Category: Review

September 12, 2025

Contra: Rogue Corps

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Contra

Contra: Rogue Corps has the unfortunate distinction of shared commonalities with Metal Gear Survive. Like that game, Rogue Corps seeks …

September 9, 2025

Taito’s 1986 Arkanoid was an update of Atari’s brick-breaker Breakout, adding elements like power-ups and enemies. The designer, Akira Fujita, …

September 6, 2025

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Broken Sword

How much can change in a few years. While it had never really died, the adventure game genre experienced a …

September 3, 2025

This entry is part of 16 in the series Dragon Quest

In a long-running series known for its sense of familiarity, Dragon Quest Wars stands out as a curious and unexpected …

August 27, 2025

Lunar: The Silver Star was meant to be the big Mega CD RPG in Japan, but it wouldn’t be released …

August 23, 2025

As an evolution from books, visual novels don’t tend to revisit their roots the way other games do. It makes …

August 18, 2025

Missland / Missland 2 (ミスランド) Developer: Altron Release Date: 1995 Platforms: PlayStation If you’ve ever played one of those “Spot …

August 17, 2025

This entry is part 31 of 34 in the series Bomberman

With all the innovation happening on the Game Boy and Sega Saturn, you’d think that Bomberman’s PlayStation debut would be …

August 14, 2025

This entry is part 16 of 17 in the series Gradius

Gradius Origins is a compilation of Konami’s classic arcade shoot-em-up series, developed by emulation wizards M2 as part of their …

August 12, 2025

This entry is part 17 of 17 in the series Gradius

While M2 is largely known for their compilations, they also specialize in developing original retro-style remakes and sequels, like Fantasy …