Last Resort
Something many of these more popular early SNK games have in common is that they all borrow heavily from the …
Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons
Wander of the Dragons is another result of Million’s franchise mongering, but unfortunately it isn’t a quality product like Double Dragon Neon. …
Demon Sword
Demon Sword (or Fudou Myououden in Japan, translated to “The Legend of Acala”) isn’t technically a sequel to The Legend …
Dragon Lair
If you’re interested in the early history of RPGs, you may have read the story about the Westerner who introduced …
Vectorman 2
Sega of America’s story is one of the most interesting and troubled in the video game industry. After striking it …
Batman (PC Engine)
This would be Sunsoft’s final Batman game to tie in with a movie. It’s “based on” the 1989 film again but despite …
Man Enough
When it comes to games involving the pursuit of romance, it’s not often something that we of the Western hemisphere …
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu (lit. “King Kong 2: The Legend Revived”), which was released after Megaton Punch the following year, could not …
Samurai Shodown Slash
SNKP has a long history of licensing their IPs to Korean studios, so it’s not surprising that Samurai Shodown would end up on …
Deus Ex: The Fall
Deus Ex: The Fall, a prequel game to Human Revolution released first for the iOS devices, is an impressive technical achievement. It’s …
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
Released in 2001 in Japan, a year prior to Quest’s purchase by Square Enix, this work is the last original …
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Following the cult attention lavished upon Tactics Ogre, Squaresoft wished to replicate that effect for its flagship franchise. Matsuno, Yoshida, Sakimoto …
Guacamelee!
Metroidvanias can be difficult to keep fresh, especially given the many, many stabs at the genre people have made over …
