, you must choose from four teams that will compete on various futuristic tracks around the world.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 11 April 2020, 2:17 pm
Beyond Oasis (also known as The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light) is a Japanese adventure RPG. It was developed by Ancient and published for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive between 1994 and 1995.
The plot focuses on Prince Ali, who finds a mysterious golden amulet. He soon learns that the relic was used by a magician to invoke the spirits of the 4 elements. On the other hand, the protagonist discovers that he must face an evil being who found a silver amulet, with which he can create chaos and destruction.
Regarding the gameplay, it is impossible not to notice that the adventure is very similar to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past or Illusion of Gaia. As dictated by that style of game, the character finds weapons, power-ups, and various items along the way. There is also a system of magic and invocations, where one of the spirits is called to fight on the side of the protagonist. This gives a lot of personality to the game and ensures that it never gets boring.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 10 April 2020, 5:01 pm
F-19 Stealth Fighter is a combat jet simulator; it was developed and released by MicroProse in 1988 for PC DOS and in 1990 for the Amiga and Atari.
The game is a remake of the 8-bit title called Project Stealth Fighter. The new version is not only different because it is a 16-bit title, but also has the direction of the renowned Sid Meier. The Canadian game designer, one of the two founders of MicroProse, was not new to military sims. In fact, he had previously created F-15 Strike Eagle and Silent Service, the submarine simulator that catapulted this type of game to fame.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 9 April 2020, 3:28 pm
Nuclear War is a strategy game developed by New World Computing and published in 1989 for Amiga and MS-DOS.
The title was a separate point to the releases of this company, who, until that moment, had only presented two entries of the Might and Magic saga and was going to release King's Bounty in 1990.
This turn-based strategy adventure is founded on satire. The player must choose 4 characters that are clearly parodies of world leaders, living and dead, to face each other in a strategic duel for world domination. On the other hand, the idea of world domination comes with a social critique. In essence, the way to rule the world is by eradicating other nations with nuclear weapons, and the winner celebrates his victory by jumping with joy in a desolate land.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 9 April 2020, 1:19 am
NBA Live 97 is a basketball game developed by NuFX and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis in 1996.
The third entry in this franchise that started with NBA Live 95 also had its adaptations for MS-DOS, Playstation, and Sega Saturn that same year.
Even though, to keep veteran players, the gameplay has remained almost the same as the previous installments, this new release had several changes that give a much larger share of diversity. First, many moves and features were added to the players, so the gamer has several alternatives to impose his style on the court. Besides, you can create players and even entire teams, to which you can add classic figures like Michael Jordan or Charles Barkley.
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