Category: Review

January 25, 2019

Predator

The original Predator game is not particularly outstanding, but does a good job translating the movie into video game form. …

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January 23, 2019

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Commando

It took them nearly twenty years, but in 2008, Capcom dug up the Commando license and published a new entry in the …

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January 23, 2019

Mercs

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Commando

Many of the games released in the wake of Commando borrowed themes from American action movies – Ikari Warriors was …

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January 22, 2019

Hyper Light Drifter

With the indie game renaissance, one of the favorite subgenres of developers has been the Metroidvania, otherwise known as a …

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January 21, 2019

Commando

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Commando

Throughout the late 80s and early 90s, one of the more popular arcade subgenres was the “overhead run-and-gun”. They featured …

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January 18, 2019

Papo & Yo

Content Warning: This article discusses child abuse and alcoholism Gaming is an interesting medium. Thanks to its interactive nature, you …

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January 16, 2019

YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

Disclaimer: Only after writing this review did the writer discover that the main character, Alex, was played by Chris “Kirbopher” …

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January 15, 2019

Rejoice: Beyond the Aretha Kingdom

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Aretha

As if the Aretha series did not base itself enough on experimenting on new gimmicks, the sixth and final …

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January 15, 2019

Aretha II: Ariel’s Mysterious Journey

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Aretha

Released in December of 1994, Aretha II: The Super Famicom takes place after the end of the war with the …

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January 15, 2019

Aretha: The Super Famicom

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Aretha

Due to the success of the Game Boy games, Yanoman was riding the wave of success with their Aretha series, …

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January 14, 2019

AirCars

The Atari Jaguar, Atari’s last home console until the arrival of the Atari VCS (previously known as the Ataribox), was …

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January 12, 2019

Aretha

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Aretha

During the early to mid 1990s, Squaresoft and Enix primarily dominated the console RPG market in Japan with their Final …

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January 12, 2019

Aretha II

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Aretha

Aretha II takes place one year after the events of the first game. Materia Weathers is celebrating her 18th birthday …

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January 12, 2019

Aretha III

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Aretha

Aretha III begins once again in Halo Halo Town. Materia is now 20 years old and still taking care of …