Year: 2017

Review

July 31, 2017

PuLiRuLa

1991 was a big year for the beat-em-up genre, with big hits like Streets of Rage and Knights of the …

Feature Interview

July 31, 2017

Corey Cole (Interview)

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Quest for Glory

Sierra’s Quest for Glory series was designed and programmed by the husband and wife team of Corey and Lori Cole. …

Review

July 31, 2017

Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Quest for Glory

The four prior Quest for Glory games were released between 1990 and 1993, essentially giving gamers a new one every …

Review

July 31, 2017

Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Quest for Glory

After dallying in Tarna, the hero is mysteriously zapped to the land of Mordavia to take on the shadows of …

Review

July 31, 2017

Quest for Glory III: Wages of War

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Quest for Glory

The developers originally intended to continue the Quest for Glory series with Shadows of Darkness, which would’ve taken place in …

Review

July 31, 2017

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Quest for Glory

Quest for Glory II, using the SCI0 engine, begins with our hero riding a magic carpet to the land of …

Review

July 31, 2017

Dead Connection

Taito’s Dead Connection is a surprisingly fresh and fun take on the arena shooter genre, something that arcade goers saw …

Review

July 31, 2017

Z.H.P. (Zettai Hero Project)

Nippon Ichi is mostly known for strategy RPGs like Disgaea and Phantom Brave, but with the PSP title Z.H.P. (Zettai Hero …

Review

July 30, 2017

Catherine

It’s difficult to approach discussing Catherine, Atlus’ PS3/X360 narrative-focused puzzle game, without also discussing the Persona series. Despite the lack of gameplay and …

Review

July 30, 2017

Cannon Spike

There was a time when arcade games were simple in concept and the only requirement was to eradicate all enemies …