Category: Review
Sayo-chan Cameos
As the beloved protagonist of an arcade hit that turned into a successful series, Sayo-chan naturally found her way into …
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
21 years after the last game in the series (not counting Heavenly Guardian), the Pocky & Rocky series finally returns …
Heavenly Guardian / Snow Battle Princess Sayuki
Between two of the best games on the SNES and a decent GBA outing, the Kiki Kaikai series was looking …
Pocky & Rocky with Becky
For the franchise’s foray onto the then-new Game Boy Advance, Taito once again loaned the franchise out to another developer, …
Pocky & Rocky 2
At a glance, Pocky & Rocky 2 is exactly what you’d expect from a sequel – it has more stages, …
Pocky & Rocky
After a year off, the series would make its return in 1992 on the Super Famicom as Kiki Kaikai: Nazo …
Kiki KaiKai: Dotou-hen
Often mistaken for a port, Kiki Kaikai: Dotou-hen is instead the franchise’s black sheep, an ambitious but curious mixture of …
Kiki Kaikai
Kiki Kaikai (“Mysterious Ghost World”) certainly wasn’t Taito’s first foray into run-and-guns or shoot-em-ups, but it stands out as their …
Taito Milestones
Taito Milestones is a collection of ten games from Taito’s early history, with releases spanning from 1981 to 1987. Alpine …
Stella Deus
The Japanese strategy RPG scene in the middle of the 2000s was dominated by Nippon Ichi. With Disgaea: Hour of …
Contract J.A.C.K
Coming after the success of No One Lives Forever 2, Monolith developed a third game, which is more of a …
No One Lives Forever 2
No One Lives Forever 2 (or NOLF2) had a lot of expectations from fans after the critical awards that the …
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Founded in 1994, Monolith Productions made a name for themselves in the mid-1990s with first person shooters like Blood and …
