Author : Michael Fitzgerald
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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).
I don’t know if you’ve heard about this or not, but there’s a new Star Wars film coming out in just over weeks’ time. I’ve...
Retro Respawn – Virtua Striker 2 Version 2000.1
Back to arcade football hijinks this week as I do a write up on the game I was supposed to write about in our last...
Retro Respawn – Jonah Lomu Rugby
I was originally going to return to The Dreamcast for this weeks feature, but then real life events made me bring this one forward. I...
Retro-Respawn: Libero Grande
I go from one arcade classic in Crazy Taxi from last week to another arcade gem in the form of Libero Grande. Anyone who...
Retro Respawn: Crazy Taxi
The SEGA Dreamcast was a console that I thought I’d never own. I was aware of it during the sixth generation and I was certainly...
WWE 2K16 Review
(Played on PS4) The problem with the modern WWE is that due to constant stop and start pushes, combined with poor writing overall, the modern...
Retro Respawn – The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak
I have a dirty secret to admit, I don’t actually own this game. Yes, I’m afraid I went and emulated this one as opposed to...
Retro Respawn – Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Now with extra Knuckles)
I believe I’ve mentioned this before but in case you’re new to the dance, I’ll repeat it here. I didn’t own a SEGA Mega Drive...
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Review
Assassins Creed is a series which evokes differing emotions depending on who you ask. There are those who are devout lovers of the series who...
Retro Respawn: F-Zero
Despite all the plus sides to being a kid, and there are quite a lot of them, one of the definite negatives for most of...
Retro-Respawn: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Some may think that I’m pushing the description of “retro” with this game and it’s true that I’d unofficially created a cut off point of...
Retro-Respawn: Rollcage
Rollcage was a game I hadn’t thought about in quite a while. Originally released by Psygnosis in 1999, Rollcage was a futuristic racing title for...
FIFA 16 Review
(Played on PS4) I’ve been a committed FIFA Nut™ since FIFA 11 came out. Prior to that I’d been steadily a Pro Evolution Soccer man...
Rings of Saturn. Issue #13. “Hardcore 4×4” in 4 TIMES THE ATROCIOUS
I’m always weary of claiming that older games are bad as it could sometimes be more a case of me holding them to an unrealistic...
Why I’m boycotting Konami
I’m fully aware that this could be seen as a controversial post to some. The views held in this article are my views and may...
NHL 16 Review
(Played on PS4) NHL 15 and WWE 2K15 were both games that were mixed bags on the PS4/XBOX One. Both games had sensational graphics and...
Rings of Saturn. Issue #12. “Last Bronx” in LESS STREETS OF RAGE AND MORE WEEP WITH RAGE
I don’t know what to think about this game. I wouldn’t go as far to call it a bad game, but I certainly have no...
Rings of Saturn. Issue #11. “NHL All-Star Hockey” in HOCKEY, HOCKEY, HOCKEY, DO YOU, DO YOU, DO YOU, DO YOU, DO YOU, KNOW WHAT YOU DOIN, DOIN TO ME?
What is it with games in the mid 90’s shunning difficulty levels? Last week I pretty much exploded on Olympic Soccer for not having a...

