The Minds Behind Shooter Games

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.

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Acknowledgments

Foreword by Jeff Paquette

Preface

Introduction

Neil Biggin, Michael Hirst, Paul Hiley and Greg Staples, Loaded: A Bloody Good Time

Jake Simpson, Revolution X: An “Angel” in Arcades, but “Jaded” on Console

Vic Tolomei, Chiller: Medieval Mayhem

Rob Fulop, Missile Command: An Arcade Perfect Port

Steve Woita, Quadrun: Definitely Not Ms. Pac-Man

Steve Cartwright, Megamania: Cheeseburger in Slide and Shoot Paradise

John Mracek and Mike Feinstein, Phoenix: The Birth of the Big Bad Boss

Noah Falstein, Sinistar: More Than Words

Paul Marrable, Horizon Shift ’81: Back to the Future

Ste Wilson, Super Mega Space Blaster Special: A Personal Challenge

Dan Kitchen, River Raid II: Refueling the 2600

Dan Kitchen, Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone: The Long Atari Highway to the SNES Danger Zone

Benjamin Johnson, War­Jetz: Ben’s Big Break

Dylan Cuthbert, Star Fox: Super FX Chips and McVities

Cam Weber, Scarface: The World Is Yours: Say Hello to Not Your Typical Movie Tie-In

Perry Rodgers, Jumping Flash: Taking the FPS to New Heights

Ronald Pieket, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction: Destroy It All, One Card at a Time

Richard Rouse III, The Suffering: Ties That Bind: A Monster in My Closet

Jools Watsham, Xeodrifter: Pint-Sized Metroid-Mania

Ronald Pieket, One: Man on the Run

Jools Watsham, Dementium II: No Konami? No Problem

Brian McNeely, Powerslave: Walk, Shoot and Jump Like an Egyptian

Jens Andersson, The Darkness: Jackie Boy’s Day Out

David Szymanski and Dave Oshry, Dusk: The Rediscovered Roots of the FPS

Joe Mirabello, Tower of Guns: .38 Special

Neill Glancy, South Park: From Guns to Yellow Snowballs

Jim Stiefelmaier, Area 51: The Truth Is Cardboard Thin

Simon Hason and Philipp Döschl, Lonewolf: Click, Click Boom

David Dienstbier and Stephen Broumley, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: An E3 Cinderella Story

Jon Knoles, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Rendar’s Day Out

Tony Giovannini, Metroid Prime: Through Samus’ Eyes

Jens Andersson, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: Better Than the Movie, a Lot Better

Taylor Kurosaki, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Redefining a Classic with a New Story

Tony Barnes, Medal of Honor (2010): Let Them Know You’re “There”

Rebecca Ann Heineman, Wolfenstein 3D: Symphony of Destruction

Frank O’Connor, Halo 3: The Biggest and Baddest on the 360

Lee Perry, Gears of War: Cover Me

Dominic Craig, Red Dead Revolver: Rockstar Did What Capcom Couldn’t, for a Dollar

Jake Simpson, Soldier of Fortune: GHOULs and Guns

Conclusion

Afterword by Benjamin Johnson

Index