Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

“Patrick's interviews with all the top names in the industry let the reader feel like they know the developer and the games when they finish reading. I consider him one of the good guys in the industry.”—Todd Friedman, author of The Walter Day Superstars, Volume 1

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Jeff PaquettePrefaceIntroductionNeil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good TimeJake Simpson, Revolution X: An “Angel” in Arcades, but “Jaded” on ConsoleVic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval MayhemRob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect PortSteve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-ManSteve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot ParadiseJohn Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad BossNoah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than WordsPaul Marrable, Horizon Shift ’81: Back to the FutureSte Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal ChallengeDan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600Dan Kitchen, Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger ZoneBenjamin Johnson, War­Jetz: Ben’s Big BreakDylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVitiesCam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-InPerry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New HeightsRonald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a TimeRichard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My ClosetJools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-ManiaRonald Pieket, One: Man on the RunJools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No ProblemBrian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an EgyptianJens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy’s Day OutDavid Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPSJoe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 SpecialNeill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow SnowballsJim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard ThinSimon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click BoomDavid Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella StoryJon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar’s Day OutTony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus’ EyesJens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot BetterTaylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New StoryTony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You’re “There”Rebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of DestructionFrank O’Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360Lee Perry, Gears of War: Cover MeDominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn’t, for a DollarJake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and GunsConclusionAfterword by Benjamin JohnsonIndex

Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

“Patrick's interviews with all the top names in the industry let the reader feel like they know the developer and the games when they finish reading. I consider him one of the good guys in the industry.”—Todd Friedman, author of The Walter Day Superstars, Volume 1

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Jeff PaquettePrefaceIntroductionNeil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good TimeJake Simpson, Revolution X: An “Angel” in Arcades, but “Jaded” on ConsoleVic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval MayhemRob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect PortSteve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-ManSteve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot ParadiseJohn Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad BossNoah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than WordsPaul Marrable, Horizon Shift ’81: Back to the FutureSte Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal ChallengeDan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600Dan Kitchen, Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger ZoneBenjamin Johnson, War­Jetz: Ben’s Big BreakDylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVitiesCam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-InPerry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New HeightsRonald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a TimeRichard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My ClosetJools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-ManiaRonald Pieket, One: Man on the RunJools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No ProblemBrian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an EgyptianJens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy’s Day OutDavid Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPSJoe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 SpecialNeill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow SnowballsJim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard ThinSimon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click BoomDavid Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella StoryJon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar’s Day OutTony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus’ EyesJens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot BetterTaylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New StoryTony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You’re “There”Rebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of DestructionFrank O’Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360Lee Perry, Gears of War: Cover MeDominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn’t, for a DollarJake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and GunsConclusionAfterword by Benjamin JohnsonIndex

Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

“Patrick's interviews with all the top names in the industry let the reader feel like they know the developer and the games when they finish reading. I consider him one of the good guys in the industry.”—Todd Friedman, author of The Walter Day Superstars, Volume 1

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Jeff PaquettePrefaceIntroductionNeil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good TimeJake Simpson, Revolution X: An “Angel” in Arcades, but “Jaded” on ConsoleVic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval MayhemRob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect PortSteve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-ManSteve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot ParadiseJohn Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad BossNoah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than WordsPaul Marrable, Horizon Shift ’81: Back to the FutureSte Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal ChallengeDan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600Dan Kitchen, Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger ZoneBenjamin Johnson, War­Jetz: Ben’s Big BreakDylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVitiesCam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-InPerry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New HeightsRonald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a TimeRichard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My ClosetJools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-ManiaRonald Pieket, One: Man on the RunJools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No ProblemBrian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an EgyptianJens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy’s Day OutDavid Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPSJoe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 SpecialNeill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow SnowballsJim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard ThinSimon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click BoomDavid Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella StoryJon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar’s Day OutTony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus’ EyesJens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot BetterTaylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New StoryTony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You’re “There”Rebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of DestructionFrank O’Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360Lee Perry, Gears of War: Cover MeDominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn’t, for a DollarJake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and GunsConclusionAfterword by Benjamin JohnsonIndex