Category: Review

November 27, 2019

Solomon’s Key (Spinoffs / Ripoffs)

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Solomon's Key

Zipang (ジパング ) – PC Engine (1990) For some unfathomable reason, the 1990 Japanese fantasy samurai film Jipangu/Zipang spawned not …

November 27, 2019

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Solomon's Key

Monster Rancher Explorer is yet another reinvention of the original 1986 Solomon’s Key, and yet another example of a popular …

November 27, 2019

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Solomon's Key

For some reason Japanese retro gamers often fondly remember old arcade games that are nowadays seen as ridiculously difficult, frustrating …

November 26, 2019

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Solomon's Key

Solomon’s Key 2 is a follow-up that came out in 1992 but only for Nintendo’s 8-bit console. North American NES …

November 21, 2019

Rareware has always been a developer that’s been proud of its history. Even in a gaming environment that’s slowly forgotten …

November 19, 2019

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Guacamelee

With Metroidvanias being one of the more popular genres to appear in independent gaming, Guacamelee definitely stood out as one …

November 17, 2019

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Robocop

RoboCop is one of the defining action movies of the 80s. It tells the story of heroic police officer Lt. …

November 17, 2019

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Robocop

Ocean retained the RoboCop license for all of the subsequent console and computer versions, none of which were very good. …

November 15, 2019

World of Goo is, without a doubt, one of the single most important modern indie games, released in 2008 and …

November 13, 2019

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Fallen London

Sunless Skies is, in many ways, the game that Sunless Sea should have been. This time, Failbetter finally becomes comfortable …