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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1998: The Greatest Year in Gaming History
By Marshall Garvey Being an unabashed history geek, one of my most distinct (re: pathetic) habits is to chronicle the most superlative years of a given field. It’s a habit some might find downright anal and, perhaps, kind of pointless. After all, many believe history is better learned by de-emphasizing year and date memorization. But […]
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 […]
Hall of Fame Review – Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998)
By Marshall Garvey Publisher: LucasArts Platforms: Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows Release Date: December 3, 1998 Mode: Single player Genre: Action, Shooter Part of the challenge of making a truly A-grade Star Wars game is the sheer abundance of its universe. Even though the official status of this expanded canon may be in jeopardy, as my […]