Spanner Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Three Unappreciated Demon Slayers

To quote C. Montgomery Burns: “Friends, family and religion. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2007

Pens, Paper and Pretzels

Flower Power

It’s certainly not a well-kept secret that Nintendo began life well over 100 years ago as a playing card manufacturer, but as with ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorJuly 10, 2007

On a Pale Horse

A Game Without Winners

The apocalypse, presented as entertainment, is surely a contradiction. Filled with thrilling car chases, heroes from the wasteland, triumphs of civilized morality over ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorMay 22, 2007

Still Street Fighting After All These Years

Hero Worship

Capcom might have an army of powerful brand name mascots and endless regiments of game franchises standing in tight formation on game store ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorMay 8, 2007

Sega!

What’s in a Name?

To a significant portion of the planet’s population, the name Sega quite literally means “games”: It implies innovation, conjures images and feelings of ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2007

Where's My Flying Car?

In The Future, There Will Be No War

Over the years, we’ve been regaled by a vision of a wonderfully dystopian future where we – the little people – will be ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2007

Season's Gaming

A Clich

Christmas in Britain is heralded not by sleigh bells, the first flake of snow, a date on the calendar or an extra bucket ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorDecember 19, 2006

Microsoft: The "X" Men

The Perception Engineers

It’s no secret that every product on every shelf in every store is subjected to a wealth of market research and end-user evaluation, ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorNovember 28, 2006

Hands-On Gaming

Staring Down the Barrel

With its simplistic point-and-click interface, handheld portability, multi-format compatibility and chic social accessory status, it’s no wonder the common household gun has had ...

By Spanner Legacy AuthorSeptember 26, 2006

Ubisoft: Ubi, Uber, Uni