Rage of the Dragons
Rage of the Dragons was created under rather unusual circumstances. It was the joint production of a Mexican studio, Evoga, who …
Legend of Kage 2, The
Taito apparently didn’t consider Demon Sword to be a true sequel, because here we are, over 20 years later, with …
Kohan II: Kings of War
How does it feel to kill a god, Melchior? My muscles ache. Nothing more. The fully 3D Kohan II is a study …
Darius Twin
The third Darius entry, Darius Twin, was released exclusively for the SNES. It’s an average but technically competent entry on …
Super Nova
Darius Force (known as Super Nova in the West) might be one of the series’ lesser-known titles, but it’s a …
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Rise of Nations
In the realm of real time strategy, history has proven itself time and again a reliable subject matter. When done …
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
Being in charge of making a sequel to a hit game does not seem like an enviable task. Change too …
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!
While DKC2 was preluded by immense hype and released to glowing reviews, DKC3, conversely, had a lot of bad mojo stacked against it. …
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Hero units have long been a fraught feature in RTS games, especially in single-player campaigns. Since they’re generally vital to …
Fighting Layer
The developer Arika was built from former Capcom employees, yet their first major game was the Capcom co-venture Street Fighter EX. …
Puyo Puyo~n
The pun of the title stretches the second “Puyo” to end in an “n” to form the syllable “yon”, which …
