Look at that fucking badass logo.
First of all, the Jaguar is not the best console of it's time. You might be better off getting a 3DO, N64, or PSX. However, if you do have this, there are some very good games for it, although the library certainly isn't as memorable as some other fifth-generation consoles. Plus the contoller is garbage... and the Disc add on should come with a guarantee that it will not work...
The List
| Box | Title | Genre | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempest 2000 | Fixed Shooter |
Probably the best game on the console. First of all, this soundtrack is pure awesome. In fact, the soundtrack was even released on its own awesome CD. You play as a ship, fixed on the edge of a colorful "web" and you shoot incoming shit and get powerups. Very addictive. Also on PS1 and Saturn. |
| Alien vs. Predator | FPS | Play as an Alien rescuing the Alien queen, a predator trying to kill the Alien queen, or as a marine trying to get the fuck out. Marine campaign is by far the best, although all three of the campaigns are good. Framerate is on the sluggish side though.
A must-have for the Jaguar. |
| Atari Karts | Cart racing | Mario Kart clone |
| Attack of the Mutant Penguins | Action | A Jaguar exclusive, you play as a penguin or some cupcake thing and collect treasure, save your penguin friends etc. |
| Cannon Fodder | Strategy/Shooter | Basically you control a squad of soldiers, and you have to complete the objective of a mission, divided into phases.
Whoever survives the mission gets a promotion and becomes a bit better. Missions get pretty complex and require some creative thinking later on.
|
| Defender 2000 | Scrolling shooter | |
| Sensible Soccer | Sports | Simple, yet terribly addicting. |
| Iron Soldier | FPS | Play as a mech in first-person view. Fuck shit up. |
| Iron Soldier 2 | FPS | Overall improvement of the first, but same basic gameplay. Graphics are way better. |
| Raiden | Vertical Shmup | Perhaps the best port of the arcade game. Great graphics, no slowdown, perfect music.
Only annoying thing is that the score panel takes up a fucking third of the screen. |
| Rayman | Platformer | Saturn, PSX, and Jag ports are nearly identical. Be warned that the Jag version costs significantly more than the PSX and SAT versions.
|
| DOOM | FPS | Great port, but for some reason, there's no music during gameplay. |
| Skyhammer | FPS | You're in a space ship and you shoot stuff. HUD covers most of the screen, which is annoying, but great fun otherwise. Be prepared to shell out some cash for this one.
From the same dudes behind AvP. |
| Super Burnout | Motorcycle Racing | One of the few awesome racing games on the Jag. Great sense of speed. |
| Pinball Fantasies | Pinball Sim | It's pinball. If you like pinball, you'll like this. You might want to put it on mute, though. |
| Pitfall: the mayan Adventure | Platformer | Best version, though the 32X version is close. |
| Worms | Artillery |
