March 2006

March 26, 2006 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Namco Museum

If Namco tried any harder to suck money out of Pac-Man and Dig Dug I swear you'll be able to hear it in space! Here's Namco with YET ANOTHER collection of their classic arcade games. But only six�...
March 26, 2006 Review - Game Gear

Review: Super Off Road

Find out now why Cyril seems to think that Super Off Road is the best racing game on the Game Gear. No really, Super Off Road. Sure, it might not compare to the likes of Burnout Legends and wipEout ...
March 25, 2006 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Ultimate Fighting Championship

My friends would insist that the UFC is not wresting, instead it's two guys that genuinely want to kick the crap out of each other. Nothing wrong with that; and that's why you would think that it wou...
March 25, 2006 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Charge 'N Blast

Charge 'N Blast has all of the ingredients for a great game -- it has an alien invasion, it features robots, and there are all kinds of explosions to keep you awake. But there's something about the g...
March 21, 2006 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Pursuit Force

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March 19, 2006 Review - CD-i

Review: Alien Gate

In our second day of CD-i reviews we will look at a couple of games not based on popular Nintendo characters. First on the list is Alien Gate, a 2D shooter with 25 monotonous levels. Of course, comp...
March 19, 2006 Review - CD-i

Review: Shaolin Road

The Shaolin Road is a return to the crappy games the CD-i is known for. With bad control, crummy graphics, and nothing else worth talking about, Shaolin Road may be one of the defining reasons the sy...
March 19, 2006 Review - CD-i

Review: Super Mario's Wacky Worlds

And we're back to Nintendo characters. This game was never actually finished; it's a unfinished "review" of what looked like the first REAL Mario game on the system. Forget the puzzle game that was ...
March 18, 2006 Review - CD-i

Review: Link: The Faces of Evil

It took five years for The Legend of Zelda to show up on Defunct Games, but it's finally here ... and it sucks. Considering that the Nintendo 64DD's Zelda was never released (well, on that system) an...
March 18, 2006 Review - CD-i

Review: Hotel Mario

Don't you dare even start singing songs by the Eagles, this is Hotel Mario and it doesn't deserve its own song. Of all the CD-i reviews Hotel Mario is about the best, even though it has strange contr...
March 18, 2006 Review - CD-i

Review: Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

Wait a second; we get two Zelda games in one day? And what's more, this one actually stars Zelda! Oh goodness, it's Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon! Could this game be ever worse than The Faces of ...
March 15, 2006 Reviews Au Courant

Review: 24: The Game

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March 14, 2006 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Black

With its amazing production values and stunning visuals Black makes a great first impression. But dig a little deeper and you'll find that Criterion Games' newest first-person shooter is short, shall...
March 12, 2006 Review - Sega CD

Review: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video

It's a Sega CD game that allows you to create your own music video for Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. That's right, Marky Mark, the one and only Dirk Diggler! Now here's a guy that lets it all hang...
March 12, 2006 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Formula 1 World GP 2

Defunct Games is proud to present our newest staff reviewer, a man that goes by the name of Thomas Charnock. His first review is for Formula 1 World Grand Prix 2, a Dreamcast game he feels is worth i...
March 12, 2006 Review - Dreamcast

Review: UEFA Dream Soccer

Thomas is back with his take on the world's most popular sport, soccer. And who better to look at UEFA Dream Soccer than our man from Manchester? Find out why this game of footy just doesn't ho...
March 12, 2006 Review - Sega CD

Review: Revenge of the Ninja

Chad returns with a look at one of those full-motion video games that the Sega CD did so well. If you loved Dragon's Lair but wished it had a ninja setting, then boy do I have a game for you! It's R...
March 08, 2006 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Ape Escape 3

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March 05, 2006 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Psyvariar 2: The Will to Fabricate

Despite being released in 1999, the Sega Dreamcast had a number of amazing 2D shooters worth talking about. Heck, they almost had too many great shooters. With all these amazing games hogging the li...
March 05, 2006 Review - Sega 32x

Review: Shadow Squadron

There weren't a lot of great new games on the Sega 32X. Some loved the arcade ports, other liked the sports stuff, but when it came to brand new titles the 32X was lacking. Shadow Squadron tries to ...
March 04, 2006 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Zero Gunner 2

Here at Defunct Games we find ourselves reviewing a lot of 2D shooters. You would think that after awhile all these games would just melt into one bad dream, but it's games like Zero Gunner 2 that ke...
March 04, 2006 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Centipede

Despite the success of Tempest 2000, not all early arcade games were meant to be remade. Adrian has a warning to anybody interested in playing this 3D Dreamcast update of Centipede, he hopes to stop ...
March 02, 2006 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Ape Escape Academy

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