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Clive Barker's Undying Bangumi
other title: 不死之灵 / 克莱夫.贝克尔之不朽 2001-02-21
genre: FPS / survival horror platform: Windows
Clive Barker's Undying is a first-person shooter survival horror video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by EA Games. Noted horror author, the titular Clive Barker, was consulted in shaping the game's plot and background lore and also provided the voice of Ambrose Covenant, a character in the game. Undying follows the adventures of 1920s Irish paranormal adventurer Patrick Galloway as he investigates the mysterious occult happenings at the estate of his friend Jeremiah Covenant.
PowerSlave IGDB
1996-09-26
genre: Shooter / Strategy platform: PlayStation / Sega Saturn developer: Lobotomy Software publisher: BMG Interactive
In this first-person shooter, you assume the role of an armed forces specialist dispatched to probe unusual occurrences in the ancient Egyptian city of Karnak. As you delve into the investigation, you discover that alien invaders, with a proclivity for mummifying humans alive, have seized control of the city. Your mission is to navigate through progressively challenging levels, contending with an extraordinary cast of adversaries, to complete the game.

PowerSlave is set in and around the ancient Egyptian city of Karnak in the late 20th century. The city has been seized by unknown forces, with a special crack team of hardened soldiers sent to the valley of Karnak, to uncover the source of this trouble. However, on the journey there, the player's helicopter is shot down and the player barely escapes. The player is sent in to the valley as the hero to save Karnak and the World. The player finds himself battling hordes of extraterrestrial insectoid beings known as the Kilmaat, as well as their various minions, which include mummies, Anubis soldiers, scorpions, and evil spirits. The player's course of action is directed by the spirit of King Ramses, whose mummy was exhumed from its tomb by the Kilmaat, who seek to resurrect him and use his powers to control the world.
Feb. 16, 2026 stopped playing
I know there are several versions of PowerSlave, and they're all very different. About PS1 version I can say that I didn't like it. Pretty confusing level design, despite a compass; plenty of tiny jumping or flying enemies, performance is mediocre and completely chugs when you pull up the map. I suspect the PC version is probably much better.
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Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder IGDB
2007-11-06
genre: Point-and-Click / Adventure … platform: Windows developer: Zoetrope Interactive publisher: Lighthouse Interactive
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style.

As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult. Your number one suspect is Loath Nolder; a highly respected private investigator. After mysteriously abandoning his last case and abruptly resurfacing five years later, one wonders how venerated P.I. Loath Nolder has turned fugitive murder suspect. Your seemingly routine investigation takes a dramatic twist as terrifying happenings begin to plague your psyche. Horrifying dreams and paranormal experiences torment your very being and the line between sanity and insanity becomes frighteningly blurred. Face dire truths hidden deep within the recesses of your mind, as you embark on a surreal adventure.Key features:A chilling point and click Puzzle Horror Adventure inspired by the Works of H.P. Lovecraft, now brought to Steam for the first time as a slightly enhanced edition with Chromatic Aberration and cinematic effects applied to the game's graphics.
WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship Bangumi
other title: 世界汽车拉力锦标赛3 2012-10-12
genre: RAC platform: PS3 PSV
《FIA世界汽车拉力锦标赛3》的游戏总监塞巴斯蒂安·佩利卡诺在一份新闻通稿中说,“这款游戏将会搭载全新的光照效果系统,保证提供更高的游戏体验。事实上,新的游戏引擎让我们可以轻松调整光照和粒子效果,打造一个拟真的环境,让玩家可以体验到WRC比赛中的同样感受。”
游戏中将会出现WRC赛事中的50支正式队伍。同时还有35款特别的车辆模型——包括了全新的大众Polo R WRC款测试车,雷诺的Twiingo R2和Proton Satria Neo S2000。
June 18, 2024 stopped playing
Pretty much the same game as the first one, except with nicer graphics and horrible brostep soundtrack. Please, video game industry, bring back jungle, drum-n-bass, techno, big beat, hip-hop, metal, anything else but this.
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Trigger Rally IGDB
2004-09-04
genre: Racing / Simulation platform: Linux / Windows / Web
Trigger Rally is a 3D car racing game written in C++ by Jasmine Langridge and Richard Langridge. It is licensed under the GPL and a BSD-like license.

It supports keyboard, joystick, or joypad control, and anaglyph stereo output.
June 25, 2024 stopped playing
For a free and open-source game it has pretty good handling and physics, better than some of the commercial games I've played.

Unfortunately, its gameplay is all it has going for it really. There's no music, and the levels are barren hellscapes. That being said, they do have a surreal feel to them, and the devs do get creative with them on occasion, for example one level seems to be set on the Moon, and then another one expects you to jump over a huge chasm.

The track design is really good, but each race has a time limit. And if you fail 3 times, you have to restart the tournament from scratch. I did that twice and then gave up.
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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth Douban Bangumi
★ 8.0 (5 ratings) other title: 邪神的呼唤:地球黑暗角落 / 克苏鲁的呼唤:阴暗角落 … 2005-10-24
genre: Adventure / Action … platform: Windows / Xbox developer: Headfirst Productions publisher: Bethesda Softworks / 1C Company
由Headfirst Productions开发制作的第一人称冒险射击游戏《邪神的呼唤:地球黑暗角落》,游戏改编美国知名恐怖小说作家H.P.Lovecraft的同名小说,并以“Call of Cthulhu”及“The Shadow Over Insmouth”两个故事为基础加以融合。游戏中玩家将扮演一名原警察转职的私家侦探Jack Walters,并在充满诡异气氛的港町小镇Innsmouth中展开一连串的冒险活动。游戏将融合冒险、解迷、格斗等要素,玩家将要根据视觉和听觉上的提示去发展剧情。
The Duel: Test Drive II IGDB
1989-12-31
genre: Racing / Simulation … platform: DOS / macOS / Commodore C64 / 128 / MAX … developer: Distinctive Software publisher: Dro Soft
The Duel: Test Drive II is a cross-platform racing game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade in 1989. It is the second entry in the Test Drive series of video games.

Like the original Test Drive, the focus of The Duel is driving exotic cars through dangerous highways, evading traffic, and trying to escape police pursuits. While the first game in the series had the player simply racing for time in a single scenario, Test Drive II improves upon its predecessor by introducing varied scenery, and giving the player the option of racing against the clock or competing against a computer-controlled opponent.

The player initially is given the opportunity to choose a car to drive and a level of difficulty, which in turn determines whether the car will use an automatic or manual transmission—the number of difficulty options varies between gaming platforms. Levels begin with the player’s car (and the computer opponent, if selected) idling on a roadway. Primarily these are two to four lane public highways with many turns; each level is different, and they include obstacles such as bridges, cliffs, and tunnels in addition to the other cars already on the road. Each level also has one or more police cars along the course.

The goal of each level is to reach the gas station at the end of the course in the least amount of time. Stopping at the gas station is not mandatory, and one could drive past it if inattentive. The consequence of not stopping results in running out of gas, and thus losing a car (life). The player begins the game with 5 lives, one of which is lost each time that the player crashes into something. If the player completes a level without crashing or running out of gas, then he or she is awarded a bonus life. In addition to losing a life, crashing adds thirty seconds to the player's time. Cars could crash into other traffic or off-road obstacles such as trees; they could crash by falling off the cliff on one of the mountain levels, or they could sustain too much damage by staying off the roadway for too long on the flatland levels. Players could also lose a life when using a manual transmission by redlining and consequently blowing the engine. Crashing into a police car instantly ends the game, regardless of the number of lives the player has left.

Police cars appear in every level, and if the player is driving faster than the speed limit when encountering one of them, the police car will follow in pursuit. If at any point while being pursued the police car is able to pass the player’s car, the player is forced to pull over and receives a ticket stating the offense and the speed of the vehicle. While this doesn’t cost the player a life, it does take away valuable time. Players can avoid being pursued by police by slowing down before encountering them, anticipating them through the aid of a radar detector, which comes standard in all vehicles in the game.
July 10, 2024 stopped playing
3 cars and 3 tracks, kinda pitiful selection. But the actual tracks have a lot of nuance, there's police, traffic, gas stations. And even this game from 1989 has better handling than Ridge Racer.

Back before we got PC, this was the closest thing to a driving simulator we had. My brother played a lot of it. Don't think it aged very well though, as literally every aspect of the game has been done better since.
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Batman Returns IGDB
1992-02-19
genre: Platformer / Adventure platform: Genesis/Mega Drive developer: Malibu Interactive publisher: Sega
Batman Returns is a beat-em-up side-scrolling game designed for the Sega consoles. It was published by Sega.

The game allows the player to experience seven scenes that were featured in the film of the same name. Batman must fight his way through the Red Triangle Circus Gang, using the various weapons and fighting moves he has available. Each level has a unique boss which must be defeated in order for the player to progress to the next level.
Sept. 6, 2024 stopped playing
The devs in the 90s must've hated kids, but the kids in the 90s must've been masochistic. I remember actually getting far in this game as like an 8-year-old. Now I'm 30 and I cry for my mommy after 10 minutes with this game. In a way, it made me feel younger than I've ever felt.

That being said, the graphics in this game are very detailed and much more atmospheric than the first one. And the gameplay is more complex.

But I've been spoiled by the Arkham games to the point that I can't with this game.
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Back 4 Blood
★ 6.8 (12 ratings) other title: 喋血复仇 / 喋血復仇 … 2021-10-12
genre: 射击 / 角色扮演 … platform: Windows / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S developer: Turtle Rock Studios, Inc. publisher: WB Games
2021 cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Turtle Rock Studios
The Bridge
★ 7.9 (21 ratings) other title: 桥 / The Bridge (ゲーム) 2013-02-22
genre: 横版过关 / Puzzle … platform: Windows / macOS / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / Wii U … developer: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild / Mario Castañeda publisher: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild / Midnight City
《桥》是一款由Ty Taylor and Mario Castañeda制作,The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild发行的独立2D解谜游戏,游戏的画面风格非常另类,是全黑白的色调,玩家需要在这奇异的世界中解开一个又一个的难题。
Sept. 15, 2024 stopped playing
Really cool aesthetics and a mysterious premise. I don't have enough patience to solve that mystery though. As with any puzzle game, I eventually give up. It did hold me longer than most though.
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Anarch IGDB
genre: Shooter platform: Windows / Linux / PlayStation Vita / Web
Anarch is extremely small, completely public domain, no-dependency, no-file, portable suckless anarcho-pacifist from-scratch 90s-style Doom clone that runs everywhere, made for the benefit of all living beings. It's greatly moddable and hackable.
Sept. 15, 2024 stopped playing
Are you a fan of seeing? Then don't play this. This shit will destroy your eyes. It's like Duke Nukem 3D on Sega Genesis.
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The Adventures of Batman & Robin IGDB
1995-08-02
genre: Shooter / Platformer … platform: Genesis/Mega Drive publisher: Sega
The Mega Drive/Genesis version, developed by Clockwork Tortoise and published by Sega, is a run 'n' gun where both Batman and Robin must stop Mr. Freeze, who plans to freeze Gotham City. In order to keep the duo busy, he also frees the Joker, Two-Face and the Mad Hatter, each one with their own agenda. The Joker celebrates his birthday wreaking havoc in Gotham and stealing diamonds, Two-Face tries to take over the city from above, and Mad Hatter is creating a robot army in his surreal lair.

The game can be played by two players simultaneously; one player with Batman, and the other with Robin. Both characters are identical in terms of playability, and both use batarangs, bolas, or shurikens in long-range attacks, while using melee attacks at short range. There are four levels consisting of several stages, mostly of a straight left-to-right traverse to the end where the boss awaits. In some levels the game switches to a side-scrolling shooter, in which the players must control the Batwings.

The game is regarded as being extremely difficult to complete, and also known for showcasing some of the most impressive special effects on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It also features a soundtrack by Jesper Kyd. This accounts for the relatively high quality of Kyd's compositions, as well as the fairly simple FM synthesized nature of the game's sound effects.
Oct. 9, 2024 stopped playing
On some basic level, this is a competent shoot-em-up/beat-em-up with amazing graphics for Sega Genesis standards. But it's just ridiculously relentless. It's an infinite stream of enemies coming from all directions all the time. My right thumb literally got tired a couple minutes into it. I can't play this.
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A2 Racer III: Europa Tour IGDB
2000-12-31
genre: Racing / Simulation platform: Windows / PlayStation developer: Davilex Games publisher: Davilex Games
Part 3 in the Dutch A2 Racer series takes the player to London, Berlin and Vienna. The gameplay remains the same with illegal street races on well known highways and cities.

During the races players have to collect power-ups, like money, fuel and time extensions. He has to avoid getting caught by the cops and reach the finish line before his opponents do.
Oct. 15, 2024 stopped playing
Very basic racer with decent handling and graphics, but awful physics and collision model. The speeds are rather slow, and it's rather easy. You can even drive on grass and it doesn't feel different at all, nor do you lose any speed. It kinda just feels boring, almost like you're not racing but just driving through the streets that manifest into reality in front of your eyes (the pop-in). You can earn money and upgrade/repair the car in between races, which is cool. The worst thing here is that the tracks will usually branch out into a lot of roads that seem driveable, but actually have invisible walls before them. Sometimes they will even be in the middle of the track.
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Autobahn Raser II IGDB
1999-12-31
genre: Racing / Simulation platform: Windows / PlayStation developer: Davilex Games publisher: Davilex Games
Autobahn Raser II is the second installment in the German spin-off of the Davilex Racer series. Like in the first game the player races on the German Autobahn passing through various cities including Berlin, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and the Austrian captiol Vienna.
Oct. 15, 2024 stopped playing
Literally the same game as A2 Racer III, except with different tracks and cars.
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Night Trap Douban
other title: 午夜陷阱 1992-10-15
genre: 模拟 / 角色扮演 platform: Windows / macOS / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch …
Night Trap is an interactive movie video game developed by Digital Pictures and originally released for the Sega CD in 1992. The game is presented primarily through the use of full motion video (FMV). In Night Trap, the player takes the role of a special agent tasked to watch over teenage girls visiting a house which, unbeknownst to them, is full of danger. The player watches live surveillance footage of the house and triggers traps to capture anyone seen endangering the girls. The primary antagonists are Augers, vampiric beings who want to capture the girls for their blood. The player can freely switch their view between different cameras to keep watch over the girls and eavesdrop on conversations to follow the story and listen for clues.
Oct. 18, 2024 stopped playing
There is a huge potential here for something artistic, but the game doesn't really want to tap into it.

You get to pretty much spy on a family, and choose between watching them and watching/neutralizing the invaders. What sucks is that the game basically forces you to focus on the invaders. I'd love to just watch the live-action footage recorded for this game without the pressure of having to flip through cameras and tediously wait for the invaders to get to the position where you can activate the trap. The actual gameplay here is super basic and gets old in minutes. Also, past a certain point I got confused and didn't know what I was supposed to do. The traps stopped working, and there's this color selection thing that I don't know what it's for, and the game doesn't bother to explain anything.
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Chronicles of the Wolf IGDB
2025-06-19
genre: Platformer / Adventure … platform: Windows / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 5 … developer: Migami Games publisher: PixelHeart
Chronicles of the Wolf is a 2D gothic Metroidvania where you play as Mateo Lombardo, a knight hunting the Beast of Gévaudan in 18th-century France. The game features exploration, challenging combat, and a dark, folklore-inspired story with hand-drawn cutscenes and a haunting soundtrack.

In Chronicles of the Wolf, you’ll play as Mateo Lombardo, the last apprentice of the Rose Cross Order, on a quest to hunt the infamous Beast of Gévaudan. This dark and thrilling platforming adventure blends fast-paced combat, challenging exploration, and deep storytelling, making it a must-play for fans of the genre.
RoboCop IGDB
2003-04-30
genre: Shooter / Racing … platform: Windows / PlayStation 2 / Xbox / GameCube developer: Titus Software publisher: MGM Interactive
RoboCop allows the player to play as RoboCop and to uncover a sinister plot involving OCP, local gangsters dealing a deadly new synthetic drug and a powerful cyborg known only as MIND. As a last hope, RoboCop must capture, destroy, or arrest hostile characters in a desperate search for clues and evidence.

Robocop places you in the titanium-coated-with-kevlar boots of Alex Murphy, killed in the line of duty and resurrected as the cyborg officer Robocop. The 2003 game features a new plot not featured in any of the films. Crime is up in Neo-Detroit due to the rapid proliferation of a new designer drug "Brain Drain," and the efforts of crime lord William Nexx to control its profitable distribution. Meanwhile, a mayoral race is heating up and getting dirty. And of course, mega-corporation OCP's role in all this is almost certain, but unclear.
Star Wars: Battlefront - Renegade Squadron IGDB
2007-11-09
genre: Shooter platform: PSP developer: Rebellion Developments publisher: LucasArts
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron is an all-new project in the Battlefront saga exclusively for the PlayStation Portable, designed to offer an all-new storyline in the single-player mode and extremely robust PSP multiplayer options.

The story in this game follow the previously secret "Renegade Squadron" that was made up of the galaxy's toughest scoundrels. As the plot unfolds, players will learn how Han Solo recruited and assembled his team and used their many talents for missions in Korriban's Valley of the Sith, the rocky remains of Alderaan, and the fiery ashes of the volcanic planet, Sullust. In addition to single-player story missions, Renegade Squadron allows up to 16 players to compete via Infrastructure mode (eight-person support for ad hoc), with a special 100-point spending system to purchase custom kits with more than a million different combinations that can be used to create unique Star Wars characters.
Star Wars: Battlefront - Elite Squadron IGDB
2009-11-03
genre: Shooter / Adventure platform: PSP developer: Rebellion Developments publisher: LucasArts
Fight epic all-in-one battles spanning ground, space and capital ship connected battlefronts. Use classic Star Wars vehicles to travel from the ground, up into the air and then into space where you will continue the battle among, and even aboard, enormous Capital Ships.

Immerse yourself in an engrossing original story campaign that spans the entire Star Wars saga and beyond, plus engage expanded gameplay features like deeper character customization, hundreds of unlockable achievements, new multiplayer stats, deadly new weapons, new heroes and villains, new Star Wars worlds and much more!
Probotector 2 Douban Bangumi
other title: 魂斗罗3:异形战争 / Contra 3: The Alien Wars … 1992-02-28
genre: Shooter / Action platform: SNES / 超任 / Game Boy Advance / Game Boy developer: Konami Corporation / Factor 5, LLC publisher: Konami Corporation
Contra III: The Alien Wars, released in Japan as Contra Spirits (魂斗羅スピリッツ?) and in the PAL region as Super Probotector: Alien Rebels, is a 1992 run and gun game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System produced by Konami. It is the third console iteration of the Contra series, following the original Contra and Super C for the NES.
Nov. 7, 2024 stopped playing
I don't understand the reverence. It's a stream of respawning enemies and some of the challenges require near inhuman reaction times, perhaps even luck.
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