Sentences with phrase «classic genres as»

«Tactical gamers from all over the world will enjoy this new twist on a classic genre as modern game elements combine with a nostalgic, anime feel.»

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Prominent Christian publishers such as Thomas Nelson and Zondervan offer extensive lines of novels in the «Amish romance» genre but little in terms of Christian classics and no poetry in a contemporary vein.

There I only gave it a B + as a book of rock criticism, partly on the basis of its too - encyclopedic style, but in retrospect, my sense is the power of its basic ideas will make it something of a classic of the genre.

Since it has happened, of course, there have been a rash of comparisons with classics of the novelty bet genre as life in outer space (1,000 / 1), life in Elvis (2,000 / 1) and big scaly dinosaur life in Loch Ness (500/1).

I love music of quality, genres with a little patina, such as Motown or classic rock, really capture me.

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The game is based on the novel of the same name by award - winning author, Christopher Brookmyre, and sees the player take on the role of protagonist Heather Quinn as she negotiates a variety of levels, all of which reference classic games and genres of years gone by.

It isn't as great as «The Poseidon Adventure,» but it's still one of the classics of classics in its genre.

With engaging performances from Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, the movie, which follows a workaholic (Hanks» Allen Bauer) as he falls for an honest - to - goodness mermaid (Hannah's Madison), is an agreeable romantic comedy that's deservedly become a minor classic of the genre.

Idlewild is a more down - tempo affair than its genre - splitting predecessor, but it wins points with stone - cold psychedelic soul classics such as «Mighty O,» «Peaches» and «Hollywood Divorce.»

The Last Story is not the last classic japanese RPG, as it diverges deeply from the tradition of the genre, lacking some of its core elements and borrowing something from others.

As for the other video football enthusiasts out there, best to hold out for future releases within the genre or perhaps secure a NES Classic Mini with the superior Tecmo Super Bowl.

So on the American Miserabilism shelf at your local shuttered video store, you can put Andrew Haigh's powerful and poignant «Lean on Pete» alongside such other classics of the genre as Werner Herzog's «Stroszek» and Andrea Arnold's «American Honey.»

Either because they were being compared to some of the classics in the horror / comedy genre or, as the consensus on here states, there's not a good enough of either comedy or horror in the film.

Although not as great or refined as The Big Lebowski, this film is still a classic of the stoner genre.

Unwritten Tales 2 comes up unfavourably when compared to the classic games it tries to emulate, contemporary titles that have tried to do a similar thing, à la Broken Sword 5, and games that have tried to modernise the genre such as The Walking Dead.

Pirate's Curse succeeds as a solid sidescroller but doesn't reach the heights of other classic and modern fusions of the genre like Shovel Knight, although is still a thoroughly enjoyable experience if your looking for a sidescroller.

The DSG genre is not to be scoffed at — it's given us such classic comedies as Caddyshack and Animal House and, more recently, Wedding Crashers and The 40 - Year - Old Virgin — and has done much to codify the behavior of drunk heterosexual men everywhere.

Unsane isn't easily dismissible, especially if you think of it as just one fragment of the wild terrazzo of Soderbergh's career, which includes jaggedly brilliant genre classics like «The Limey» and offbeat crowd - pleasers like «Magic Mike.»

An excellent puzzle game that definitely draws inspiration from other classics in the genre such as Portal and The Talos Principle (there are even a few direct nods to the latter if you look close enough).

A film that has influenced so many genres, as anyone who remembers the classic Amiga computer game «Speedball» will know.

At the same time, DreamWorks still has yet to make a film to put them on a par with Pixar in terms of being able to make animated family films that will last the test of time as classics in their genre, rather than populist features that work primarily in the here and now.

«Warlords infuses the arcade action genre with a bold and vibrant visual style coupled with robust strategy gameplay,» says Jim Wilson, President and CEO of Atari, Inc. «It exemplifies our design goals and company strategy as we reintroduce these classic brands to a new generation of gamers.»

Though the film follows a pretty standard cops - and - robbers formula, it does so with such razor - sharp proficiency and well - drawn characters that it succeeds not just as a terrific genre film but a modern American classic in the same vein as «No Country for Old Men.»

1981 was a landmark year for the horror genre, seeing as it did the release of such lauded genre classics as...

They're often formulaic and follow a well - worn path originally etched out by classic capers such as John Huston's THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950), Jules Dassin's RIFIFI (1955), Alexander Mackendrick's THE LADYKILLERS (1955), Jean - Pierre Melville's BOB LE FLAMBEUR (1955) and Stanley Kubrick's THE KILLING (1956) but the best heist films take unexpected turns and leave their own special mark on a genre that seems to find new ways to define itself every decade.

That's not to say that it isn't without value, of course: Pokemon Silver is as solid a game as it's ever been, and its core gameplay is sure to appeal to RPG fans, particularly classic RPG fans, since the underlying elements of the genre have remained essentially unchanged for decades.

We're used to thinking we find the best platformers on the classic Nintendo or Sega consoles, but in the growing future we see Xbox Live Arcade as a platform for that genre.

Although not nearly the classic in the Western genre as Leone's other films, as an entity unto itself, especially when considering the works of a master director, its complexities make it more than worthwhile.

Imagine a comedy as sharp and dexterous, as light and bouncy, as the sequence in the classic musical Singin» In The Rain wherein Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor walk their way through a Hollywood soundstage, passing various pictures of different genres being shot like another day at the office.

With at least a dozen classics spanning just as many genres, Tsui stands among the most accomplished directors in film history, Hong Kong or otherwise.

With unique retro - futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay, Ultratron is a fun and hypnotic arcade blast which has already thrilled players on Steam — indeed, with its 92 per cent positive user rating, it's regarded as one of the best examples of the genre.

Yuen has made entertaining films without good scripts, and considering Besson has written such modern classics in the action genre as La Femme Nikita, Leon (The Professional), and The Fifth Element one would have thought this film couldn't miss.

Arrow Video continues to prove that horror films are as complex, resonant and worthy of respect and contemplation as classics of any other genre.

As pure hackwork, it's a failure, with too many glimmers of personality for the filmmaking to ever qualify as anonymous; as an update of a genre classic along the lines of Carpenter's The Thing, it's uninspireAs pure hackwork, it's a failure, with too many glimmers of personality for the filmmaking to ever qualify as anonymous; as an update of a genre classic along the lines of Carpenter's The Thing, it's uninspireas anonymous; as an update of a genre classic along the lines of Carpenter's The Thing, it's uninspireas an update of a genre classic along the lines of Carpenter's The Thing, it's uninspired.

It's a classic film, not a masterpiece by any means, but the elements of mystery, romance, and humor are so strong in all departments, there's few in its class as far as this genre goes.

Of course, he's never been very far out of the limelight, having completely dominated the Horror genre over the past 40 years as the «go - to» storyteller for genuine scares; leaving a multitude of classic books and subsequent film adaptations in his literary wake.

Whilst playing Call of Juarez I couldn't help but think of Clint Eastwood classic «The Good, the Bad and the Ugly», not only as a good representative of the western genre but also at how appropriate the title seemed.

The water racing genre has seen classics such as Wave Race 64 back in the late 90's, but lately it has pretty much dried out.

Based on H.P. Lovecraft's classic terror tale «Herbert West — Reanimator» and featuring a standout performance from Jeffrey Combs as the deliciously deranged West, «Re-Animator» remains the ground - zero of»80s splatter mayhem and one of the genre's finest hours.

I do realize that in horror circles, Hellraiser is something akin to a classic, but as is always the case, I don't really grade films based on popular opinion among fanboys of the genre.

Yet this can't save the film from being a strange hodgepodge of genres and tones, right down to a particularly off - putting mid-section montage that serves as a classic move - the - story - along device.

King Hu's 1965 Hong Kong wuxia pian («martial chivalry» genre) classic stars Cheng Pei - Pei as the avenging Golden Swallow, on a mission to save her kidnapped brother, and Yueh Hua as an amiable beggar with a chorus of scruffy orphans, who plays guardian angel to the warrior woman, his drunken front hiding his true identity.

Two Tribes is scheduled to release more of their Two Tribes Classic games on the Wii U eShop, but as for what new genres they could be tackling, that's still a mystery.

And now Davis headlines the latest incarnation of the genre classic, a TV reimagining that casts her as the mother of the young girl in the grip of a horrific demonic possession.

Very few films have been as influential and have left such an inexhaustible impression on the genre as John Carpenter's 1978 chiller classic Halloween.

Though the «sex equals death» rule isn't as prominent in modern horror movies that defy those decades - old tropes, «It Follows» is very much a retro homage to «70s and «80s genre classics, from the «Halloween» - esque synth score, to the striking similarities to «Nightmare on Elm Street,» both in Jay's perpetual helplessness and the film's dreamlike atmosphere.

Really though, as good as the roguelike and action RPG beats of Neon Chrome are, it's truly in the controls that the game shines brightest; deftly accommodating the sort of ultra-responsive movement and shooting synonymous with the classics of the genre.

Ev en if Journey's End will perhaps not be remembered as a classic of the genre, it is nevertheless a well made war film that with good performances that is worth checking out.

Steeped in Australia's brutal colonialist past and evoking other contemporary classics such as The Proposition and The Tracker, Sweet Country continually defies and undermines genre expectations with its masterful command of film style and its confronting tale of racism and injustice.