Category: Good Game

Good Game: Secret of Mana (SNES)

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Today it’s Secret of Mana a 1994 action role-playing game developed by Square, and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is the sequel to the 1991 game Seiken Densetsu, released in North America as Final Fantasy Adventure and in Europe as Mystic Quest, and it was the first Seiken Densetsu title to be marketed as part of the Mana series rather than the Final Fantasy series. Set in a high fantasy universe, the game follows three heroes as they attempt to prevent an empire from conquering the world with the power of an ancient flying fortress.

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Good Game: Super Mario World (SNES)

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Today it’s Super Mario World a 1992 platforming game developed by Nintendo EAD, and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The story follows Mario’s quest to save Princess Toadstool and Dinosaur Land from the series’ antagonist, Bowser, and his children, the Koopalings. Gameplay is similar to that of earlier entries in the series; players control Mario, or his brother Luigi, through a series of levels to stop Bowser. The game also introduces Yoshi, a dinosaur who can eat enemies with his tongue.

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Good Game: Super Mario World 2 Yoshi’s Island (SNES)

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Today it’s Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island a 1996 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). A prequel to the Mario franchise, the game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through nearly 50 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser’s minions.

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Good Game: Dying Light (PC)

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Today it’s Dying Light a 2015 open world first person survival horror video game developed by Techland and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for Microsoft Windows (PC) and consoles. The game was once planned to be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but was later cancelled due to hardware limitations.

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Good Game: Medal of Honor Infiltrator (GBA)

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Today it’s Medal of Honor: Infiltrator a 2003 top-down third-person shooter video game developed by Netherock Ltd. and published by Electronic Arts for Game Boy Advance (GBA). It is the sixth instalment in the Medal of Honor series, and the second game for the Game Boy Advance.

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Good Game: Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)

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Today it’s Shadow of the Colossus a 2005/2006 action-adventure video game developed by Team Ico (Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was directed by Fumito Ueda and developed at SCEI’s International Production Studio 1, also known as Team Ico; the same development team responsible for the cult hit Ico, to which the game is considered a spiritual successor.

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Good Game: Forbidden Siren (PS2)

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Today it’s Forbidden Siren (Siren) a 2004 survival horror stealth game developed by SCE Japan Studio and Project Siren, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The game’s plot revolves around an interconnected cast of characters that possess a power which enables them to see and hear what a nearby character sees.

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