Tag Archive | "sega"
Awful Moments in Multiplayer Gaming: Rise of the Robots
To understand why Rise of the Robots is worse than countless other fighting game knock-offs of the mid-90s, you need the history. Back in 1995, the world was enjoying the slow, painful death of Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat was about to reach 3, stop motion was considered valid for fighting games, Virtua Fighter happened, [...]
Continue reading...Sega to Shut Down Phantasy Star Universe’s PC and PS2 Servers
Friday, January 29, 2010
Whatever your thoughts may be on Phantasy Star Universe and its strengths and flaws, it is still sad to see the games world disappear for some gamers. Sega has announced that its PC and PS2 servers for Phantasy Star Universe will be closing down on March 31, 2010.
Continue reading...Awful Moments in Multiplayer Gaming: NBA Jam Extreme
Thursday, January 14, 2010
It is ironic that the loading screens for NBA Jam Extreme actually say, “Extreme Loading” considering just how excessively long data retrieval can be in this unnecessary NBA Jam sequel. Acclaim’s motion captured, incomprehensible 3-D mess loads before the title screen, moving into the selection screen, loads the pre-game screen, and then loads the game [...]
Continue reading...Remembering Chromehounds
Thursday, January 7, 2010
One can only hope that in five years, people still remember Chromehounds. Back in 2006, Chromehounds was the Xbox Live experience. It required teamwork, friendship, and strategy. Chromehounds was far from mainstream, sadly the likely reason why the servers became barren. You did not start a match, mindlessly run forward, get shot, and restart. Developer From [...]
Continue reading...Awful Moments in Multiplayer Gaming: Batman Forever – The Arcade Game
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Many will not-so-fondly remember the “other” Acclaim Batman Forever game, a disaster of imprecise controls, illogical level designs, and visuals so sub-par, it was hard to make out what you were doing. That mess found its way onto countless game consoles, including the lowly Game Boy, the last place it should have ended up. However, on [...]
Continue reading...Aliens vs. Predator Given Green Light in Australia
Friday, December 18, 2009
Defying all logic, Australia has given the okay to Sega’s upcoming Aliens vs. Predator game after the company resubmitted the game to the OFLC. The announcement comes after an extensive debate about the game rating system in Australia, which has previously banned violent games due to the lack of a R18+ rating for video games, despite [...]
Continue reading...Awful Moments in Multiplayer Gaming: NBA Action ‘95 (Genesis)
Monday, December 14, 2009
To its credit, NBA Action ‘95 was revolutionary. While EA was tinkering with a 3/4 view for their NBA series, Sega loaded NBA Action ‘95 with then unheard of features like create-a-player, trades, injuries, and more. In 1995, it was the most feature-packed sports game ever made. Unfortunately, all of that time spent developing those bonuses [...]
Continue reading...Australian Attorney General Explains AvP Ban
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Australian gamers are probably tossing a lot of hate Michael Atkinson’s way after his decision to ban Sega’s upcoming Aliens vs. Predator. Atkinson recently spoke to ABC news about the decision, and why it was made: “This is a question of a small number of very zealous gamers trying to impose their will on society… You [...]
Continue reading...Alien vs Predator Banned in Australia
Friday, December 4, 2009
There seems to be some confusion regarding the release date surrounding the much anticipated 3rd installment of AvP. Sega USA have claimed that they do not have an official release date at all, Sega Europe still list the game as being released in Q1 2010 and various retailers are giving a solid date of January 19 2010.
Continue reading...New Aliens VS Predator Trailer
Friday, October 23, 2009
Yesterday SEGA released a brand spankin’ new trailer for their multiplayer game set in the Aliens VS Predator universe. The game will feature 3 playable storylines. One for Predator, one for Aliens, and one for Marines. Online is described as utilizing these three different characters and throwing them against each other in a player vs player [...]
Continue reading...PlaySEGA Launches Premium Service
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Sega has begun a new project to keep money flowing from their expansive (and excellent) library of games. PlaySEGA, an online portal that launched with some general free flash games to enjoy, is beginning to offer a paid subscription model. The VIP package is $14,95 a month, giving you unlimited access a variety of Genesis classics. [...]
Continue reading...Celebrating Ten Years of Dreamcast
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
If you never owned a Dreamcast, you wouldn’t understand. There was something special in that little white box, something ahead of its time that few people realized, heading to the familiar waters of Sony and PlayStation 2. As such, many missed some of the best games of that generation, those without a lot of buzz [...]
Continue reading...© 2010 www.Multiplayergames.com – Multiplayer Games. Powered by Wordpress.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Comments