Mercenary Kings
Tribute Games is one of several independent game companies looking to carve their notch in virtual history, and they seem …
Pink Sweets ~Ibara Sorekara~
The release of Ibara was met with a rather mixed reception. Fans of Battle Garegga loved it, but most of the Cave fan base, …
Jetsons, The: Invasion of the Planet Pirates / Youkai Buster
The major problem many licensed property-based video games have is applicability. In many cases, it’s akin to forcing a square …
Doki Doki Penguin Land
It seems weird, looking back at Doki Doki Penguin Land now. Hisao Oguchi inherited the presidency over Sega Corporation in 2003, and …
Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals
Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals for the Nintendo DS is a complete overhaul of Lufia II, less of a remake and more …
7th Saga, The
The early nineties were an interesting time for the Japanese RPG. Final Fantasy had already been around for a few years, but …
Destruction Carnival
If you’ve been around the internet long enough, you might remember a program from way back when known as Klik N’ …
Legions of Ashworld
Legions of Ashworld is a Lords of Midnight clone created by Jure Rogelj, the man behind the graphics of The Midnight Engine and the more …
Midnight/MU
The Warhorns are sounded! Arise, Arise! Now for brave deeds and brave hearts… Sometime around 2002, programmer Jean-Yves Rouffiac attempted …
Lords of Midnight: The Citadel
For the Moonprince, for Midnight and the Free! Years after Shareth was defeated, Luxor – now an old man – …
Dead or Alive Paradise
You’d think it would be rather embarrassing to play a game like Dead or Alive Xtreme in public, but nonetheless Tecmo eventually …
Smart Ball
Game Freak’s ambitious initial title was followed up by a much more standard platformer. Funny enough, it was also one …
Jelly Boy 2
In 1994 Game Freak decided to expand upon its earlier slime platformer, taking the same mechanics with an entirely new …
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong. The name alone has a particular resonance far beyond gaming culture. Before there were “gamers”, at least as …
