Category: Review
Super Ninja-kun
An update of the original arcade games, Super Ninja-kun features improved 16-bit graphics, a much larger variety of stages, boss battles, dashing …
Ninja-kun: Ashura no Shou
The arcade sequel takes the gameplay of Ninja-kun and greatly expands on it. Although there are still many stages where you simply …
Syd of Valis
Valis SD is a weird release. It’s essentially Valis II, but it’s one of these Japanese games where they like to draw …
Virtual On Marz
Sega tried to take the series in a different direction with Virtual On Marz, which is essentially a home port of Virtual …
Dragon View
In 1994, Kemco made Dragon View, also known as Super Drakkhen in Japan. Although Kemco had already ported Drakkhen to the SNES, this “sequel” plays …
Emerald City Confidential
The Wizard of Oz has been a gold mine for alternate interpretations. Beyond the world famous 1939 film, there have been …
Jackie Chan in Spartan X
A proper adaption of the movie Spartan X appeared soon after Irem’s arcade brawler, once again a MSX title by Pony Canyon. …
Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars
In 2001, a group of German fans who called themselves MindFactory began work on their own Broken Sword game. Between then and …
Inherit the Earth: The Quest for the Orb
Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb, designed by The Dreamers Guild and published by New World Computing, tells the …
Jackie Chan in Project A
Pony Canyon made their first real efforts of porting Chan’s amazing action into a video game with Project A, based on …
Flight of the Amazon Queen
Flight of the Amazon Queen so desperately wants to be a LucasArts game. Largely designed by two guys out of Brisbane, …
Samurai Shodown II
Samurai Shodown II (known as Shin Samurai Spirits: Haohamaru Jigokuhen or “True Samurai Spirits: Haohmaru’s Journey to Hell” in Japan) was released in …
