Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VI is heralded as one of the greatest JRPGs of not only the Super Nintendo era, but of all-time. Beloved for its approach to storytelling, memorable characters, excellent presentation and deep and exploitable battle system, Final Fantasy VI is legendary among gamers, young and old. It says something about a game when a debate rages on whether this title or its immediate sequel, Final Fantasy VII, is the superior game. Even now, 20 years after its original Japanese release, Final Fantasy VI is still an absolute classic that may have actually become better with age.

Crazy Taxi

Crazy Taxi has always been my go-to game for whenever I feel down or sick of whatever bloated RPG I’ve been playing. It’s fast, hectic arcade action at its finest. For an arcade game from 1999, it has held up surprisingly well. It came at a time when Sega was looking to inject some new life into their line-up and it did precisely that. Crazy Taxi was one of the most successful and iconic games of the late 90s and it left a lasting impression on many gamers. There have been sequels to Crazy Taxi but none of them managed to capture the devil-may-care attitude or the nuanced action that the first game had. As a result, Crazy Taxi is still a one-of-a-kind gem despite numerous rip-offs having made their way into the market after it took off in '99.

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Aliens: Colonial Marines is aggressively terrible. It does so little right that it would almost set a new low for licensed games if that bar wasn’t already as low as it could go. The only time the game is even remotely interesting is when it is directly referencing Cameron’s “Aliens”. Aside from those moments, it’s a cut-and-paste shooter that fails to deliver on any of the promises that Gearbox had made. Colonial Marines is a disaster on all accounts. Gearbox, Timegate, Sega and whatever other parties were involved with the game should be ashamed that they unleashed such a half-baked wreck upon the public.