Category: Review

February 13, 2018

Vanguard Princess

In 2009, former Capcom and SNK sprite artist Tomoaki Sugeno, known online as Suge9, released a new fighting game made …

February 11, 2018

The success of Castle Crashers in 2008 spurred a small resurrection of the arcade beat-em-up genre, but few pay such …

February 10, 2018

This entry is part 19 of 20 in the series Double Dragon

Double Dragon IV takes the same route as Capcom’s Mega Man 9, released almost a decade prior. It’s a “new” …

February 8, 2018

Developed by Pack-In Video, Silviana (also spelled Sylviana) is an action-RPG that, like others around the time, is inspired by …

February 7, 2018

Yoshiro Kimura is a Japanese game designer who became known even in the West for his games full of interesting …

February 7, 2018

This entry is part 17 of 17 in the series Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1995) Oh, dear, oh dear. Back in the ’80s and ’90s, when any franchise …

February 7, 2018

This entry is part 16 of 17 in the series Mortal Kombat

After its reboot in 2011 was met with immense critical and commercial success, Mortal Kombat finally seemed to be in good hands. …

February 7, 2018

This entry is part 15 of 17 in the series Mortal Kombat

Things were looking bad for the series after MK vs DCU. Most fighting game players ignored the game on release, seeing …

February 7, 2018

This entry is part 14 of 17 in the series Mortal Kombat

As one generation of consoles faded into the next, there were rumors and ideas being thrown around about what the …

February 7, 2018

This entry is part 13 of 17 in the series Mortal Kombat

As new systems like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 appeared on the horizon, developers were slowly starting to move …