showing 18 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | tags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Raiden Project | Seibu Kaihatsu;Hamster;Sony Computer Entertainment America (Seibu Kaihatsu) | 1995 | bossbattles energyweapons homingmissiles launchtitle lives raiden scrollingshooter smartbomb uvl-techlimitation verticalscreen | labelimagesubject |
| Xevious 3D/G | Namco | 1996 | bossbattles instantdeath juggernauts lives nazcalines secondaryattack xevious | labelimageminimize |
| Jumping Flash! 2 | Sony (Exact;MuuMuu;Japan Studio) | 1996 | bizarreenvironments bossbattles lagomorphprotagonist robotprotagonist score skywhales timelimit | labelimagesubject |
| Time Commando | Activision (Adeline) | 1996 | bombs bossbattles energyweapons firearms grenades meleeweapons milessound rating-esrb-t secrets timetravel | labelimagesubject |
| Final Fantasy VII | Square | 1997 | activetimebattle airship amusementpark armcannons asymmetriccreatures bookends bossbattles buggy chakrams childsoldiers city cockatrices combatmode curseditems death devsyslost disproportionateretribution dragons dragons-western dystopian elevatorbattle encounters-random enemyscan energyitems excavation fantasyworld ff-gaia fictionaluniverse finalfantasy firearms fistloads flashbacks giantbirds giantsnakes gouraudshading greatesthits group-subset healingitems home insectoids inventory killerapp killerrabbits lostcity megacorps meleeweapons mindcontrol minigames moaifigures mothernature mountain mr.t oddappliances platinum polearms premadeprotagonist prerenderedbackgrounds prerenderedcinematics ragtaggang rating-cero-b rating-elspa-11 rating-esrb-t resting robots savepoints shopping slums snowboard socketables soldiers spectres statuseffects staves submarine suicideattackers summoning swords testudines thrownweapons unreliablenarrator unusualmounts vibroweapons vitalism watercraft-location wetland wintery xp-kills youngadultprotagonist | labelimagesubject |
| Xevious 3D/G+ | Namco | 1997 | bossbattles instantdeath juggernauts lives nazcalines scrollingshooter secondaryattack xevious | labelimagesubject |
| Raiden DX | Seibu Kaihatsu;Hamster (Seibu Kaihatsu) | 1997 | bossbattles energyweapons homingmissiles instantdeath lives raiden scrollingshooter smartbomb verticalscreen | labelimagesubject |
| Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Konami (KCE Tokyo) | 1997 | 18thcentury bossbattles castlevania demons dracula fasttravel-points giantmonsters lostequipment metroidvania monsters rating-esrb-t sentientartefact shapeshifters simulacrums uvl-fantranslation vampires vendortrash viciouscycle whips xrayelectrocution zombies | labelimagesubject |
| Hercules | Sony Computer Entertainment (Eurocom Developments) | 1997 | bonusstages bossbattles centauroids centaurs chargedattack disappearingplatforms disney fauns forest godlingprotagonist grecoroman grecoromanmythology harmfultouch healthpickups heracles hydrae ledges lives magic meleeweapons movie platformer platinum polycephalids rating-esrb-e rating-sell-tp savepassword secrets shallowwater sorcery superstrength swords title-animated titularcharacter unarmedfighting walking | labelimagesubject |
| Diablo | Electronic Arts (Blizzard;Climax Group) | 1998 | actionrpg adv-ptdistr armyofone attrbasedeq automap bleak bludgeons bossbattles bows cacophonicvoice capacity-slots caprinoids chargers classbased classlinkedgender cliffhanger constrainedlocale crossworldcharacters dark-limited darkfantasy darkknights demonicinvasion demons diablo diablolike elitemobs endlessconflict energyitems evilwins gargoyles gloomy goblinoids graverobbing healingitems healingstations healthbuffer hell hellscape heroprotagonist humanoidanimals inorganics inventory itemgenerator itemidentification jewelry knockback leveluprestoration limitedcapacity magic magic-instant mapgenerator meleeweapons minimap monsters mp-campaign mp-cooperative naga neutralmonsters obstacletranslucification openclassing optionaltasks playerprofiles potions premadecharacters presetmaps quitsave rating-esrb-m recallportal restorativegluttony safezone selfluminance sequelhook serious shopping singlesave skeletons socketables sorcery subterranean summoning swords taskgenerator teleporting titlementioned titularcharacter tooltips town tragicending undead unknownpast voiceovers xp-kills zombies | labelimagesubject |
| Einhänder | Square | 1998 | achillesheelfoes aftertheend bossbattles energyweapons future homingmissiles pseudo3d rating-esrb-e scrollingshooter | labelimagesubject |
| Final Fantasy VIII | Square | 1999 | ♫pathetiquesonata2 1life activetimebattle aliens arena atlastmoment biotechnology bizarrecreatures bossbattles cards caterpillars childsoldiers city crystalentities currency cyborgs demons did difficulty-charscaling dinosaurs dragons dragons-western elements elevators encounters-random enemyscan fanservice-tech finalfantasy firearms fish flashbacks giantinsects giantworms greatesthits group gunblades hands insectoids inventory landcephalopods levelcap lifepowered livingammo livingweapons meleeweapons militantprotagonist mollusk monsters mycoids nunchucks orphanprotagonist plantcreatures platinum precisionrifles premadecharacters premadeprotagonist prerenderedbackgrounds prerenderedcinematics prisonbreak publictransit rapidmovementplants rating-cero-b rating-elspa-11 rating-esrb-t rating-sell-12 recurringopponent rescue resting robots savepoints school sciencefantasy sewers shopping shotguns skeletons sorcery sourcecodemissing spacecraft spacestation summoning swords testudines town ultimatehits undead underwater unicorns unrootedplants unusualmounts walking weaponupgrades witches wyverns xp-kills youngadultprotagonist | labelimagesubject |
| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | Eidos (Crystal Dynamics) | 1999 | 2hmeleeweapons abominations actionadventure amalgams apocalyptic atypicalcreatures backstabbing backtracking bleak bossbattles chargedjump cliffhanger darkfantasy deadlywater dimensionalportals dimensionaltravel doors dying dyingearth eldritchabominations envcombat environmentalpuzzle fasttravel-points freewill giantmonsters gliding gothic healthdrops healthvisualization immortalprotagonist improvisedweapons insectoids jumping katar ladders legacyofkain magic meleeweapons metroidvania monsters nosgoth oneofakind openended parallelreality personalquest planarshifting polearms portals powermimicry puzzlebosses rating-esrb-m recurrence recurrence-character revenge ruinedworld ruins samsara saveanywhere seamlessworld sequelhook serious sorcery souls spectralprotagonist superstrength swimming teleport teleporters titlementioned unarmedfighting undeadprotagonist underworld uniqueprotagonist vampires walking weaponplot wounds | labelimagesubject |
| Quake II | Activision (Hammerhead) | 1999 | alienplanet armorpatches bossbattles brains emweapons energyweapons everyonesdead extraterrestrial fallbackweapon firearms firstpersonshooter future grenades hitscan humanresources industrial-setting militantprotagonist militaryfiction mouse otherworld peopleresources quake-series rating-esrb-m secrets shotguns spacefaringage strogg | labelimagesubject |
| Vagrant Story | Square (SquareSoft) | 2000 | actionrpg anatomicdamage animatearmor armyofone bossbattles combatmode crafting damagetypes humanoidanimals ineptveteran injuries ivalice locationalhealth mimics physicalgods rating-esrb-t roses-white sauroids | labelimagesubject |
| Gauntlet Legends | Midway;Ubi Soft (Midway) | 2000 | 3ormoreplayers axes bossbattles bows gauntlet-series keys meleeweapons monsters mp-cooperative rating-esrb-t swords walking | labelimagesubject |
| Saiyuki: Journey West | Koei (KOEI) | 2001 | anthropomorphism asia asia-east asia-south asianprotagonist bossbattles china chinesemythology deities demons doppelgangers facing genderchoice grid grid-square group india magic meleeweapons monsters playerexposition rating-esrb-e religiousprotagonist rpsmechanics shapeshifters shapeshifting shopping simulacrums statuseffects summoning tacticalrpg weaponplot xiyouji | labelimagesubject |
| Final Fantasy Origins | Square | 2003 | adv-static aerodyne airship amoeboids axes bigcats birds bizarrecreatures bludgeons bodyarmor bossbattles bows carnivorousplants castle classbased classbasedeq combatmode demons dialog-keywords dinosaurs dragons dragons-eastern dragons-western dwarves eagles elves encounters-random exoticweapons fantasyworld fictionaluniverse finalfantasy fish floatingeyes forest friendlyfire frog ghosts ghouls giantinsects giants giantworms goblins golems group hapticfeedback harpies illequipped insectoids inventory jewelry knights knives magic mandatoryloss meleeweapons menus merfolk mixedcreatures monsters mystics neutralnpcs noalternatives nunchucks ogres pirates polearms premadeprotagonist protagonistnaming rakshasa rapidmovementplants rating-sell-tp riding roses-other rotorcraft sharks shields shopping skyships sorcery staves subterranean suicideattackers swords testudines timetravel tombstones town unarmedfighting undead unicorns unrootedplants vampires walking watercraft watercraft-large weefolk wolves xp-kills xp-literal zombies | labelimagesubject |
