![Why Virtua Fighter is chess to other fighting game's chequers](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/137352838693.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
retrospective
![Why Virtua Fighter is chess to other fighting game's chequers](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/137352838693.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eurogamer-wallpaper.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eurogamer-wallpaper.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Mass Effect 2 and the importance of character](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mass-effect-2-retrospective-1400304219878.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![BioShock 2 is the underrated human heart of the BioShock trilogy](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/136516657222.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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BioShock 2 is the underrated human heart of the BioShock trilogy
Still held in Rapture tension.
![A postcard from Yokosuka: Retracing the steps of the original Shenmue](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/135378272557.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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A postcard from Yokosuka: Retracing the steps of the original Shenmue
From the archive, a look back at Yu Suzuki's open world wonder.
![Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven was the apex of a lost ninja franchise](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tenchu-wrath-of-heaven-was-the-apex-of-a-lost-ninja-franchise-1432200420471.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Remembering Loom, the adventure game designed to be completed](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/remembering-loom-the-game-designed-to-be-completed-1429784263478.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Artoo detour: the original Star Wars Battlefront had anarchy and soul](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/artoo-detour-the-original-star-wars-battlefront-had-anarchy-and-soul-1429258609118.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![What made Super Mario 64 so special?](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/what-made-super-mario-64-so-special-1428821344701.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![There's no place like Homeworld](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/retrospective-homeworld-article-1424443799533.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Retrospective: Grim Fandango](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/450-mx1c49.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Axelay saw Konami at its 90s peak](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/axelay-saw-konami-at-its-90s-peak-1421429625515.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Untouchables brought ragtime and ultraviolence to 8-bit](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-untouchables-brought-ragtime-and-ultraviolence-to-8-bit-1420816254996.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The serene, interconnected world of the brilliant The Settlers 2](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-serene-interconnected-world-of-the-brilliant-the-settlers-2-1418382571366.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Valkyria Chronicles 2 was the right sequel on the wrong platform](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1416579539722.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Warcraft 2 was terrific, influential - and absolutely ridiculous](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/warcraft-2-was-terrific-influential-and-absolutely-ridiculous-1415369612021.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Retrospective: Jet Set Radio Future](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/1347793699.08.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Retrospective: Jet Set Radio Future
From the archive: looking back at a series that helped inspire this week's big release, Sunset Overdrive.
![The seven year shadow left by Modern Warfare](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-seven-year-shadow-left-by-modern-warfare-1414666100127.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Road Trip Adventure is a refreshingly laidback RPG](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honk-if-you-love-loafing-road-trip-adventure-is-a-refreshingly-laidback-rpg-1414155798622.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Dino Crisis is Shinji Mikami's forgotten gem](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dino-crisis-is-shinji-mikamis-forgotten-gem-1413560375660.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Console wars, compact discs and Whigfield: Remembering Vib-Ribbon](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/console-wars-compact-discs-and-whigfield-remembering-vib-ribbon-1412925984541.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![How Left4Dead changed my life for the better](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/how-left4dead-changed-my-life-for-the-better-1411826770772.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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How Left4Dead changed my life for the better
A little story about the wonder of a sadly departed games magazine and Valve's excellent co-op shooter.
![Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eurogamer-wallpaper.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eurogamer-wallpaper.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)