With ugly graphics (although decent for PS1), horrible music and sound effects, terrible controls and a real lack of challenge, Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue is one to avoid. Even if you are the biggest of Power Ranger fans.
Finding a game that is not just about Easter but has the holiday in the actual title is no easy task. Enter Easter Bunny’s Big Day on the PS1. A seriously obscure title, it came out on the classic console as late as 2003!
Despite positive reviews from fans and critics alike, Tomba or Tombi as it was known in the EU/UK, did not see much commercial success. However, as the years have gone by the game has garnered something of a cult following and for good reason.
Released in late December 2000 shortly after the release of the hit movie of the same name. The Grinch puts you in control of the green meanie who is desperate to spoil Christmas for the inhabitants of Whoville.
Seen as a game that redefined the first-person shooter when it was released in 1999, Medal of Honor was developed by DreamWorks Interactive and published by Electronic Arts for the PS1.
Sharing much in common with the Wipeout series, the main difference with Rollcage is that you’re controlling a four-wheeled vehicle that can drive on any surface possible. This makes for many a frantic, fun but frustrating race as your car flips around the track and you desperately wrestle with regaining control.
Sabrina: A Twitch in Time is third-person 3D platformer released on the PS1 in 2001 and is the perfect example of just how poorly designed many PS1 games where. It has some of the most frustrating controls I’ve ever experienced and one of the worst cameras ever. Both those two things make it nearly unplayable but if you do perversely play on you’ll find a wholly unsatisfying game that just isn’t much fun to play.
Thrill Kill was meant to be released mid-1998 but after massive controversy regarding the game’s content and themes, it was cancelled. However, the game was complete. This has meant that it is widely available to play, you just need to find it.
