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Mike has been playing video games since the 90s, where he cut his teeth on his dad's old ZX Spectrum for a while until he got a Super Nintendo in 1993. A long suffering Evertonian and fan of professional wrestling, Mike counts sports games, wrestling games and platform games amongst his favourite genres. Mike has written for Inside Pulse and Scott's Blog of Doom alongside his work for Gaming Respawn. He has also been published in Fighting Spirit and Mums & Dads magazine. Regular columns from Mike include Retro Respawn (a look at retro games of yore), Wrestle Respawn (features and reviews of wrestling events or storylines) and The Fitzgerald Scale (a look at more contemporary games and general musings on the video game industry).
A while back I looked at my ten favourite fatalities from the first three Mortal Kombat games. Considering that the MK series recently celebrated its...
Retro Respawn – Tekken 3
I’m not sure if what I’m about to write is going to be controversial or not, but I’m going to write it anyway. Tekken 3...
Retro Wrestle Respawn – Five of My Favourite Rivalries for Secondary Titles
As Dusty Rhodes once so succinctly put to Diamond Dallas Page; “If you’re not in this business to be the World Champion, then why are...
Retro Respawn – War Gods
It might seem strange that I’ll be starting my article on this week’s retro game by talking about a completely different one, but it would...
The Fitzgerald Scale – How Reliable Are FIFA Ratings?
As I write this, we are a week away from the official release of FIFA 18. As anyone who reads my work regularly will know,...
Wrestle Respawn – Five of my Favourite Bobby Heenan Commentary moments/running gags
The world of wrestling fandom was hit hard over the weekend by the saddening news of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan’s passing on. Reviled (In a...
Retro Respawn – WWF SmackDown!: Just Bring It
Video games and other media like them can sometimes disappoint, especially if what came before them was uniformly popular and highly regarded. In some scenarios,...
Wrestle Respawn – The Mae Young Classic: Episode 2
Well the first episode of this tournament was an enjoyable start, with some good character work and a fun main event. Let’s see how Episode...
Wrestle Respawn – The Mae Young Classic: Episode 1
Following on from the success of last year’s Cruiserweight Classic, WWE have decided to do another large tournament this year as well, with the difference...
N3 – Volume 4 – Aggressive Inline
Unlike previous volumes of N3, today’s game wasn’t a GameCube exclusive, seeing releases to the other major consoles of the day as well. However, it...
The Fitzgerald Scale – Sonic Mania, the Best Sonic Game Since Sonic the Hedgehog 2
I believe I’ve mentioned in past articles that I didn’t own a SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis in my younger days. This wasn’t because I didn’t want...
Retro Respawn – Brian Lara Cricket (PlayStation)
This week’s Retro Respawn has been a bit of a struggle for me because there really isn’t a lot I can say about Brian Lara...
Wrestle Respawn – GLOW
I really don’t watch a lot of TV any more, which is strange because ten years ago I used to watch it almost incessantly. Whether...
Mike’s Match of the Week – Arsenal Vs Leicester City – 11/08/2017
It took all of 5 minutes for the Premier League to remind us why it’s so popular across the globe. Yes, the standard of football...
Retro Respawn – SSX Tricky
As a man who loved himself some Cool Boarders on the PlayStation, it was only natural that I’d gravitate towards a game like SSX Tricky...
Mike’s Match of the Week – Glasgow Celtic Vs Heart of Midlothian 05/08/2017
With a new football (soccer if you’re demented) season underway, I’ve decided to try out a new feature here on Gaming Respawn. Every week I’ll...
Retro Wrestle Respawn – Top Ten Matches Involving Semi-Active Wrestlers
Any dedicated fan of professional wrestling will have some understanding of the grind the average wrestler goes through in the big leagues. On the road...
Retro Respawn – Shadow Man N64
I mentioned in last week’s Fitzgerald Scale that PlayStation versions of multi-platform games were often superior to the versions you would find on the N64....

