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OK, when purchasing a console you have to make some decisions. Which one should you go for - and WHY? Well, in my view the best thing about games consoles are the games - they always have been and they always will be until the games industry becomes obsolete (never then) and I think every console - that has been bought by at least 500,000 people worldwide has to have some real quality titles available for it. Here goes then:
Let's start way back:
NES: the best game? MARIO 1,2,3 etc.
MASTER SYSTEM: Sonic 1,2,3 etc. And WonderBoy.
SNES: Mario Kart.
Mega Drive: Road rash, and many 2D games.
SATURN: Panzer dragoon saga, sega rally.
PLAYSTATION: Gran turismo, Metal gear solid, res Evil 3, Colin McRae Rally, Tekken.
N64: Perfect dark, Goldeneye,
Dreamcast: Crazy taxi, Soul Calibur, resident Evil Code: Veronica, Sonic adventure.
Ok - so I missed out the really early consoles - but take a look - they games that are the most popular are those in the same genres: Adventure games - these games a familiar hero - be it Sonic, Mario - and dare I say, Crash bandicoot.
racing Games: Mario Kart = OK - not quite a realistic - but still pretty amazing, sega rally - Pure genious - it didn't matter that there wer only 3 cars and 4 tracks - the game was so great to play, Gran Turismo - the largest racing game of it's time - great visuals and heaps of options and cars etc, Crazy Taxi - Ok again NOT exactly racing - but it's a taxi - great fun, Colin McRae Rally - the game was so easy to play - not at all realistic in terms of physics - but the game felt so right - the best rally game on Playstation. Road rash - Ok this is just brilliant - kicking and punching and racing - a sure hit.
Shoot 'em ups/ Horror/Zombie orientated: GoldenEye - the best multiplayer ever? Perfect Dark - Another Goldeneye type game - but with a heroine, not hero. The Resident Evils/ tomb Raiders - these games are now franchises and are just so atmospheric and involving nowadays.
Beat em Ups: Soul calibur is currently the best out there - Tekken has had it's moment - there's nothing more satisfying than punching the lights out of your mates - oh and the games like these help re create such moments.
There you are.
Let's start way back:
NES: the best game? MARIO 1,2,3 etc.
MASTER SYSTEM: Sonic 1,2,3 etc. And WonderBoy.
SNES: Mario Kart.
Mega Drive: Road rash, and many 2D games.
SATURN: Panzer dragoon saga, sega rally.
PLAYSTATION: Gran turismo, Metal gear solid, res Evil 3, Colin McRae Rally, Tekken.
N64: Perfect dark, Goldeneye,
Dreamcast: Crazy taxi, Soul Calibur, resident Evil Code: Veronica, Sonic adventure.
Ok - so I missed out the really early consoles - but take a look - they games that are the most popular are those in the same genres: Adventure games - these games a familiar hero - be it Sonic, Mario - and dare I say, Crash bandicoot.
racing Games: Mario Kart = OK - not quite a realistic - but still pretty amazing, sega rally - Pure genious - it didn't matter that there wer only 3 cars and 4 tracks - the game was so great to play, Gran Turismo - the largest racing game of it's time - great visuals and heaps of options and cars etc, Crazy Taxi - Ok again NOT exactly racing - but it's a taxi - great fun, Colin McRae Rally - the game was so easy to play - not at all realistic in terms of physics - but the game felt so right - the best rally game on Playstation. Road rash - Ok this is just brilliant - kicking and punching and racing - a sure hit.
Shoot 'em ups/ Horror/Zombie orientated: GoldenEye - the best multiplayer ever? Perfect Dark - Another Goldeneye type game - but with a heroine, not hero. The Resident Evils/ tomb Raiders - these games are now franchises and are just so atmospheric and involving nowadays.
Beat em Ups: Soul calibur is currently the best out there - Tekken has had it's moment - there's nothing more satisfying than punching the lights out of your mates - oh and the games like these help re create such moments.
There you are.
Getting desperte are we Dan???????
OK, when purchasing a console you have to make some decisions. Which one should you go for - and WHY? Well, in my view the best thing about games consoles are the games - they always have been and they always will be until the games industry becomes obsolete (never then) and I think every console - that has been bought by at least 500,000 people worldwide has to have some real quality titles available for it. Here goes then:
Let's start way back:
NES: the best game? MARIO 1,2,3 etc.
MASTER SYSTEM: Sonic 1,2,3 etc. And WonderBoy.
SNES: Mario Kart.
Mega Drive: Road rash, and many 2D games.
SATURN: Panzer dragoon saga, sega rally.
PLAYSTATION: Gran turismo, Metal gear solid, res Evil 3, Colin McRae Rally, Tekken.
N64: Perfect dark, Goldeneye,
Dreamcast: Crazy taxi, Soul Calibur, resident Evil Code: Veronica, Sonic adventure.
Ok - so I missed out the really early consoles - but take a look - they games that are the most popular are those in the same genres: Adventure games - these games a familiar hero - be it Sonic, Mario - and dare I say, Crash bandicoot.
racing Games: Mario Kart = OK - not quite a realistic - but still pretty amazing, sega rally - Pure genious - it didn't matter that there wer only 3 cars and 4 tracks - the game was so great to play, Gran Turismo - the largest racing game of it's time - great visuals and heaps of options and cars etc, Crazy Taxi - Ok again NOT exactly racing - but it's a taxi - great fun, Colin McRae Rally - the game was so easy to play - not at all realistic in terms of physics - but the game felt so right - the best rally game on Playstation. Road rash - Ok this is just brilliant - kicking and punching and racing - a sure hit.
Shoot 'em ups/ Horror/Zombie orientated: GoldenEye - the best multiplayer ever? Perfect Dark - Another Goldeneye type game - but with a heroine, not hero. The Resident Evils/ tomb Raiders - these games are now franchises and are just so atmospheric and involving nowadays.
Beat em Ups: Soul calibur is currently the best out there - Tekken has had it's moment - there's nothing more satisfying than punching the lights out of your mates - oh and the games like these help re create such moments.
There you are.
Let's start way back:
NES: the best game? MARIO 1,2,3 etc.
MASTER SYSTEM: Sonic 1,2,3 etc. And WonderBoy.
SNES: Mario Kart.
Mega Drive: Road rash, and many 2D games.
SATURN: Panzer dragoon saga, sega rally.
PLAYSTATION: Gran turismo, Metal gear solid, res Evil 3, Colin McRae Rally, Tekken.
N64: Perfect dark, Goldeneye,
Dreamcast: Crazy taxi, Soul Calibur, resident Evil Code: Veronica, Sonic adventure.
Ok - so I missed out the really early consoles - but take a look - they games that are the most popular are those in the same genres: Adventure games - these games a familiar hero - be it Sonic, Mario - and dare I say, Crash bandicoot.
racing Games: Mario Kart = OK - not quite a realistic - but still pretty amazing, sega rally - Pure genious - it didn't matter that there wer only 3 cars and 4 tracks - the game was so great to play, Gran Turismo - the largest racing game of it's time - great visuals and heaps of options and cars etc, Crazy Taxi - Ok again NOT exactly racing - but it's a taxi - great fun, Colin McRae Rally - the game was so easy to play - not at all realistic in terms of physics - but the game felt so right - the best rally game on Playstation. Road rash - Ok this is just brilliant - kicking and punching and racing - a sure hit.
Shoot 'em ups/ Horror/Zombie orientated: GoldenEye - the best multiplayer ever? Perfect Dark - Another Goldeneye type game - but with a heroine, not hero. The Resident Evils/ tomb Raiders - these games are now franchises and are just so atmospheric and involving nowadays.
Beat em Ups: Soul calibur is currently the best out there - Tekken has had it's moment - there's nothing more satisfying than punching the lights out of your mates - oh and the games like these help re create such moments.
There you are.