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The Shadow (video Game)
''The Shadow'' is a video game based on the 1994 Universal film of the same name. It was planned for release in 1994 on the Super NES, alongside other systems, but was canceled. Gameplay The gameplay is similar to other Beat 'em up games such as '' Final Fight'' or '' Double Dragon'', where the player controls The Shadow through several levels (including streets, museums, carnivals and laboratories) fighting against several enemies, such as hoodlums, Mongol Warriors, scientists, security guards and sailors. The player has two bars; one is the life bar and a bar that allows the player to perform special attacks (invisibility, speed running, a dome shield that knocks out everyone who hits it). The regular beat 'em up levels also include a section for gun play, where the player is able to shoot enemies. It also contains a driving stage where The Shadow battles Mongols on motorbikes (Maritech Labs). Plot The game roughly follows the plot of the movie, where The Shadow battles cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Software
Ocean Software Ltd was a British software development company that became one of the biggest European video game developers and video game publisher, publishers of the 1980s and 1990s. The company was founded by David Ward and Jon Woods and was based in Manchester. Ocean developed dozens of games for a variety of systems such as the ZX Spectrum, Oric#Oric-1, Oric 1, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Dragon 32, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Atari ST, Amiga, IBM PC compatible, IBM PC, BBC Micro and video game consoles, such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System and Sega Genesis, Sega Mega Drive. History Early titles Jon Woods and David Ward created Spectrum Games as a mail-order business in 1983 after being inspired by the success of Liverpool-based software houses Imagine Software, Bug-Byte and Software Projects. Their initial catalogue was based around clones of arcade games like ''Frogger'' and ''Missile Command'' for various ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fight
''Final Fight'' is a series of beat 'em up video games by Capcom, which began with the arcade release of ''Final Fight'' in 1989. Set in the fictional Metro City, the games focus on a group of heroic vigilantes who fights against the control and various threats of criminal gangs, primarily the Mad Gear Gang. The series has sold 3.2 million units worldwide as of December 31, 2019. Video games ''Final Fight'' series The original ''Final Fight'' was directed by Yoshiki Okamoto, and released on arcades. It was followed by two sequels for the SNES: ''Final Fight 2'' in 1993 and ''Final Fight 3'' (''Final Fight Tough'' in Japan) in 1995. The sequels were produced specifically for the home console market by Capcom's consumer division (led by Tokuro Fujiwara) with no preceding arcade versions. The original ''Final Fight'' for the SNES included the playable characters Haggar and Cody but did not include Guy, and also omitted the two-player feature; an updated 1992 release, '' Final Fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromanía
''Micromanía'' is a Spanish computer game magazine. It was founded by the publisher HobbyPress, currently a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE. It was created in May 1985 and is one of the first magazines in Europe exclusively devoted to video games. It was first published soon after ''MicroHobby'', which had been created just a few months earlier by the same publisher. The magazine in its two first periods was a major outlet supporting of the golden era of Spanish software. ''Micromanía'' celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010. In July 2012, Axel Springer sold ''Micromanía'' to other owner, focussing its video game coverage in its other magazine, ''Hobby Consolas''. ''Micromanía'' team continues the printed magazine independently, published by BlueOcean Publishing. History The first issue of ''Micromanía'' was published in 1985, with new issues released monthly. The publication of the magazine has been divided into three periods, called in Spanish "Épocas". The first period la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobby Consolas
''HobbyConsolas'' is a Spanish video game magazine founded in 1991 by Hobby Press and published by Axel Springer SE. The first issue appeared in October 1990. The monthly magazine offers information about games for all consoles, and since 2012 has also covered video games for PC and mobile devices. In March 2014 it had a circulation of 32,129 copies, and had approximately 330,000 readers. Their official website is the fifth most visited Spanish video game website. Listeners of the Spanish radio program '' Game 40'' named ''HobbyConsolas'' the best game magazine of 1997. See also * '' Micromanía'' References External links * Archived HobbyConsolas Magazineson the Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ... {{videogame-mag-stub Axel Springer SE 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Secret (magazine)
''Top Secret'' was a Polish magazine devoted to the subject of computer and video games, as well as to culture and events connected with them. The first edition of the magazine was published between 1990-1996 by the Bajtek publishing cooperative, and it was the first magazine of this type in Poland. During that time, 54 issues were released. The second edition was published between 2002-2003 by the Polish division of Axel Springer Axel Cäsar Springer (2 May 1912 – 22 September 1985) was a German publisher and founder of what is now Axel Springer SE, the largest media publishing firm in Europe. By the early 1960s his print titles dominated the West German daily press ma ... as an attempt to restore the title. However, in this time, only four issues were produced, and the project was abandoned. References Further reading Tak się pisało - historia prasy o grach komputerowych w Polsce {{videogame-mag-stub Bi-monthly magazines Defunct magazines published in Pola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |