Amiga CD32 Games

Game Title: Akira
Game Type: Racing
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: In the first few levels you have to guide the main character Kaneda through an obstruction filled road on your motorcycle.

Obstacles come from roadblocks, holes in the road that must be jumped with the use of a ramp and a variety of characters on the road who throw bombs at you. Clear the roadblocks using your grenades that you pick up by knocking over traffic cones.

If you run our of fuel before the level ends, the game ends and you must try again.

After the motorcycle levels there are five platform levels: you must kill everyone you come in contact with. Each kill adding to a meter that you have to fill to complete the level.

While this game is rated as a fifth generation, it is only done so as it was released for a fifth generation console. The graphics were merely ported from the Amiga 500, which better classifies the game as a 16-bit game.

Game Title: Alfred Chicken
Game Type: Action-Adventure
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: As Alfred the chicken, you must rescue your friends and his bird Floella from the Meka Chickens. The result is a platform game across differently-themed levels that are finished by either climbing to the top of the level or killing a boss.

Alfred cannot fly, but he can use ramps to jump up and hit enemies with his bionic beak, which kills them, but any other contact will hurt Alfred. Watch out for spiked snails and other enemies include whales armed with guns and stray bombs.

Game Title: Alien Breed 3D
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Team 17 were famed for pushing the Amiga to its limits with a string of hits stretching back to 1991.

The first major hit was Alien Breed, a Gauntlet-style shoot 'em up which spawned three sequels, including a budget-priced special edition.

This release was in a similar vein but set into a 3D context, making for the Amiga's first big Doom-style game. The 3D engine uses fairly small screen graphics but these include full floors and ceilings with detailed shading, doors, vertical position variations, lifts and transporters.

The CD version includes extra atmospheric sound, while fast processors and extra FastRAM are also supported.

Game Title: Alien Breed Tower Assult
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: A scientific outpost on a far off planet has been attacked. As nothing is known about the attackers, a team of marines is dispatched to investigate and destroy the unknown invaders.

As their dropships enter the atmosphere and approach the base, the defence lasers, damaged in the onslaught, move into action. They launch wild bursts of laser fire at the approaching marines, who are not prepared and take heavy losses. Rookies Nash and Jordan crash-land, and must fight off the alien force.

As with the previous Alien Breed, the game play is viewed from above. Shoot your way through the levels, collecting keys, ammunition and credits along the way. Computers can be logged into to buy new weapons.

Game Title: Arabian Nights
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: In Arabian Nights, you play Sinbad Jr. You are a gardener at the royal palace. One day, you look up and see a huge demon kidnapping the princess. While you attempt to help, you are caught by the palace guards and thrown in the dungeon.

Your mission is simple, you must rescue the princess. You will meet characters while will give you items in return for things they need. Don't hold back as you will need as much help as possible to succeed.

Game Title: ATR: All Terrain Racing
Game Type: Racing
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: An overhead racing game from Team 17 featuring a variety of circuits including snow, forest and seaside based ones.

Most levels have long and short ways round that add a hint of navigation and strategy to the proceedings. Unlike Overdrive, there is a variety of corners rather than just 90-degree ones.

Game Title: Banshee
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: There are lots of big, brash enemy vehicles to take on plus individual soldiers. When the soldiers are killed, they lie in a pool of blood, which s a gruesome sight. Many of the enemies have good hiding places and seem to come out of nowhere.
The game has four large levels that scroll a small amount horizontally, which should help you a little in evading the enemy.

Game Title: Base Jumpers
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Players run up to the top of towers trying to combine three letter pickups to collect plain daft bonuses like 500 different three letter combinations and then jump off the building and base jump down the outside.

The last player to avoid hitting the building and successfully open their parachute before becoming pavement art wins the round.

Game Title: Battle Chess
Game Type: Strategy
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: This has to be a classic. Battle Chess is responsible for many people who would have never played the game to pick it up.

The game has the same rules as the board game. How it differs is what happens when a piece is taken. Both pieces do battle and with the outcome already determined based on whichever player had their piece captured.
The Amiga platform offered the greatest level of detail due to its extensive colour pallet.

Game Title: Battletoads
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Zitz, Rash and Pimple are three toads with unique fighting abilities similar to those of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Now these guys like to party. Unfortunately, one night they get distracted by a dancer who happens to be the Dark Queen. Well, everything goes down hill from there. Your mission is to chase the Dark Queen and rescue Rash and Pimple.

Game Title: Beneath a Steel Sky
Game Type: Adventure
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Futuristic Australia is a country of many giant cities owned solely by corporations and separated by a giant wasteland known as The Gap.

When Robert Foster's Gap-dwelling tribe is killed by soldiers from Union City, he narrowly escapes from the helicopter bringing him there as it inexplicably crashes. As Robert, you must search the decaying city attempting to befriend both the snobby rich and the frustrated poor as the two attempt to get out of the city.

Game Title: Benefactor
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: As Ben E Factor, you must travel through the six moons of Minniat on which the peaceful and good-natured people of Lullyat have been kidnapped.

Each man has a unique skill. Make sure to release them in the right order to take advantage of that particular skill. Some of the men have grey suits, which marks them out as joyless and awkward characters which must be guided through a coloring machine.

You must watch out for various obstacles such as slugs, Rock Men, spiked teeth emerging from manholes, and so on.

Game Title: Brian the Lion
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: You play Brian, the lion and you must carry out the task of rescuing your friend Chris who was kidnapped by Geeza the Dragon. However, you must watch out for Barry the Bear and Graeme the Gorilla that are out to prevent you from your goal

Your must run through each level and destroy all the enemies that get in your way.

Along the way, collect the crystals so that you can use them at the shop to buy extra lives, credits, heavenly hit points, jinormous jumps, really raj roars and splendid speed.

Look out for secret areas as some will take you on a different route other than the one you take when you reach the level exit.

You are given enough time to complete the level. If you run out of time before you reach the exit, you will receive no bonus.

Game Title: Brutal Sports Football
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: This game is similar to Speedball 2 in many ways. The matches last seven minutes and the aim is to get the ball into a goal at each end, which is guarded by a net-minder. The ball can be thrown or kicked and is an oval resulting in frequent up-and-under type kicks.

Game play is fast. There is only one rule, if you can't get the ball, get the man and decapitate him if possible.
Teams consist of humans and aliens with each having their own skill. There is a lot of blood and flailing limbs giving things a gruesomely humorous edge.

Game Title: Brutal: Paws of Fury
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: The Dalai Llama organised a martial arts contest for animals of all species to prove their skills. Congratulations, you get to compete representing a wide variety of furry creatures to take on and the boss is the Dalai Llama himself

Its a standard one-on-one beat 'em with a variety of outdoor scenes. The visuals are on the cute side of life, which is a pleasant departure from Mortal Kombat and the metal of Rise of the Robots.

Game Title: Bubba 'n' Stix
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Bubba is a happy-go-lucky animal delivery guy for the local Zoo.

One day while going about his daily routine, Bubba is abducted by an alien that plans on delivering him along with several other aliens. On the way back to his home planet, the alien spacecraft loses control and crashes.

Bubba, the other aliens and Stix escape with Bubba and Stix become friends and starting on their journey home. Take control of Bubba and try to find your way back home.

You'll have to solve mind-boggling puzzles and fight all kinds of aliens if you're planning to return to Earth.

Game Title: Bubble and Squeak
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Controlling a bald child, you move through a scrolling array of ledges while avoiding contact with nasties who release coins when shot. Halfway through the first of the 30 levels, you will meet Squeak and the full nature of the game starts.

Squeak is a blue alien who must be guided through the levels, as he cannot jump as high as you, he must sometimes be instructed to wait while you flick a switch or otherwise solve the puzzle of how to guide him through.

Bubble Mode is an equivalent of Super Mario mode as it allows you to jump higher, run faster and shoot more lethal weaponry.

Game Title: Bump N Burn
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Mario Kart is taken one step further in this racer.

The courses are quite lengthy and are laden with hazards and power-ups such as oil slicks and homing missiles. The computer cars appear to be faster when behind you than when in front on you, which provides for a more challenging game.

Game Title: Cannon Fodder
Game Type: Strategy
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Guide a team of up to four soldiers through 72 levels of combat in this innovative top-down action strategy hybrid. In fact, Cannon fodder was so popular it has been ported to many game console and computer platforms.

The characters are controlled indirectly using the mouse, as you activate each soldier or group of them by highlighting them. Your characters can cross water of any depth, but cannot shoot while they are swimming. The good news here is that the enemy also cannot shoot while swimming.

You can also pick up grenades, which can be used to destroy groups of enemies or buildings. In fact, grenades are the only way to take out buildings.

Game Title: Captive 2 - Liberation
Game Type: Action
Game Generation: 5

Game Description: Liberation is the sequel to Captive where the main character from the original is now a free man.

However, your character is drawn into action once again after a political assassination and a corporate coverup by BioCorp. With aid from your four droids, you must search the city for victims

With each minor victory, your intent becomes clearer. You must help the Emperor in regaining control over the corporate hegemony.

To make your quest easier, buy better weapons from swords to laser-rifles and enhance your droids with new equipment.