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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
X-COM: Enemy Unknown	Microprose	1995	One of the most popular PC titles ever is now available for the PlayStation. X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that begins with aliens invading Earth. You control a team of specialists that must gather materials, build bases, and fight back against the extraterrestrial terrorists. Following the normal strategy game formula, X-COM: UFO Defense is able to remain fresh by offering new elements like ancient alien artifacts that when found give special abilities, and a highly original storyline that will keep you enthralled and engaged until the Earth is safe.*European version [29]US version [29] [27]*[b]missing images:[/b] geoscape, title screen, tactical mission, base management (of proper quality/resolution) and possibly some other screens
X-COM: Terror from the Deep	Microprose	1996	[43]*** [27]
Alien Trilogy	Acclaim Entertainment (Probe)	1996	Spawned from the hit movie series, Alien Trilogy is a single person shoot 'em up game in the genre of the Doom type games. Loaded with tons of cool weapons taken straight from the movie, and lots of crawling aliens lurking around every corner, this game has enough action for an entire platoon of Marines!
Fade to Black	Electronic Arts (Delphine)	1996	[46]* [32]* [27]*Conrad Hart thought he had escaped the Morphs. Unfortunately, they found him and put him in prison. As a stroke of luck, a human rebel springs Conrad from his cell and gives him a communicator and a pistol. Take control of Conrad as he travels through 13 levels of puzzles and gun fights. Can Conrad escape from the prison? Will Conrad ever be truly free from the Morph threat? Find the answers to these questions in FADE TO BLACK.Unlike in the DOS version, everything uses textured polygons. DOS version had characters and such as untextured (flat) with optional gouraud shading.**Fade to Black is the sequel to Flashback The Quest for Identity. The year is 2190. As Conrad, the hero from the original game, you awaken from a long cryogenic sleep only to find the aliens you thought you had defeated 50 years ago now threaten to enslave the human race. Now it's up to you to stop the aliens and become a hero once again.
Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels	Electronic Arts	1996	A sci-fi strategy game. Take your squad of space marines aboard an abandoned spaceship and exterminate the Genestealers hiding inside before they reach your home planet. The sound effects and first-person in-your-face 3D environment are chilling. Features included are, complete freedom of movement, fully-interactive first-person combat, training missions for easy entry into the game, and complex campaign design for strategy and depth.* [32]* [27]
Creature Shock	Data East	1996
PO'ed	Time Warner;Coconuts Japan	1996	In PO'ED you're a chef aboard a ship that has been invaded by aliens. Your only hope for survival (and escape) is your superior intellect and your fast reflexes. This game is a first-person shooter that reminds many gamers of classics like DOOM and QUAKE. On the menu, you'll find weapons, battle bosses, and run and strafe your way through a seemingly endless army of malevolent aliens.* [32]* [27]
Chaos Control	Virgin (Infogrames)	1996
Perfect Assassin	Grolier Interactive;PMR International (Synthetic Dimensions;Veritas Productions)	1997
Shadow Master	Sony Computer Entertainment;Psygnosis (HammerHead)	1997	Take on a marauding metallic battalion of mechanized monsters in this first person blast-fest. An evil overlord has used up all his planet's natural resources and now he needs yours.***Unlike the later Windows port, the original PS version had no multiplayer.
Machine Hunter	MGM Interactive;Eidos (Eurocom Entertainment)	1997	Ready for a bloodbath? Then Machine Hunter is your rubber ducky a frenetic topdown shooter in which the player-character takes on an army of enemies under the command of a robotic hierarchy. In an unusual touch the player-character can actually take control of certain robots in order to put the smack down on other bad guys. Full-blooded action of the Loaded and Re-Loaded variety.*** [27]
MDK	Interplay;Playmates (Shiny Entertainment)	1997	It thinks. Therefore it kills. Available now with six new arenas designed exclusively for the PlayStation. MDK combines the elements of stealth ambush program in- telligence stunning futuristic graphics and a wide open playing environment. In the not too distant future alien beings known as slavery.* [29]* [32]*** [27]
Men in Black	Gremlin Interactive (Double Helix Games)	1998
Expendable	Infogrames (Rage Software)	1999	You are a cloned space marine dropped in an unfamiliar alien world. Your mission is to fight and eradicate the hundreds of unknown life-forms that destroyed the population of the world. You are an Expendable force in a fight to death.
Final Fantasy VIII	Square	1999	Ultimate character customization "Junction system" Junction system is G. F. (Summoned Beast, Guardian Force) is a system that strengthens abilities by junctioning items (other than items such as items and weapons) to characters. In addition, remember the junction abilities (attack power junction, defense power junction etc.), you can further enhance the character by junctioning magic (Thunder, Fire etc.) to its abilities. In other words, you can customize characters indefinitely by combining character × abilities x magic.*Final Fantasy VIII, the sequel to Squaresoft's first PlayStation RPG, doesn't feature any of the characters from the original, but it does continue to deliver great gameplay. The story this time centers on Squall Leonhart, a young man in the military who is soon pulled into an adventure that spans the globe. Along the way, other characters can be recruited, ranging from the always-hyper Selphie to the egotistical Irvine. Nobuo Uematsu, who has composed the music for every Final Fantasy game, again scores the music. Featuring 3D characters and pre-rendered backgrounds, Final Fantasy VIII is one of the most impressive looking games ever.* [31]*Japanese version [31]European version [32]Japanese version [32]* [27]*FF8 is the most controversial from 7, 8 and 9. This is due to the radically different gameplay system. Examples of this include enemies that level with you, requiring component parts to make new weapons, and junctioning magic to make attributes higher. Personally, I loved it. [Haoie]*This is, without a doubt, the worst of the final fantasies. No armor, No shopping for weapons, An extremely annoying system for aquiring gil... These all together could be overlooked, even with the so-so graphics. The Real Killer, though, is the main character. Squall is nothing but an uncaring, insensitive, pompous, conceited, jerk. The fact that he 'gets better' later in the game doesn't matter... If you don't want to get there with him in the first place. [magehound]
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	LucasArts (Big Ape Productions)	1999	"Turmoil has engulfed the galactic republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying systems is in dispute. The greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo with a blockade of deadly battleships." Take on the roles of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, and Captain Panaka as you attempt to resolve the dispute before a civil war breaks out. Explore the beautiful Naboo, wander the streets of Mos Espa, and journey through the skylanes of Coruscant as you interact with hundreds of creatures and characters from the Star Wars worlds. In Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace, you will have a chance to live the saga!
Chrono Cross	Square	2000	While it's officially a sequel to the immensely popular Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross is completely its own role-playing game with over 40 characters, a branching story line, and multiple endings. Like its predecessor, the game is about crossing through time and setting things right. This story focuses on Serge's quest for the Frozen Flame, which will give the beholder the power to bend space and time. Serge wants the power to save himself from dying in a parallel universe but, as you can guess, nefarious forces are also vying for the Frozen Flame to suit their own purposes. Chrono Cross features the stylish character designs and wondrous cut scenes that gamers have come to expect from SquareSoft, but the game also has a number of gameplay innovations. Though the battle engine is essentially turn-based, characters don't have to wait their turn to cast a spell or make an attack; battles are moderated by stamina. Also, the repetitive battles with lesser monsters that make so many RPGs sag can be easily avoided because all monsters can be seen on the screen.***Sequel to the legendary Chrono Trigger (SNES). And a rather disappointing one in my opinion... there's almost no character development (I mean seriously, how do you develop like a hundred characters?) and the crappy battle system was the final nail in the coffin. [cjlee001]
Alien Resurrection	Fox Interactive (Argonaut)	2000	Alien Resurrection follows the same basic plot as the film. Scientists are able to bring Lt. Ellen Ripley back from the grave. Unfortunately, they also bring back the acid-spewing menaces that follow her around. As a way of getting rid of the aliens, the installation has been rigged to self-destruct. Take control of Ripley as she tries to fight her way through the ship and its unwelcome guests. Use handguns, rifles, auto-turrets, ice blasts, and an ultra powerful flame-thrower to journey through 10 levels of face- huggers, chest-bursters, and other alien warriors.* [32]*Ripley's back and she's still fighting those creepy Aliens. In Alien Resurrection, you'll need to escape a ship infested with dangerous creatures. Argonaut Software has gone out of their way to make sure the mood of this First-Person-Shooter is creepy and nerve-racking. You'll walk down poorly lit corridors and through blood covered rooms in your search for a way out. Tons of enemies and a bunch of guns will have you playing this game for quite awhile.
Men in Black - The Series: Crashdown	Infogrames (Runecraft)	2001	Some people prefer the movie, while some like the animated seriesbut everyone had ought to appreciate the rip-roaring fun of the video game. Based on the television series, Crashdown pits you against Alpha, an ex-MIB agent who has decided to take over the universe. Play as either agent J or agent K, trying to prevent the capture of the President of the United States. Youll use high-tech gadgetry to make your way through the wildest spots in the universe, encountering crazy characters throughout your journey.

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