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Reviews of the first edition: "Brilliant" --BBC Radio
"Indispensable" --GamesTM
"Superb"--BBC Focus
"A must-have"--Retrogameplay
"Comprehensive" --Ain't It Cool News
"Well written, comprehensive, and informative. Recommended." --Choice
"Fox presents an alphabetical reference to computer and video games created from 1962, to 2012 for platforms ranging from Atari and arcades to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and PCs." --Reference & Research Book News
About the Author
Video game expert Matt Fox lives in the medieval city of Canterbury in the United Kingdom. He is regional coordinator for a charity that runs engineering projects within schools and is also heavily involved with the teaching and promotion of space science in the UK.
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- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: McFarland; 2 edition (January 3, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 078647257X
- ISBN-13: 978-0786472574
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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The Video Games Guide is an impressive reference title that seems set on being 'all of gaming' in one book. In short, its a fun and entertaining read that will keep you reading for weeks or more like months.
Games, hardware, designers, graphics, awards - there is a lot of content for your dollars here. I haven't read the whole thing yet because the main core of the guide is reviews presented from a to z. You dip in to it and read a review and then sometimes that will cross reference to another game or you'll spot another title on that page which you recognize and that will lead you off on another tangent.
It's a fantastic resource which has to include thousands of titles and so far its included every single game that i've tried to look up. The reviews themselves vary from being quite short and brutal (Fox really doesnt sugercoat games which suck) to lengthy essay style pieces of the many classics from gaming history. I got into gaming in the late 80s early 90s and there are so many great games from that era (Dungeon Master, Outrun, Golden Axe, Strider, Monkey Island, Doom, it goes on and on) that reading The Video Games Guide becomes a trip down memory lane and the passion of Fox is totally infectious. I enjoy reading the reviews of games i've already played perhaps even more then the ones I haven't because I am interested to hear the writers thoughts on them. The reviews go from 1962 to 2012 so there are 50 years of game reviews in there.
As well as reviews there are screenshots in the middle of the book. These also go from 1962 to 2012 and are a really great way to admire how graphics have changed over the years. At the back of the book are 5 appendices and a glossary.
I think this is one of my favorite books I've received for review. I end up with a lot of stinkers, but this book is pure joy for me. For a videogame nerd, this is an outstanding reference work. I can easily open it up to a random page and lose myself in memories by reading the brief description of one of my favorite games. I find lots of reviews by Fox that I disagree with, but that is all part of the fun. Unlike a fan-contributed sites like MobyGames, which is probably more comprehensive, every review here is the work of one mind, with a particular and interesting point of view. You just don't get as much out of a collection of disparate reviews. Even if there is some kind of wiki-style crowd-editing process, it cannot produce a work as interesting as this one.
The book is primarily composed of short reviews of videogames. The middle of the book contains color images of the best and most popular games. There are several appendices listing other interesting information: a chronology of videogames including many not reviewed in this volume, a capsule history of consoles, a listing of prominent videogame designers, and a glossary. This is the best one-volume videogame reference work I have ever seen. It is also the only one-volume videogame reference work I have ever seen. Don't let that deter you, this is a fine work.
The most complete and comprehensive history of consoles that I know of is Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames by Leonard Herman. This work focuses on the games themselves. The sheer quantity of games the author has played staggers my mind. I thought I played a lot!