1987: Inspired by Aliens and Gradius, a compact but crack team at Irem produced a horizontally scrolling shoot-’em up that would become a genre icon, […]
Vol. 6
Viewtiful Joe – Cane and Rinse No.275
“Am I… am I in-inside the movie?” As part of the once Nintendo GameCube exclusive Capcom 5 and Hideki Kamiya’s third directing job, following the […]
The Witcher – Cane and Rinse No.274
“Old age is no jest!” The first of four podcasts covering CD Projekt Red’s celebrated series of RPGs. Leon, Josh and Sean each complete the […]
Robotron: 2084 – Cane and Rinse videogame No.273
“DUE TO A GENETIC ENGINEERING ERROR, YOU POSSESS SUPERHUMAN POWERS.” Robotron: 2084 – by Williams’ ‘Vid Kidz’ – may not have been the first twin-stick […]
Tales of Vesperia – Cane and Rinse No.272
“I can’t even win with a sword anymore.” For more than twenty years, the sprawling, lush titles of the Tales series have captivated JRPG fans […]
Double Dragon – Cane and Rinse No.271
“INVADE THE ENEMYS BASE” After the success of Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun and Renegade, Yoshihisa Kishimoto of Technos Japan set about outdoing himself with Double Dragon. […]
Tetris – Cane and Rinse No.270
“LINES LEFT” Tetris: Such a simple, elegant game with such a complex and convoluted back story. Leon, Josh, Karl and Leah recall the heights of […]
Perfect Dark – Cane and Rinse No.269
“Watch her… she’s sharp.” Following a protracted and disrupted development, Rare eventually launched its spiritual successor-cum-sci-fi-sequel to the ubiquitous GoldenEye 007 (see issue 200 of […]
Flashback – Cane and Rinse No.268
“That’s my story, just the way I lived it…” We travel to the year 2140 and crash land on the planet Titan. Panellists Karl, Michiel, […]
Mad Max – Cane and Rinse No.267
“Here it comes… A MIGHTY DUSTER!” His name is Max and his world is fire and blood. Tony Atkins, Sean Bell (@CaptainToss), Jay Taylor and, […]
Ninja Gaiden – Cane and Rinse No.266
“It seems I have greatly overestimated you.” The art of the Ninja is one of subtlety, patience and stealth. However, no one told Mr. Hayabusa […]
Diablo III – Cane and Rinse No.265
“Stay awhile and listen.” In this three-man dungeon run Cane and Rinse, we delve deep on (almost) everything Diablo, briefly discussing the first two games […]