Category: Review

October 2, 2017

Assault Android Cactus

When Geometry Wars was released for the Xbox 360 in 2005, it sparked a resurgence of arcade-style dual stick shooters. However, it …

October 2, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Ogre Battle

When it comes to politics, Socrates had it right. It’s all about the question: what is justice? The entire process …

October 1, 2017

Metroid (together with Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and its successors) are the two names that created the “Metroidvania” subgenre, …

October 1, 2017

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Blaster Master

A less commonly known fact about Blaster Master Boy (or Blaster Master Jr. in Europe) is that it originally wasn’t even part of the Blaster …

October 1, 2017

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Blaster Master

Blaster Master: Blasting Again takes place several years after the sequels, where our hero Jason marries his girlfriend Eve (whom you …

October 1, 2017

Crack Down (no relation to the 2007 Xbox 360 game) is a unique two player action game that emphasizes strategy and …

September 30, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Tobal

Often, versus fighter sequels are content with offering a bit of new content and some minor tweaks; Tobal 2 is not one …

September 29, 2017

Quartet seems to have come about by taking Midway’s Gauntlet and turning it into a side-scrolling shooter. While the basics …

September 29, 2017

This entry is part 5 of 15 in the series Gradius

The jump between the original Gradius and Gradius II was pretty massive. The same can’t be said for Gradius III …

September 28, 2017

This entry is part 14 of 38 in the series Mega Man

With the increasing success of the franchise and the popularity of the Game Boy, Capcom took the Blue Bomber on …