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GAME DESIGNER:Damianzeking
GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 2004, Damianzeking
The third and best in the epic trilogy, Laxius Power III is one of the best freeware console-style RPGs made with RPG Maker 2000 program. Over one and a half years in the making, Laxius Power III offers a vast and very detailed [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Dave Gilbert
GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 2004, Dave Gilbert
Two of a Kind is a fun freeware point-and-click adventure game from Epileptic Fish, a team of talented designers lead by Dave Gilbert. Excerpts from the thorough review by Berian Williams explains why every adventure fan should check out this underdog:
“Two [...]
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GAME DEVELOPER:Microtime
GAME PUBLISHER:OCEAN
Copyright 1996, Microtime
Animal by Microtime is one of the most obscure adventure games ever made. A wacky adventure set in the world of talking foodstuffs like sausages (!), Animal is a decent point-and-click game that tries to be funny, but falls far short of standards [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:The Oliver Twins & Anthony Sherratt
GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 2004, Anthony Sherratt
Dizzy Remake is a superb PC remake of Dizzy, a great platformer/adventure hybrid that spawned an entire series on the Amstrad CPC and other 8-bit computers. This first game starring our egg-shaped hero was never released for [...]
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GAME DEVELOPER:Tri-Ace
GAME PUBLISHER:Enix
Copyright 1996, Tri-Ace
The biggest SNES console game ever made alongside Tales of Phantasia, Star Ocean ranks among one of the best games ever made for that system. Developed by Tri-Ace and published by Enix, the game remained unknown to gamers outside Japan until its sequel [...]
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GAME DEVELOPER:Nintendo
GAME PUBLISHER:Nintendo
Copyright 1998, Team Shikamaru
Famicom Detective Club Part II (“Famicom Tantei Kubaru Part II” in Japanese) is a fun detective adventure game released only in Japan. The game is a Super Nintendo remake of one of Nintendo’s most famous Famicom Disk System (FDS, the floppy disk [...]
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GAME DEVELOPER:Human Entertainment
GAME PUBLISHER:ASCII
Copyright 1995, Human Entertainment
Clock Tower is an excellent horror adventure game for the Super Nintendo that is actually scary. What it lacks in difficulty leve and length, it more than makes up for in sheer atmosphere – something that is very hard to do [...]
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GAME DEVELOPER:Psygnosis
GAME PUBLISHER:Psygnosis
Copyright 1997, Psygnosis
Sentient is an ambitious first-person adventure game from Psygnosis that features many interesting innovations, but the game is bogged down by poor execution and a frustrating user interface. Stephen Poole’s comprehensive review at GameSpot explains it well:
“The basic idea behind Sentient is a [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Hideo Kojima
GAME DEVELOPER:Konami
GAME PUBLISHER:Konami
Copyright 1990, Konami
Snatcher is an excellent anime/cyberpunk adventure game for SEGA CD. If you haven’t played it, go check it out from the nice shiny links at the bottom there. Admire its immersive qualities and strong storyline. Now think what would happen if it [...]
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GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Objet (D.O.)
GAME PUBLISHER:G-Collections
Copyright 1999, Digital Objet (D.O.)
When I considered getting this title, I had to rely on other’s great opinions. This title is being sold as adult bishojo, and the websites (and box art) seem to emphasize the adult aspects and very little about [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Ian Schlaepfer
GAME DEVELOPER:Herculean Effort Productions
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 2004, Herculean Effort Productions
Apprentice II is a superb sequel to Apprentice, a fun point-and-click adventure game from Herculean Effort Productions reviewed elsewhere on this site. Like the first game, Apprentice II is coded with the increasingly popular Adventure Game Studio. The [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Todd Howard
GAME DEVELOPER:Bethesda Softworks
GAME PUBLISHER:Bethesda Softworks
Copyright 1998, Bethesda Softworks
Redguard is a superb action adventure game from Bethesda Softworks that sets new standards in the ever-more-popular genre of hybrid games. This swashbuckling epic boasts an excellent and detailed plot, fluid 3D animations, and fiendish puzzles (the beetle puzzle [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Ben Croshaw
GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 2004, Ben Croshaw
7 Days a Skeptic is an excellent sequel to 5 Days a Stranger, a fun freeware horror adventure game reviewed elsewhere on this site. Although it is not as scary or captivating as the original, it is still an excellent thriller [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Trevor Pitts & Paul Robson
GAME DEVELOPER:Audiogenic
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 2001, Paul Robson
The Valley and The Tomb of Drewan are two excellent remakes of classic Vic-20 games that were first released over 20 years ago. Similar to early Roguelikes, the gameplay in both games are fairly simple, consisting of a [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Paul Robson
GAME DEVELOPER:Argus Software Press (ASP)
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 2001, Paul Robson
The Valley and The Tomb of Drewan are two excellent remakes of classic Vic-20 games that were first released over 20 years ago. Similar to early Roguelikes, the gameplay in both games are fairly simple, consisting of a [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:John Dougherty & Charles Dougherty
GAME DEVELOPER:Quest Inc.
GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx
Copyright 1988, Quest Inc.
Legend of Blacksilver is the superb sequel of Legacy of the Ancients, one of the most underrated 8-bit RPGs ever made. As usual, Andrew Schultz explains in amazing detail why this Apple II/Commodore 64underdog that was never [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Al Evans
GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 1986, Al Evans
Definitely among the best black and white shareware game ever made for the Macintosh, Cap’n Magneto is a fun adventure/RPG hybrid by Al Evans. You play Lance Magneto, an intergalactic ranger who is tasked with investigating the disappearance of several commercial [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Philippe Ulrich
GAME DEVELOPER:Cryo Interactive
GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape
Copyright 1994, Cryo Interactive
Commander Blood is a little-known sequel to the great classic Captain Blood. This time, your goal is to find black holes in order to go back in time and see the Big-Bang as it happens. Although it “upgrades” the classic [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Rick Dyer
GAME DEVELOPER:ReadySoft
GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay
Copyright 1995, ReadySoft
Kingdom: The Far Reaches is a decent cartoon adventure game designed by Rick Dyer, who worked on Dragon’s Lair. Quandary Review’s thorough review says it all about this entertaining family game that is slightly better than average:
“You play the part of Lathan [...]
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GAME DESIGNER:Britton O’Toole
GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware
GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware
Copyright 2004, Britton O’Toole
A freeware masterpiece that no adventure gamer should ignore, No-Action Jackson is a superb point-and-click freeware adventure game that could have been packaged in a box, stamped with LucasArts’ logo, put on retail shelves, at which point I would gladly pay [...]