The main Resident Evil games may have been through plenty of changes since the series’ debut in 1996, but the numerous spin-offs have experimented with various styles too. We’ve seen first-person shooters and team-based adventures aplenty, featuring returning characters alongside…
The original RoboCop, released in 1987, is one of the defining science-fiction movies of the decade (if not all time). This gruesome tale of a murdered cop reborn as a cyborg is still beloved by many of us today, and…
Joss Whedon’s iconic Buffy the Vampire Slayer celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, hard as it may be to believe. We all know the story: Whedon’s concept to make a pretty blonde girl a horror-heroine instead of a victim was…
The Medal of Honor series ran from 1999 to 2012, when MOH: Warfighter’s disappointing sales caused EA to put future releases on hold. Call of Duty had taken the reins by then, of course, updating military FPS games entirely. Medal…
Lara Croft’s still going strong after 20 years as a gaming icon. 2013’s Tomb Raider rebooted the franchise brilliantly, reconfiguring the leading lady as a somewhat inexperienced adventurer and giving us plenty of new gameplay mechanics to enjoy. 2015’s Rise…
The best point-and-click games are immersive, well-written, and well-designed enough to make even the most minimal interaction gripping. Simply moving a cursor across the screen, collecting items, and chatting to NPCs might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but that…
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are as big as ever today. Sure, the last two live-action movies received mixed responses from fans, but the Nickelodeon series and IDW comic-books have kept dedicated followers satisfied for years now (the latter just…
The Nintendo Switch is still a new contender on the console circuit, and its catalogue of games has some way to go. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was a hugely-successful launch title, and there are plenty of…
2014’s Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was a significant departure from previous Lord of the Rings games. Most titles set in Tolkien’s rich fictional world beforehand were either action-based hack-and-slash-em-ups (which IS a thing!) or RPGs of varying quality. As much…
The Medal of Honor series ran from 1999 to 2012, when MOH: Warfighter’s disappointing sales caused EA to put future releases on hold. Call of Duty had taken the reins by then, of course, updating military FPS games entirely. Medal…