Originally conceived by Francis Ford Coppola as a companion film to his own Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein was another Hollywood revivalist piece with a comparatively large budget, moody acting, and an attempt to get back to the raw “core” of an original work that had been muddied in pop culture by so many previous filmic […]
The Amazing Spider-Man was one of the Genesis’ early games, and a pretty enjoyable run at playing as the web head. However, it looked pretty rough, and didn’t sound all that great either. Enter the Sega CD “remake.” Unlike other ports, this isn’t tacking on some new arcade sequences or CD tracks to the original […]
Here’s a nice example of why Full Motion Video games sounded great on paper. Using the most realistic graphics possible (real life), you’re placed into the virtual eyes of an up-and-coming boxer. You’ll experience the march into the ring, the corner talks, and the fight itself through his eyes. It’s an opportunity to experience something […]
Are you reasonably intelligent? Do you like showing that off? Do you own a Sega CD? Have you tried Jeopardy! before in its 8-bit incarnations, and found yourself missing Alex Trebek’s smarmy Canadian attitude? Sony Imagesoft to the rescue! Admittedly, a multimedia version of Jeopardy! makes good sense, and Sony Imagesoft’s early attempts here would […]
Just as when I originally rented it, Mansion of Hidden Souls has tricked me again. The pictures show spooky images of a first-person adventure through a lonely mansion. “Hidden Souls” pretty obviously implies the place is haunted. The back cover describes the mansion as a place “where ghostly voices and blood-curdling screams break the eerie […]
I remember being interested in Dracula Unleashed when it was released, despite not really knowing anything about it, or chasing down information in the gaming rags. An FMV adventure in the world of Dracula sounded like something I’d dig. It turned out to be one I never got around to picking up, and so to […]
I remember Batman Returns distinctly as it was one of two games I picked up when I purchased the Sega CD. Title selection was still short, cheap cardboard packaging was still being used, and the console still retained its initial wonderment – i.e. its reputation hadn’t yet been sullied by FMV and lack of support. […]
Sierra’s mainstays (Larry, Space Quest, King’s Quest) are well known, but they weren’t short on other games in 90’s. Manhunter, Willy Beamish, and this very game represent a few more “un-pursued” franchises. Appearing first on the PC, Rise saw an enhanced CD port back when the Sega CD was suffering a dearth of quality adventures. The […]
Wirehead represents MGM Interactive’s foray into the house that Digital Pictures built. I understand the logic in their thinking. “Movie games” were becoming a buzzword, MGM knows about movies, and they can hire someone else to take care of the game. This logic led them to a partnership with Sega, and probably should have resulted […]
Bram Stoker’s Dracula was one of those early 90’s supermovies that earned a lot of hype for both its cast and its source. A blockbuster Oscar-potential flick directed by Francis Ford Coppola was expected to do well. The game based on the film was obviously on the way. You play as Jonathan Harker, loosely following […]