Games

[JoshF]

http://1up-games.com/

Like to know what people here think of this site. Lots of well-informed reviews, unique writing style (although some might call it fluffy at times) and best of all some nice supplemental features that make you feel like you're reading a magazine.

[BlackerOmegalon]

The supplemental features are nice. I like the one comparing screen of Chuck Rock with PC Genjin.

[icycalm]

Design-wise, I am not impressed by the regular reviews:

http://1up-games.com/neogeo/artoffighting.html

This is also a review, though, and indeed appealing:

http://1up-games.com/nes/adventureisland.html

I don't know. It looks like an above-average fan review site, but unless they display profound insight in their reviews (doubtful, though I should sit down and read at least one before I make up my mind) I'd still rather wade through Action Button's nonsense to get to one or two interesting points here or there...

[JoshF]

I think it's well above average. Other than Postback I don't know of any classic/old games sites that take that level of care in the presentation and content, forgetting that the screenshots are plain ol' F12 screenshots. I mean, the closest thing to this in English is HG101 and Racketboy. Lol.

[Recap]

Hey, I also like Postback.

Anything is better than HG101, especially in presentation. For French sites, I'd go with these, though:

http://bdf.tibone.com/article.php?id=40&theme=3

http://www.shmup.com/index.php?page=fiche&id=1163

[raphael]

Thanks, I didn't know the first one.

Concerning the second, it's maybe no coincidence the author of this article is the main contributor to a particular forum thread there named the "The one-life challenge" (when 1CC is not enough).