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A slow week means it’s time to go retro! The gems from the golden age of arcade gaming are indeed timeless, and perhaps the only criteria that’s appropriate to use when reviewing Williams Arcade’s Greatest Hits is how well they adapt to the Genesis control scheme.
A lot has been done to ol’ Spidey these last few years. He’s been cloned, had two hit movies, and had a great run on recent consoles. He was pretty big on the Genesis too, with a string of releases that varied in quality. Among them was Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage, a beat-’em-up that was based on a major storyline of the time.
The ’90s saw some great cartoons, and among the best was Animaniacs, which made adults laugh just as hard as kids, with its pop culture references and subtle humor. Its huge sucess led to a ton of marketing, including video games. The Genesis platformer was a refreshing take on the genre and featured some great on-the-fly character swapping which was essential to passing each stage.
Sega-16 would like to wish all its readers a happy new year, and we hope that 2007 will be bigger and more prosperous than ever for everyone. We all know that New Years Day kicks ass (except for the hangovers), and nothing says “ass kicking” like sumo wrestling. Wait…Did I just say sumo wrestling? On the Genesis? You better believe it!
Longing to get out from under Nintendo’s brutal licensing contract, Namco finally managed to release a few gems early on for the Genesis. One of those first games was Marvel Land, a cutesy platformer that did a decent job of emulating its arcade sibling. Our full review has all the details, so read on and see where the Sega/Namco collaboration got its roots.