Red Faction Tried to Start Revolution but Fell Short. This Shooter Is Remembered for Wall Destruction
Red Faction was big for a while. The FPS from Volition broke through into the consciousness of gamers mainly because of its almost absolute demolition of walls. It was supposed to be a revolution, but today the game is rather rarely mentioned.
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Hubert Sosnowski
December 2, 2024
Cult Unreal Tournament That Rivaled Quake is Now 25 Years Old. This Game Shook Foundations of Online FPS Games
Unreal Tournament is a game well-known to any FPS lover raised on the genre's 1990s classics. Here's why, even 25 years after its release, the work of Epic Games and Digital Extremes enjoys an awe-inspiring reputation.
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Christian Pieniazek
November 26, 2024
STALKER Wasn't GSC Game World's First FPS. Codename Outbreak Brought Something Fresh to Shooter Genre
A few days before the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, it's worth remembering one of the earlier FPS from the GSC Game World studio. Codename: Outbreak laid the groundwork for adventures in the Zone.
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Christian Pieniazek
November 18, 2024
Arcanum Had Its Problems, but It's Still Great Steampunk cRPG
Today Arcanum is a forgotten title if you aren't in the niche of isometric RPGs, nevertheless, it has earned a small group of fans. Technically it was a bit lame, it's true, but it worked incredibly on the imagination and in many ways was simply outstanding.
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Hubert Sosnowski
November 13, 2024
Disciples 2 Was Heroes 3's Fiercest Competitor; Darker, Rougher and Almost as Playable
Today, the series' position has weakened, but when Disciples 2 came out, the brand was considered one of the most dangerous competitors to Heroes 3. It was similar yet different enough for turn-based strategy enthusiasts to reckon with the title.
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Hubert Sosnowski
November 4, 2024
Total Overdose Was Supposed to Be GTA Clone, but Became an Insane Shooter with a Latino Vibe
Total Overdose fully lives up to its name, offering adrenaline-filled gameplay. This crazy game will make us want to come back for more.
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Lukasz Michalak
October 28, 2024
Samurai, Zombies, Jean Reno and Time Machine. Onimusha 3 Delivers Unforgettable Blend of Genres
Once upon a time, when there were no combat passes, photorealistic graphics, or open worlds, and the industry was just taking off, one of, in my opinion, the coolest samurai series ever was leading the way - Capcom's Onimusha.
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Danuta Repelowicz
October 21, 2024
Throne of Darkness Had Whole Team Fighting and Risking Death. It Was a Diablo and Diablo 2 Clone That Wasn't Afraid to Experiment
Throne of Darkness is a forgotten Diablo 2 competitor with more of the „Devil” DNA than it appears.
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Hubert Sosnowski
October 14, 2024
AquaNox Captivated Gamers With Its Graphics Despite Being Just a Blowout
It would seem that the pursuit of graphics in video games is an „invention” of recent years. Nothing could be further from the truth, and AquaNox, an underwater shooter released in 2001, is a prime example.
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Christian Pieniazek
October 7, 2024
Broken Sword Threw Players Into Templar vs Assassin Conflict and Ended Tedious „Pixel Hunting”
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is one of the best adventure games in the history of the genre. An engaging story was woven into gameplay that abandoned the tired and annoying themes familiar from other adventure games of the time.
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Zbigniew Woznicki
October 1, 2024
Close Combat 3, Best Wargame of Its Time, Focused on Soldier Psychology and the Eastern Front
With ratings of 90%, Close Combat 3 was one of the best-rated strategy games of 1999. No wonder - it was the peak of popularity for the series, which wanted to show pixelated soldiers as something to be scared of.
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Adam Kusiak
September 23, 2024
Knights and Merchants Was Unique Response to Settlers and Forgotten Fruit of Love
Knights and Merchants is a strategy game that was undoubtedly modeled on Settlers but was definitely not a copy. See a game that holds a special place in my heart.
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Damian Gacek
September 17, 2024
Brutal Shooter From Heretic and Hexen Creators. Soldier of Fortune Showed No Mercy to Opponents
Soldier of Fortune is one of those series that had a bright future ahead of them but was eventually lost in the darkness of history. Let's check out what Raven Software's masterpiece had to offer players besides brutality.
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Christian Pieniazek
September 3, 2024
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Aged Better Than Soul Reaver. That's the Cornerstone of This Legendary Series
Fans of Cain and Raziel have reason to rejoice, as we will most likely get a remaster of Soul Reaver. On this occasion, it is worth firing up the first Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. It's still a great game that has aged the best of the series.
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Hubert Sosnowski
August 7, 2024
This Shooter Still Impresses with Its Awe-Inspiring Graphics. Black from Criterion Games Remains a Tasty Treat
Rarely do specialists in spectacular racing venture into the field of shooters. Criterion Games team and its Black is proof that such a breakneck venture can be a recipe for success.
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Christian Pieniazek
July 31, 2024
Lionheart Could Have Been a Renaissance Fallout but Became Black Isle's and Interplay's Epitaph
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader had the makings of another Interplay hit. As a result of the legendary RPG publisher's financial problems, we got a cloying, unintentional hybrid of Fallout and Diablo. But I like it anyway.
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Hubert Sosnowski
July 30, 2024
This Game Combined Features of Heroes and Magic the Gathering. Etherlords Had No Mercy for Newcomers
At a time when the Heroes of Might and Magic series was still at its peak, the Nival team took on a seemingly impossible task and launched an assault on the territory it had seized. Etherlords drew handfuls from the legacy of the iconic series, but also introduced ideas of its own.
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Christian Pieniazek
July 2, 2024
Good Humor and Weapons Turning World Upside Down. Armed and Dangerous Is the Last Game in the Spirit of Shiny Entertainment
Armed and Dangerous is the second game from Planet Moon Studios that had an original idea for itself. Let's find out what makes it popular even today.
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Christian Pieniazek
July 1, 2024
We Have Diablo at Home. Without Get Medieval, There Wouldn’t Be Many Iconic Games
Get Medieval, although it didn't exactly belong to the same genre as Diablo 2, was considered by the „backyard” to be a cheap fake of a Blizzard game. However, when we discarded prejudices, it turned out to be an interesting and graceful arcade game.
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Hubert Sosnowski
June 26, 2024
21 Years Ago, This Strategy Stunned With Its Number of Units; Impossible Creatures is a Unique Game of CoH Creators
Impossible Creatures is definitely not the biggest hit of the Relic Entertainment studio, but to this day the unusual RTS from the devs of Company of Heroes and the original Homeworld has its fans.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 11, 2024