Rise of Nations
In the realm of real time strategy, history has proven itself time and again a reliable subject matter. When done …
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
Being in charge of making a sequel to a hit game does not seem like an enviable task. Change too …
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!
While DKC2 was preluded by immense hype and released to glowing reviews, DKC3, conversely, had a lot of bad mojo stacked against it. …
Puyo Pop (GBA)
Although the Puyo series was quite a large success, Compile wasn’t able to keep itself together. Though this would usually …
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Hero units have long been a fraught feature in RTS games, especially in single-player campaigns. Since they’re generally vital to …
Fighting Layer
The developer Arika was built from former Capcom employees, yet their first major game was the Capcom co-venture Street Fighter EX. …
l’Abbaye des Morts
Modern games designed to evoke the popular titles of yesteryear are ubiquitous. However, few manage to duplicate not just the …
Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom
Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom (also known as just Flames of Freedom which makes sense given the change in setting) abandons the first …
Puyo Puyo~n
The pun of the title stretches the second “Puyo” to end in an “n” to form the syllable “yon”, which …
Balloon Kid
A simple port of Balloon Fight would’ve sufficed for Nintendo’s dot matrix portable. Its arcadey roots serves well for on-the-go action, just …
