VIDEOCRIMES

It is oft said that BAF are videogame luvvas, and while we don't want to be pigeonholed as some sort of videogame-inspired band... come on, we love games. Except for Ian who hates them. Or says he does.

And so, as video game expert in residence, I present VIDEOCRIMES; a history of great games that were CRIMINALLY (you get it?) overlooked by us, the stoopid public. Starting with:

Terra Nova - Strike Force Centauri (1996)




Weirdly, no-one's ever thought to make a game quite like this early tactical FPS. That is, until Farcry sequel Crysis comes out later this year. Set in, you know, space and stuff, and based on Robert Heinlein's quasi-neo fascist novel Starship Troopers, it features soldiers in souped up powersuits leaping and flying and shooting other people. Strategy, teamplay and the endlessly customisable combat suits (eg "do I equip frikkin' LASERS or NUKES?") added a new dimension to a previously simplistic, arcade-y genre. That's not dissing Doom, but all the Doom clones that came afterwards, yeah? alright safe.

I checked around a bit to see if you can still get this game. You basically can't. Unsurprising since it sold about 700 copies worldwide. Maybe someone will make a rom of it for a PC emulator.