NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
Despite numerous cameos and references throughout the years, NiGHTS did not receive a sequel until 2008, with NiGHTS: Journey of …
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Rhythm Heaven heads to the Wii with the third installment, and it’s nice to have it on a big screen, especially …
Gun Frontier
Taito’s Gun Frontier is unique in that it’s one of the only shoot-em-ups to take place in a Wild West-type setting. Of …
Shinichi Sakamoto (Interview)
Shinichi Sakamoto was a composer at Westone Bit Entertainment, creating music for several of their titles, along with some occasional …
Toshiaki Sakoda (Interview)
Toshiaki Sakoda was a composer who worked for Compile during the late 80s and early 90s. Beyond providing music to classics …
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
by Robert Jones of Louisiana – June 30, 2013 No one remembers the worst game ever made. We don’t remember the games …
Franko: The Crazy Revenge
In the early 90s, the success of games like Final Fight, Golden Axe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the …
Spot: The Video Game
Throughout the early ’90s, gaming was dominated by mascots of all shapes and sizes. Maybe you preferred the good old-fashioned …
Edge Grinder
Edge Grinder is a game were you grind along edges. Well, technically it’s a horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up, with lots of alien …
7th Dragon 2020-II
7th Dragon 2020-II takes place a year after the original game, and is a direct sequel. This game was no longer …
Dynamite Cop!
Even though the second game in this series lacks an official movie tie-in, Dynamite Deka 2 / Dynamite Cop is basically “Die Hard on a …
Ys: The Call of Solum
It seems like taking various Japanese properties and turning them into MMORPGs has become popular. Other than the obvious Final Fantasy …
Final Fight 3
This is more like it – Final Fight 3 (dubbed Final Fight Tough in Japan) is another SNES sequel that, this time, actually improves …
Esper Dream 2: Aratanaru Tatakai
The first Esper Dream came at the beginning of the rush of Famicom RPGs, while its sequel, released five years later in …
