Football season is almost upon us, but why wait? Get yourself in the mood with our review of the first in Tecmo’s pigskin releases on the Genesis, Tecmo Super Bowl.
Author: Adam King
Mortal Kombat
One of the games at the center of the 1993 Senate Hearings on Video Game Violence, Mortal Kombat on the Genesis offered brutal faithfulness to the arcade original, and it went on to outsell the SNES version by a margin of more than two to one. Are blood and gore really such important selling points? Um, yeah!
Zoop
Zoop? What in the world is a Zoop? Well, Zoop is the name of a game released for the Genesis late in the system’s life, as well as on other systems. It’s a puzzle game, but one that tries to be something other than a Tetris clone. Is it one of the many Genesis gems that got overlooked?
Hands-On: Sonic Mega Collection Plus (PlayStation 2)
Naturally, you can’t talk about Sega without thinking about Sonic. The Sonic the Hedgehog series of games will always be remembered for bringing the Sega Genesis into the spotlight with their fast action and exciting, fun gameplay. Back in 2002 Sega released a compilation disc for the GameCube called Sonic Mega Collection, giving ‘Cube owners the chance to relive Sonic’s Genesis adventures. Now two years later Sega has released a new version of their collection, this time for the PlayStation 2 and X-Box called Sonic Mega Collection Plus. That’s right, Plus, meaning new content not found in the GC collection.
NFL’s Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas
Let’s get this out of the way first: Yes, this is yet another Sega CD “TruVideo” title, which means lots of full motion video and very little gameplay. That’s definitely the case here. NFL’s Greatest is a football game where you don’t control any of the players. Everyone knows that the real draw of sports games is being able to play as your favorite sports star and lead a team to virtual victory. It’s titles like these that tell why the Sega CD failed.