Retro Spectives
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAre classic games deserving of their praise? Or have the unwashed masses been blinded by nostalgia? On the Retro Spectives Podcast, we tell you why you're wrong about the games you love.
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Episode 118: Hitman Bloodmoney
April 08, 2024 08:16 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBHitman: Blood Money, first released in 2006 by Eidos, is considered by many to be the best Hitman game ever made. After the first few games played around with novel ideas and concepts to mixed success, Blood Money honed in on the formulae of specific, small and dense environments filled with ‘accidental’ scripted opportunities to murder your target. Gone are the long and slow walking through the linear levels of Silent Assassin. You no longer have the weird and confusing systems of Codena...
Episode 117: Final Fantasy VII
March 11, 2024 12:47 - 2 hours - 149 MBFinal Fantasy VII is a landmark title not only for the JRPG genre, but for all video games. First released in 1997 and developed by Square, it took the format of the previous games and brought them to life with 3D models and environments. Featuring an ambitious and creative setting, a complicated plot with intrigue and a seemingly deep and engaging combat system, the game seemed to be firing on all cylinders. Critics and fans alike adored the game to pieces, and even today there are le...
Episode 116: Rain World
January 22, 2024 10:36 - 2 hours - 123 MBRain World is a game that was released to very mixed reviews. With a whopping 59 on Metacritic, it was panned for its controls, difficulty, tedium and general obtuseness. But take a gander at the community reviews and you get a very different picture. The thing is, Rain World can at times be all the things that its critics hate so much that they give it a lower score than your generic AAA Ubisoft game that comes out every 6 months. It controls nothing like Mario. It kills you frequently...
Episode 115: Mailbag 5
January 01, 2024 05:09 - 2 hours - 140 MBIt's that time of year again! For most of our episodes, our format is identical - we play a game, then discuss and review it. Once a year, however, we take a break from the format at christmas time for our Mailbag episodes. These are some of our favourite episodes to do - we take a break from the norm for some offbeat discussion about games both old and new. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions on our discord server. As always, having you all to listen is exactly what makes the...
Episode 114: Age of Mythology
December 11, 2023 06:34 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBEnsemble Studios blew the world away with Age of Empires way back in 1997. It took a different approach to the RTS formulae than Westwood or Blizzard, and was rewarded heavily for it. Being able to advance your entire civilization's technology level was a heady drug, and balancing the varied needs of your economy with a well rounded army was strategically engaging. After releasing a sequel and pumping out a couple of expansions they decided to try to add something genuinely new to the for...
Episode 113: Blood
November 13, 2023 07:46 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBBlood, first released in 1997 by Monolith Studios, was the middle child of the big three Build Engine games, sandwiched in between Duke 3D and Shadow Warrior. Its combination of gory horror-inspired visuals combined with action filled FPS gameplay was a huge hit at the time of release, but has slowly faded in many people’s memories. Both Quake and Half Life loom larger in most people’s memories than Blood, and the question must be asked: why? Is there a good reason that Blood has become o...
Episode 112: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
October 23, 2023 10:51 - 2 hours - 120 MBMetal Gear Solid 2 was easily the most hotly anticipated game for the Playstation 2. The first game had blown everyone away, and the jaw-dropping graphics of previews combined with the quality of the animation in cutscenes seemed almost too good to be true. Luckily for fans everywhere, MGS 2 appeared to live up to its wild expectations, getting almost universally glowing reviews. It seemed that MGS 2 had expanded upon the first game in every single way, including having an even more con...
Episode 111: Rollercoaster Tycoon 2
October 02, 2023 08:27 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBRollercoaster Tycoon 2 was a staple of many people’s PC desktop screens back in the early 2000s. Nestled in between the big hitters like Warcraft 3 and Diablo 2 you would find this odd game that straddled the line between simulation and video game. Developed by Infogrames Interactive, it saw Chris Sawyer continue the work he put into the first game, with more rides and tools to tweak your park to whatever specifications you desired. Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 features over a hundred attractio...
Episode 110: Metal Gear Solid
August 28, 2023 07:40 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBIt feels like Metal Gear Solid barely needs an introduction. First released in 1998 for the playstation, it launched Hideo Kojima into the western spotlight and has been credited as a foundational game in the stealth genre. It combined a cinematic presentation with a larger than life cast of villains that somehow never broke through how seriously the game seemed to take itself. There was an attention to detail here that blew people’s minds upon release, not only in the level of interactiv...
Episode 109: Advance Wars
August 07, 2023 09:26 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBIn the 90’s turn based strategy and tactics games were everywhere, but by the turn of the millennium the RTS genre was stealing its thunder. So it was a surprise to most when in 2001 Advance Wars seemingly came out of nowhere and presented a tight and refined dose of tactics to the Western world. Its jovial and enthusiastic tone won over a lot of people, but what really stood out was just how robust its systems seemed to be, promising deep tactical options far beyond what first met the eye...
Episode 108: Bad Mojo
July 17, 2023 11:10 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBPower fantasies are the norm for video games. We play them to blow off steam, to escape into another world where we can let our worries drop away. But Pulse Entertainment wanted to do things a little differently when they developed Bad Mojo in 1996. They wanted to put the player in the little brown shell of a cockroach. You play as Roger Samms, who, on the verge of embezzling a million dollars, gets transformed into a roach. You crawl around the disgusting tenancy where you live, fee...
Episode 107: Luigi's Mansion
June 26, 2023 07:43 - 53 minutes - 49 MBLuigi’s Mansion was the cornerstone of the Nintendo Gamecube’s launch in 2001. It sold more copies than any other launch title, received positive critical acclaim, and occupied prime place in every promo gaming machine in gaming and electronic shops everywhere. The game promised a charming take on a haunted mansion, quite unlike Resident Evil that had come before it. You take control of Luigi, searching for Mario after he goes missing when he supposedly wins a free mansion. You don’t hav...
Episode 106: Unreal
June 05, 2023 07:54 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBUnreal was the Crysis of its time. It pushed PCs to their absolute limits, with its advanced shader effects and enormous levels. It featured AI that was far beyond the stilted and simplistic enemies that people were used to. It built an alien world that managed to straddle the line between the more abstract early era shooter and what the build engine games were doing. And it was all wrapped up in a succinct 10 hour campaign, that eschewed genre staples like door keys and fodder enemies. ...
Episode 105: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
May 18, 2023 07:49 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBWhen Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers first released in 1993, it was not a crack commercial hit. It did however instantly earn itself widespread critical acclaim, with reviewers praising its dark and disturbing story, foreboding atmosphere, and incredible voice acting. The game brought the setting of 90’s Louisiana to life, with all the colonial baggage and real life voodoo history integrated into every little crevice of its world. But can Gabriel Knight truly get over the ultimate sin...
Episode 104: Arx Fatalis
April 26, 2023 07:51 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBArkane Studios was founded with a dream: to create a sequel to the highly revered grandfather of immersive sims Ultima Underworld. Unfortunately for them, they couldn’t quite secure the rights to the IP, and instead decided to make a game that was evocative of the original in every way. Enter Arx Fatalis, a game that was released to widespread critical acclaim, but unfortunately for Arkane suffered commercially. It wasn’t until the far more action orientated release of Dark Messiah of Mig...
Episode 103: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
April 03, 2023 10:05 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBPuzzles are like crack cocaine for their very special audience. Whether it be a crossword, a logic problem, or even a riddle, unravelling them shoots a heavy dose of endorphins directly to the brain. It is therefore no surprise that Professor Layton and the Curious Village was such a resounding success upon release, taking advantage of the portability of the 3DS before smartphones were a given for the general populace. Combining a charming and relaxed atmosphere with an onslaught of diffe...
Episode 102: Homeworld
March 16, 2023 07:21 - 1 hour - 81 MBRelic Entertainment has a long history of innovating in the RTS space. Both Company of Heroes and Dawn of War are much beloved and respected titles that could hold their heads high even when compared to other goliaths like Warcraft, Red Alert or Age of Empires. But in many ways it was their very first game as a company that pushed the conventions in a weirder direction than anything else. This debut title was called Homeworld. Homeworld is an RTS set in true three dimensional space, with...
Episode 101: Fable
February 20, 2023 09:40 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBBefore Todd Howard’s promises about the climbability of mountains was Peter Molyneux and Fable, a game which promised a level of interactivity never seen before in an RPG. Have children (that could continue your legacy when you died), plant a tree and see it grow, and dynamic rivalries with other heroes - Fable was going to have it all. Instead we got something far simpler in scope and ambition. There were hints or shadows of something more grandiose, properties could be bought, reputatio...
Episode 100: Pathologic 2
January 30, 2023 07:18 - 2 hours - 132 MBThe original Pathologic has long been regarded as a cult classic. Obtuse, frustrating, boring and unfriendly, it nonetheless captured people’s imaginations with its densely woven storytelling and mystical dialogue. It was a game that came at the art form from a completely different direction from what everyone else was doing, but was ultimately limited by its fairly simple gameplay. Pathologic 2 aimed to solve the gameplay problem. Ice Pick Lodge, with a wagon full of kickstarter money, ...
Episode 99.5 M4ilB4g
January 09, 2023 07:31 - 2 hours - 142 MBWhen we started this podcast nearly 4 years ago, we did so with a clear goal in mind. We wanted to play, review and critique games of the past from a perspective free of nostalgia. As the gaming industry grew, games changed, for both better and worse - and it is worthwhile to examine all those creaky and dust covered titles to see what has been forgotten. Sometimes mechanics truly are outdated, sometimes modern games have done it better - but not always. And discovering when an old game ...
Episode 99: Metroid Prime
December 26, 2022 11:26 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBThe Metroid games are certified classics for a reason. Super Metroid, in particular, is responsible for inventing an entire genre, with a shockingly tight design that puts all other games of its era to shame. The 90s came and went without seeing a 3D metroid game, but in 2002 we finally saw the release of Metroid Prime. Could it possibly capture the magic of what made the 2D games great? Well, according to the reviews of the time, it did that, and more. Metroid Prime received close to u...
Episode 98: Resident Evil 4
November 28, 2022 10:54 - 1 hour - 102 MBWhen Resident Evil first came out in 1996, it wrote the book on what 3D survival horror was meant to be. Fixed camera angles, a creepy atmosphere, tank controls and bizarrely themed puzzles - these were now synonymous with the genre, whether you liked it or not. And for the most part, people liked it very much indeed, with its mainline sequels (and a couple of the spinoffs) sticking to and refining what made the original so compelling. It's no surprise then that Resident Evil 4 was releas...
Episode 97: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
November 07, 2022 09:09 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBThe Chronicles of Riddick, when it first released in 2004, was the definition of mediocre sci-fi schlock. Riddick, played by Vin Diesel, came across as a generic edgelord, and it seemed to lean into special effects and spectacle over anything more substantial. It's a direction that didn’t play well with critics, nor with the fans of the previous entry, Pitch Black. So it was to everyone’s surprise when a videogame set in this same world was released to widespread critical acclaim. Vin D...
Episode 96: Drill Dozer
October 24, 2022 07:17 - 1 hour - 63 MBGamefreak, on the rarest of occasions, takes a break from toiling away in the Pokemon mines. And when they do, sometimes they strike gold. Such was the case with Drill Dozer, first released in 2005 to mostly favourable reviews. As time ticked on, however, many began to look back on it with increasing fondness, and it's not hard to find those who consider it one of the best games ever released for the Gameboy Advance. You play as Jill, pilot of the Drilldozer: a short and squat mech that ...
E95: Mega Man X
October 03, 2022 07:47 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBMega Man X, first released in 1993 and developed by Capcom, is a certified Super Nintendo classic. Widely considered to be one of the strongest entries in the entire expanded Mega Man franchise, it took the classic formulae of running and gunning and turned it up to 11. The graphics were more colourful and detailed, the music got bumped up a notch, and the arsenal available was wider than ever before. X even had expanded movement options, and the slide/dash of the game is wildly influenti...
E94: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
September 19, 2022 08:20 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBPeter Jackson made history with the release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but as far as he was concerned he was just getting warmed up. A mere two years later saw him remaking King Kong, with the marketing department splashing his name all over the place so there could be no doubt that this was indeed a Peter Jackson film. Like with the LOTR hack and slash games, a video game was developed at the same time as the film with the actors reprising their roles, and it even released a few we...
E93: Blade Runner
September 05, 2022 08:43 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBBlade Runner is one of the most exceptional and influential works of science fiction to ever grace the silver screen. It brought the works of Phillip K Dick to life from its opening shots of geysers of flame erupting in the shadow of the Tyrell Corporation’s Egyptian skyscrapers. The technology might be fantastical and the world transformed, but the people of the city were the same, and Blade Runner knows it. To this day it is considered one of the best explorations and examinations of hu...
Episode 92: Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
August 23, 2022 08:27 - 2 hours - 123 MBFire Emblem: Path of Radiance, as the ninth game in the series, did not radically alter the formula that made the series what it is. Take one pinch of tactics, mix liberally with some RPG mechanics and bake together into a cohesive fantasy world, and at the end of it you’ll have a Fire Emblem game. It did, however, introduce some new features and changes that did make it stand out. Released for the Gamecube in 2005 and developed by Intelligent Systems, Path of Radiance was the first 3D Fi...
Episode 91: Rez
August 01, 2022 07:16 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBRez, first released in 2001 for the Dreamcast and PS2, is many things. It's a rail shooter, heralded as one of the greats of a now mostly dead genre. It's a visual assault on the senses, with its pulsating neon wireframes and insanely animated boss fights. It's an audio hallucinatory trip, with musical beats emanating from every killed enemy, and every shot fired rapping like a snare drum. It is, in short, an experience unlike any other. But for all its uniqueness, is Rez a game worth y...
Episode 90: Sly 2: Band of Thieves
July 18, 2022 07:13 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBSly 2: Band Of Thieves released at a special time in 3D platforming history: the GTA era. In much the same way that Ubisoft would eventually set the (dismal) standard for open worlds, Grand Theft Auto 3 went on to define how 3d action games should be made. The three big platforming names of the PS2 - Jax and Daxter, Ratchett and Clank, and of course, Sly Cooper, all radically shifted their macro level design in the wake of GTA’s popularity. What does that mean? It means we’ve got an open...
Episode 89: Gorky 17
June 27, 2022 07:37 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBBy 1999, when Gorky 17 released, the genre of tactics games was definitely well trod. X-COM, Final Fantasy Tactics, Jagged Alliance - these were all heavy hitters, and many consider them to still be masterpieces to this day. But the Polish developers at Metropolis Software were not to be cowed, and set out to put their own spin on sequentially murdering monsters on rigid tiles. Unlike other tactics games, this would be a short and tight game, clocking in at 10 hours. Unlike other tactics...
Episode 88: Tyrian 2000
June 13, 2022 07:57 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBTyrian 2000 is, to this day, regarded as one of the greatest shmups ever made. It boasts a continuous campaign that goes for 5 episodes and 50 levels, a ludicrous array of guns to dock your ship out with, and a varied and creative enemy roster. The game is stuffed to the cracks with bonus content - secret levels, unlocks, minigames - even fighting game special moves tied to each ship! It's not hard to see why it has garnered so much praise. And compared to its bullet hell brethren, it's ...
E87 Ečstatica
May 30, 2022 07:15 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBBefore we had Resident Evil and Silent Hill, we had Ecstatica. First released in 1994 for MS DOS, Ecstatica blew critics away at the time of its release with its stunning ellipsoid based character models and realistic environments. You play as a simple traveller stopping in town to water their horse - which turns out to be the worst decision they could have made. Within seconds of setting foot inside this village you are immediately beset by horrors and demons, witness scenes of sadism an...
Episode 87: Ečstatica
May 30, 2022 07:15 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBBefore we had Resident Evil and Silent Hill, we had Ecstatica. First released in 1994 for MS DOS, Ecstatica blew critics away at the time of its release with its stunning ellipsoid based character models and realistic environments. You play as a simple traveller stopping in town to water their horse - which turns out to be the worst decision they could have made. Within seconds of setting foot inside this village you are immediately beset by horrors and demons, witness scenes of sadism an...
Episode 86: Diddy Kong Racing
May 09, 2022 07:40 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBMario Kart has long been king of the Kart Racer. Ever since it debuted back in 1992 on the SNES, it seems that every other entry has lived in its long shadow. But back in 1997 we saw a challenger emerge to contest its throne: Diddy Kong Racing. Both developed and published by Rare, Diddy Kong Racing was critically acclaimed at the time of its release. It had a hub world to drive around in and select races from, a different take on powerups, and most dramatically of all had 3 different ve...
Bonus 1: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Co-op
May 02, 2022 08:23 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBFor all of our complaints, we did enjoy Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. While it failed to maximise its different elements into a creative challenge, its core gameplay is just as good as it was in the first title. So when we remembered that an entire coherent Co-op campaign was released alongside the main game, it seemed like an excellent opportunity for us to suit up and demonstrate our brilliant stealth chops to one another. We were hoping we would breeze through it in a few hours, particu...
Episode 85: Star Wars: Republic Commando
April 25, 2022 07:51 - 1 hour - 81 MBStar Wars: Republic Commando received good press when it first released back in 2005. Instead of playing as a Jedi, you play as a stormtrooper, albeit a gifted and specially trained one. You lead missions with your 4 troop squad set during the height of the Clone Wars, taking down enemy artillery, investigating derelict spacecraft and doing reconnaissance on contested worlds. It was considered a fresh and well executed fusion of the broader fantastical world of Star Wars with the more fro...
Episode 84: Diablo 2
April 12, 2022 09:18 - 3 hours - 167 MBDiablo 2 is one of the most influential games ever made. Evolving on the basic formulae created in Diablo 1, it introduced many concepts that are now considered genre staples: skill trees, socketed items, champion packs and the stash. Not only have countless games just like it come in its wake - every single element of this game has been spun off into other genres. MMOs take from Diablo 2. FPS games take from Diablo 2. Its tendrils writhe deep into the flesh of the gaming landscape, eve...
Episode 83: The Typing of the Dead
March 28, 2022 07:54 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBHouse of the Dead 2 is one of the most famous, and most successful, arcade cabinet games of all time. Not only that, it's been credited along with Resident Evil for spearheading the resurgence of zombies in media that occurred in the late 90s. But for all its success, I don’t think anyone could have anticipated the spinoff title that would emerge just a year later: The Typing of the Dead. The game stays shockingly close to the original, with the main change being replacing shooting bullet...
Episode 83: Typing of the Dead
March 28, 2022 07:54 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBHouse of the Dead 2 is one of the most famous, and most successful, arcade cabinet games of all time. Not only that, it's been credited along with Resident Evil for spearheading the resurgence of zombies in media that occurred in the late 90s. But for all its success, I don’t think anyone could have anticipated the spinoff title that would emerge just a year later: The Typing of the Dead. The game stays shockingly close to the original, with the main change being replacing shooting bullet...
Episode 82: Eternal Darkness
March 14, 2022 08:56 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBEternal Darkness is a game that holds a special place in a lot of people’s hearts. You play as Alexandra Roivos, called to her father’s mansion to confirm his identity after he is found dead and horrifically mangled. Annoyed by the police’s incompetence at solving this murder, Alex begins to explore the mansion in the hope that it will reveal some clues as to how he died. Before too long she discovers the first pages of the Book of Eternal Darkness, detailing the first encounter of a Roma...
Episode 81: Golden Eye 007
February 21, 2022 08:24 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThe release of Goldeneye in 1995 was one of the most successful reboots in cinematic history. Pierce Brosnan’s take on Bond was suave and sophisticated, with just a touch of melancholy, which was the perfect fit for a more grounded and serious Bond film. It had its fair share of silly moments, but there was something special about Goldeneye that made it memorable. So it was no surprise to anyone when just two years later, we got a game based off the movie - Goldeneye 007, released for the...
Episode 80: Mushihimesama
February 07, 2022 09:13 - 1 hour - 98 MBMushihimesama is one of many arcade titles developed by Cave, who were best known for their danmaku or ‘bullet hell’ style shoot ‘em ups during the late 90’s and 2000’s. First released in 2004, Mushihimesama stood in stark contrast to the glut of sci-fi shooters with its beautiful visual style that depicted a wild and untamed fantasy world ruled by enormous insects. Since then it has seen many re-releases on the PlayStation 2, Xbox360, phones, PC and most recently the Nintendo Switch. ...
Episode 79: Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
January 24, 2022 08:31 - 1 hour - 98 MBSplinter Cell: Chaos Theory comes with a weighty legacy. Many consider this 2005 game to be the best stealth game of all time, edging out even games like Metal Gear Solid and Thief. Chaos Theory builds on the first two games in the series, introducing smarter AI, slightly more open level design and a unique hacking tool built to fit the cyber themed story that the game tries to tell. When we played Splinter Cell 1, we both really enjoyed the experience. And on paper, Chaos Theory does ev...
Episode 78: Celeste
January 10, 2022 08:04 - 1 hour - 109 MBCeleste is not your average platformer. When it was released in 2018, it took the world by storm, delighting casual players and speedrunners alike. Its levels were divided into screens reminiscent of Super Meat Boy, featuring fast and frequent death with extremely frequent checkpoints. It had a simple, but warming and competently written story, a rarity for the platforming genre. And while it might appear simple at first glance, the mechanics at play here unfold deeper and deeper the mor...
Episode 77: Mailbag with a Vengeance
December 27, 2021 14:17 - 2 hours - 117 MBIt's Mailbag time! In this episode, Pat and James continue the Christmas tradition of answering listener questions in their third annual Mailbag episode. We want to say a special thank you to everyone in our discord community, both for the questions and just being with us over the years. When we started the podcast we always hoped that something like this would happen, but realising it is something else all together. You are all the reason we continue to record episode after episode - ...
Episode 77: Mailbag 3: With a Vengeance
December 27, 2021 14:17 - 2 hours - 117 MBIt's Mailbag time! In this episode, Pat and James continue the Christmas tradition of answering listener questions in their third annual Mailbag episode. We want to say a special thank you to everyone in our discord community, both for the questions and just being with us over the years. When we started the podcast we always hoped that something like this would happen, but realising it is something else all together. You are all the reason we continue to record episode after episode - ...
Episode 76: Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
December 13, 2021 09:08 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBWhen Street Fighter 2 first released in arcades in 1991, it single handedly revolutionised the fighting game genre. It introduced shocking concepts like letting you select more than one character! And for the very first time combinations of attacks could be strung together while the enemy player was still stunned (which, hilariously, was a bug). Its characters essentially defined the archetypes and set the baseline for how characters should be designed. This was the Mario or the Doom of ...
Episode 75: Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
November 29, 2021 08:24 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBWhen Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom was released in 2002, it was not to a fanfare of fervor or excitement. This was the 6th title in Impression Games’ city builder series, and it was widely viewed as more of the same. Caesar, Pharoah, Zeus and now Emperor all had the same baseline mechanics, and although they had their own theming and nuanced differences, they still mostly played the same. Critics were not impressed. Emperor brought along a couple of refinements in residential walls...
Episode 74: Jet Set Radio
November 08, 2021 08:31 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBFrom the very moment Jet Set Radio released, it wowed its audience. It blew people away with its at the time revolutionary cell shaded graphics, and boasts an undeniably funky soundtrack, with bangers like Yellow Bream and Recipe for the Perfect Afro. Adding graffiti tagging to the gameplay of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater? It seemed like a match made in heaven, and all done in incredible style. But have the sands of time been kind to Jet Set Radio, or just the opposite? We have seen endless i...