Category: Last Token Gaming Hall of Fame
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Hall of Fame Review – Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
by Benjamin Fitzgerald Developer: BioWare Publisher: LucasArts Release Date: July 15, 2003 (Xbox), November 19, 2003 (PC) Genre: Science fiction, role-playing Mode: Single-player Rating: T for Teen BioWare has done wonders for the world of role-playing games. They entered the world of cRPGs in a big way with Baldur’s Gate and its sequel,…
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Hall of Fame Review – Baldur’s Gate (1998)
by Benjamin Fitzgerald Developer: BioWare Publisher: Interplay Release Date: December 21, 1998 Genre: Fantasy, role-playing Mode: Single-player, multi-player Rating: T for Teen Ah, Baldur’s Gate. Ugh, Baldur’s Gate. I don’t know if I’ve ever played a game that’s so simultaneously rewarding yet antagonizing. I’ve plugged around 100 hours into this game, and as…
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Hall of Fame Review – Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)
By Marshall Garvey and Reshan Nicolson-Singh Release Date: August 25, 2009 Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X Developer: Rocksteady Studios Publishers: Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Genre: Action-Adventure, Beat ‘Em Up, Stealth Mode: Single player By 2009, the superhero genre had achieved new dimensions in entertainment culture thanks…
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Hall of Fame Review – NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant (1999)
By Marshall Garvey Developer: Left Field Productions Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 64 Release date: November 8, 1999 Genre: Sports Modes: Single-player, multiplayer If you follow me on Facebook, know me in real life, or basically live on the same planet as I do, you know I love baseball to the point where I…
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Hall of Fame Review – Super Mario 64 (1996)
By Jake Rushing Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 64 Release Date: September 26, 1996 Genre(s): Platforming, action-adventure Mode: Single-player Rating: K-A for Kids to Adults (updated to E for Everyone) As one of the kids who grew up with the Nintendo 64 console and having Super Mario 64 as one of…
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Hall of Fame Review – Banjo-Kazooie (1998)
By Marshall Garvey Developer: Rareware Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 64 Release Date: June 29, 1998 Genre(s): Platforming, action-adventure Mode: Single-player Rating: E for Everyone I’d just like to start this review by saying that it’s every bit as much a nostalgic salute as it is a professional review. Banjo-Kazooie is one of those…
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Hall of Fame Review – Pokemon Red/Blue (1998)
By Jake Rushing Developer: Game Freak Publisher: Nintendo Platforms: Game Boy Release Date: September 28, 1998[ Mode: Single Player, with 2-Player features Genre: RPG If there is one thing about Pokemon that no one can deny, it is that it has a place to stay in the hearts of gamers everywhere. Not just in the U.S. or…
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Hall of Fame Review – God of War II (2007)
By Marshall Garvey Developer: SCE Santa Monica Studio Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Platforms: Playstation 2, Playstation 3 Release date: March 13, 2007 Genre: Hack and slash, action-adventure Mode: Single-player Rating: M for Mature As I said in the beginning of my Hall of Fame Review for Fallout: New Vegas, many of the finest video…
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Hall of Fame Review – Kingdom Hearts (2002)
Developer: SquareSoft Publisher: SquareSoft and Distributed by: Disney Interactive Rated: E for Everyone Release Date: March 28, 2002 Platform: Playstation 2 Genre(s): Action role-playing, platform ESRB Rating: E for Everyone No matter what, you ask people about Kingdom Hearts, you’ll probably get the same several adjectives; convoluted, confusing, cheesy. It’s not hard to see the fault in…
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Hall of Fame Review – Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
By Michael Mygind Publisher: Capcom Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Master System, various computers and compilations. Release Date: February 6, 1991 Mode: Single Player, Two Player Versus Genre: Fighting I feel that it’s so hard to just write a review on Street Fighter II and not reflect back on just what this single…