14 years ago
Weekend Rant: If I were a rich man. . .
Weekend Rant is a non-regularly occurring weekend mini-editorial. In layman’s terms that basically means that if a staff member has something they want to rant about they can do so on any given weekend.
I have a confession: I’m a dreamer. Amidst having a career, being a husband and a dad, and life in general I constantly have daydreams in my head. One of those has always been to help develop or fund a game. Last night I was up until the wee hours with friends playing Hydro Thunder Hurricane, and as I dozed off my dreams were that of being a rich man. Since I can’t indulge my fantasy in real life, I thought it might be fun to throw out some of my XBLA dreams and hear some of yours.
15 years ago
Rewind Review: Vigilante 8 Arcade (XBLA)
In May 1998 Luxoflux and Activision teamed up to create a major competitor to the Twisted Metal games; Vigilante 8. Set in an alternate 1970’s during an oil crisis, the game pitted the criminal Coyotes against the Vigilantes, a team of civilians who take the law into their own hands. The game was a commercial success and sprouted a sequel, Vigilante 8: Second Offense. The series sat dormant for eight years until Isopod Labs, a group of developers consisting of three members of the Vigilante 8 team, brought the series back to the forefront with Vigilante 8 Arcade. But could this revival to the series live up to the fond memories players have of the original games? Found out in today’s Rewind Review.