My name is James Newton, and this is my website - a collection of my writings about
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Without a doubt the finest fighting game in the world – Virtua Fighter 5 loses out by lacking the comprehensive training mode, something that definitely should have gone into the 360 version. Characters and stages are beautifully rendered with water, snow and sand thrown about by the fighters’ movements, and lighting and camera effects emphasise [...]
A bona fide Sega classic and one of the all-time great RPGs, Skies of Arcadia and the revamped Skies of Arcadia Legends are brilliant examples of what it means to be a Sega game - optimism, adventure and endless blue skies.
The lead character Vyse, member of the Blue Rogue Air Pirates, is the quintessential [...]
Just missing out on the hallows of my all-time Sega top 5 is ace fire-fighting adventure Burning Rangers, the Saturn’s last hoorah and a perfect slice of Sonic Team gaming.
Burning Rangers is remarkable not just for being one of only a handful of games dedicated to saving lives, but for its unique style: [...]