Category: Review

Power Strike II (GG) / GG Aleste 2

This entry is part 6 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

The second GG Aleste game was released in both Japan and Europe, the latter where it was known as Power

GG Aleste

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Portable systems are rarely known for their shoot-em-ups, but that didn’t stop Compile from trying. The “GG” in “GG Aleste”

Owlboy

Owlboy was a game that took nine years to make. It started development in 2007 and finally got released in 2016.

Danganronpa 3 (Anime)

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Danganronpa

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE (but not Danganronpa 3 itself) Something weird happened after that first anime adaptation. The

Blue Revolver

The indie scene has been a hotbed of shoot-em-ups for a good long while, but they’ve become essential to the

Spriggan Mark 2

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Spriggan

The second Spriggan game has almost nothing to do with the first, changing the setting from fantasy to futuristic military.

Aleste Gaiden

This entry is part 3 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Released two months before Aleste 2, Aleste Gaiden was released as part of the Disk Station Special Fall package, which

Aleste 2

This entry is part 2 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Aleste 2 takes place twenty years after the destruction of Dia 51. The Vagant (AKA Bargund) Emperor Gaizel has made

Power Strike / Aleste

This entry is part 1 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Despite the change in name, Aleste (pronounced “alesta”) is the sequel to Zanac. This is likely because Zanac was published

R-Type Delta

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series R-Type

In the late ‘90s, 3D video games were greatly overtaking the popularity of 2D, resulting in the downfall of many

R-Type III

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series R-Type

R-Type III is the first title in the series exclusively for consoles. It was developed by Tamtex, a subsidiary of

Robo Aleste

This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Robo Aleste for the Sega CD is essentially the sequel to MUSHA. It begins with a relatively lengthy storyline that

Rainbow Cotton

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Cotton

Rainbow Cotton is technically the sequel to the Mega Drive game Panorama Cotton. It features the same behind-the-back 3D view,

Deus Ex GO

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Deus Ex

Mobile spin-offs of AAA games have typically been a sketchy thing, as developers often attempt to cram something vaguely resembling

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