In 1995 the PlayStation was graced with the release of Suikoden, a lovingly created RPG centred around a young boy’s attempt to unite 108 warriors (the 108 Stars of Destiny) to bring about peace for his homeland. 1998 would see the release of Suikoden II, a game that built on all the great ideas of the first game as players once again would embark on a truly epic adventure to unite the 108 Stars of Destiny once more…

1998 was a World Cup year, and as you’d expect with the world’s largest sporting event there were a plethora of games to tie in to the occasion. World Cup ‘98, FIFA ‘99 and Actua Soccer 3 were just some of the titles that were contending with International Superstar Soccer ‘98 (ISS for short) for the proverbial Football Game of the Year cup…

Metal Gear Solid was perhaps the most talked about game on the floor of the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo (better known as ‘E3’). That was quite the achievement when you consider the competition consisted of heavyweight titles like Quake 2, Unreal, Panzer Dragoon Saga, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, GoldenEye and Banjo Kazooie…