August 2006

August 26, 2006 Review - Master System

Review: King's Quest

All the good old days of 8-Bit role-playing games. Titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon's Quest bring back such good memories. What's that? Oh, yeah, and then there's King's Quest, and 8-bitte...
August 26, 2006 Review - Sega Saturn

Review: Street Racer Extra

For as many Mario Kart clones as there are in this world this is one of the few we have reviewed on Defunct Games. In fact, it may be the only Mario Kart clone reviewed. Does that make Street Racer ...
August 20, 2006 Review - Game Gear

Review: Vampire: Master of Darkness

It's time to grab your trusty weapon and head out to slay a certain vampire named Dracula. No, I'm not looking at you Simon Belmont. This isn't some Castlevania game, it's Vampire: Master of Darknes...
August 20, 2006 Review - Sega 32x

Review: Metal Head

With a name like Metal Head it has to be good, right? Nope, according to Tom this 32X game has enough flaws to keep it off of the recommendation list for a long time go come. Even if you're int...
August 19, 2006 Review - Game Gear

Review: Caesar's Palace

What fun is it to gamble with fake money? Apparently it's not much fun at all because Caesar's Palace sucks. At least that's what Winston thinks of it! Here's a game full of Vegas games but fl...
August 19, 2006 Review - Sega CD

Review: The Secret of Monkey Island

It would be easy to make jokes about what that "secret" of Monkey Island is. But I'm not going to do that, I'm not here to tell you some stupid jokes about this point and click adventure game. Nope,...
August 15, 2006 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Super Dragon Ball Z

There's enough over-the-top action in Super Dragon Ball Z to make this an easy game to recommend for fans of the series, unfortunately fans of modern 3D fighting games may want to look elsewhere for t...
August 13, 2006 Review - Sega Saturn

Review: World League Soccer '98

Another Soccer game? Goodness, you would have thought that these would have been a better fit when the World Cup was on. But then again, maybe you're the type of sports fan who can't live witho...
August 13, 2006 Review - Game Gear

Review: Aerial Assault

Considering how many me-too shooters there were back in the 1980s and 1990s you would think that Defunct Games would have a lot more of those reviews, but we're constantly posting reviews of platforme...
August 12, 2006 Review - Game Gear

Review: Legend of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse

Who says Kingdom Hearts is the best Disney can do? If you subscribe to the theory that there are no good games starring Disney characters then I'm here to knock some sense into you. What about ...
August 12, 2006 Review - Sega Saturn

Review: WipEout 2097

One of the best racing games on the original PlayStation has been ported to the Sega Saturn. So how does Tom think it stacks up against classics like Sega Rally and Manx TT? Does the kick-ass s...
August 06, 2006 Review - Sega CD

Review: Wirehead

Considering how close these full-motion video games were to Hollywood and the film industry you would think that they would have cooler names. Titles like Night Trap and Wirehead just aren't strong e...
August 06, 2006 Review - Sega 32x

Review: Star Wars Arcade

Considering how many Star Wars games there are out there I'm surprised we've gone this long without bringing up Luke, Yoda and that pesky force thing they keep talking about. Here is Tom's review of ...
August 05, 2006 Review - Sega 32x

Review: Spider-Man: Web of Fire

This Spider-Man game on the 32x is one of the rarest games on Sega's failed accessory. It's a game that goes for hundreds of dollars online. But your wallet isn't the only thing this game is going t...
August 05, 2006 Review - Sega Saturn

Review: Shinobi X

After the amazing Shinobi III for the Genesis Sega decided to go back to the drawing board and give us, well, let's just say it's not the sequel we had all be hoping for. Shinobi X (also known as Shi...