Category: Review

Cadash

It’s hard to underestimate the impact that Dragon Quest and Wizardry had on the Japanese video game landscape. Beyond the clones that flooded the

Dirty Pair: Project Eden

Perhaps one of the greatest anime series from the ’80s, Dirty Pair saw its full length movie, Project Eden, released in Japan

Darklands

Darklands is a role-playing game released in 1992 by MicroProse and developed by its in-house studio MPS Labs. The game is

Growl

There’s something fascinating about the rather twisted morals of 80s action movies. If the cause was strong enough, any kind

Denjin Makai

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Denjin Makai

The recognized timeline of beat-em-ups started with Renegade, moved through Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Final Fight, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and ends up

Secret of Evermore

Secret of Evermore is an action-RPG and the first and only game by Squaresoft (now Square-Enix) to be produced in the

Trouble Shooter

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Battle Mania

Trouble Shooter is a fitting Genesis game from Vic Tokai, combining the art style and goofy characters one would expect from

Toonstruck

Drew Blanc is miserable. Despite being an immensely talented animator working on one of the most popular cartoons of its

Final Zone

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Final Zone

Prior to being absorbed by Namco and becoming the “Tales of…” machine, when it was still part of Telenet’s entourage,

VVVVVV

VVVVVV is one of the best 2D platformers to arise since the end of the 16-bit era. It is eloquent in

Clock Tower (Super Famicom)

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Clock Tower

The ever-popular survival horror genre has seen a many entries since the ’80s. Ranging from interactive horror novellas to innovative

Gimmick!

Gimmick!, a late generation Famicom title from Sunsoft, is almost ridiculously adorable. In the short comic included in the game,

Batsugun

Batsugun marks both an end and a new beginning for the shoot-em-up genre – it was the last shooter developed by

Syndicate

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Syndicate

How does one take over the world, exactly? Legions upon legions of spy films and role playing games have suggested

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