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Home Alone (Sega Genesis/1991): Five Stars

Home Alone (Sega Genesis/1991): Five Stars 

Kevin McCallister has been left all by himself in his house after his entire family left for Christmas Vacation. When he encounters two thieves who are robbing houses in the neighborhood, he takes matters into his own hands. You play as Kevin McCallister and must stop the wet bandits Marv and Harry as they rob from house to house. There’s five houses total on the block and you must save each one. Getting to them early helps if you find out which one they’re going to rob next, you can set up your traps, wait for them to come, and once you’ve inflicted enough damage on them, they’ll leave and move on to the next house. Rinse and repeat.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Sega Genesis/1991): Three and a Half Stars

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Sega Genesis/1991): Three and a Half Stars 

After the events of “The Terminator”, the rebels in the future capture a T-800 model, reprogram it, and send it back in time to protect John Connor. At the same time, Skynet counteracts with them and sends back a far more advanced killing machine, the T-1000, to kill John Connor. This is a side-scrolling shooter mixed with 2D driving sections here and there. The levels are straight out of the movie – the biker bar, steel mill, mental hospital, the mall, Cyberdyne building, etc. Your weapons range from shotguns, pistols, and even the mini-gun.

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