Year: 2016

December 10, 2016

Sylphia

Sylphia is a far cry from the flying spaceships and mecha of Compile’s other titles. Taking place in a world …

December 10, 2016

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Thunder Force

In 2008, Sega picked up the license from the departed Technosoft, and developed Thunder Force VI for the PlayStation, as …

December 10, 2016

This entry is part 9 of 11 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

The title for this release of Power Strike II, released only in PAL territories for the Master System, sure is …

December 9, 2016

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Cotton

Created by a small company named Success, Cotton is a cutesy shoot-em-up featuring an adorable little witch. The early entries …

December 9, 2016

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Zanac

Compile was one of the most prolific shoot-em-up developers of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Starting out as a …

December 8, 2016

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series R-Type

R-Type Leo is considered the black sheep of the series. Not because it’s particular bad or anything – it’s quite …

December 8, 2016

Long after the Super Nintendo faded from relevance in America and Europe, the Nintendo Power service ensured its survival in …

December 8, 2016

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series R-Type

R-Type II opens up with a bang, a 3D view of the R-9C launching out into space and out into …

December 8, 2016

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series R-Type

About five years after the release of R-Type Delta, Irem developed what was planned to be the last in the …

December 7, 2016

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Image Fight

Image Fight received a sequel four years after the original, developed specifically for the PC Engine Super CD. It appears to …