For more than thirty years, British magazine Edge has been the go-to place for industry news, informative interviews and reviews of all the newest games. But did you know that back in 2003, Edge also dabbled in retro reviews? For exactly thirteen months between issue 122 and 134, the magazine closed out their review round-up with a look back at a classic game. They would offer a page-long review that was written as if it came from the year the games came out, despite all of these retro reviews being penned in either 2003 or 2004.
With only thirteen of these retro reviews, I thought it might be fun to look back at the games they covered in this all-too-brief series. From an ancient fighting game to a high-tech shooter to some of the most beloved role-playing games of all time, Edge covered a wide and varied selection of classic games. What we’re going to do today is countdown all thirteen games and read excerpts from these very real reviews published in Edge magazine. Just…
pretty cool idea from edge. i wish there was more
I was always an EGM guy, but loved Gamefan too. EGM2 was also really cool when the internet was in its infancy. EGM2 was like getting a mini strategy guide for multiple games.