Carl Williams writes, "I first discovered this franchise on an old HP iPaq PDA that I picked up second hand around 2008 or 2009. I have always been attracted to 2.5D games, I really like the additional sense of depth you get with this slight addition. My first experience with 2.5D was the line scrolling floor in Street Fighter II in the arcade. It always boggled my mind why we didn’t see more of this in gaming back then (I was naïve and didn’t realize 16-Bit consoles were not quite powerful enough to pull this off “well”). When the 3DO launched, I waited for these magnificent games to be released – sadly, 2.5D overhead shooters and side scrollers never materialized. They were rare on the original PlayStation and Sega Saturn as well, but they did eventually start gaining ground. Games like Clockwork Knight on the Sega Saturn and Tomba and Klonoa on the Sony PlayStation. My love for 2.5D scrolling games has been pretty much left in the dark on and off no matter the platform. Then I got that HP iPaq and it had the original Sky Force installed on it. That was a momentous day when an awesome $25 purchase on eBay really paid off for me."
The library of action titles available on Android is overwhelming. But increasingly, a lot of those games are online-only. What’s a gamer with unreliable Wi-Fi to do? Easy—consult Hardcore Droid’s list of the Best Offline Android Action Games.
This week Ben(@Arsymective) joins Mike (@AssaultSuit) , Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about life's rather large adjustments, board games, video games, movies and more.
Neil writes: "After the Christmas and New Year bargain madness, if truth be told, we didn't expect much from the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale through the start of 2019. But in fact we've been surprised by just how many decent discounts have been made available for all Xbox One and Xbox 360 players to enjoy. What Xbox bargains are available through the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 15th-21st January 2019? We've got the full list right here."
