Puxels or magic

BEFORE BECOMING PART OF TT GAMES, TRAVELLER’S TALES WAS BEST KNOWN FOR CHARACTER-BASED ACTION TITLES SUCH AS TOY STORY, SONIC 3D AND CRASH TWINSANITY. FOUNDER JON BURTON HELPS RETRO GAMER CELEBRATE THE STUDIO’S FINEST RELEASES

THE GREAT ESCAPE

The disks to die for

FROM RAPID RUN-AND-GUN GREATS TO THOUGHTFUL STRATEGY GEMS, THE AMIGA WAS A VERSATILE GAMING SYSTEM THAT OFFERED SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. WE LOOK BACK ON WHERE IT EXCELLED AS A GAMES MACHINE, PLUS HOW IT COPED WITH ARCADE CONVERSIONS AND COMPETING WITH CONSOLES

DEUS EX ’ s influence can be quietly felt throughout gaming like the tendrils of a clandestine organization, but it could have ended up a Command & Conquer game if not for an unlikely intervention. This is the story of how it was made, 25 years ago

THERE ARE SOME GAMES THAT JUST MAKE SYSTEMS SING, DEFINING GENRES AND SETTING UP THEIR DEVELOPERS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. HERE ARE OUR PICKS FOR TEN GAMES THAT REPRESENT THE ABSOLUTE CREAM OF THE CROP FROM THE AMIGA’S VAST LIBRARY