Category: Review
Kickle Cubicle
Grid-based puzzles have been around for centuries. The classic sliding-tile puzzle, often seen at infuriating moments in video games, was …
Kitty on Your Lap
It’s common to see games take on reputations more concerned with the idea the game represents than with its actual …
428: Shibuya Scramble
Chunsoft is one of the great pioneers of Japanese storytelling. In 1991, they developed and published Otogirisou (“St. John’s Wort”), a …
Dragon Lore II: Heart of the Dragon Man
So technically the hero, Werner, got inducted into the Dragon Knights at the end of the first Dragon Lore, but …
Dragon Lore
In the early ‘90s, computer rendered graphics were all the rage, ignited by fancy effects in 3D movies and carried …
Dahna: Megami Tanjou
Dahna: Megami Tanjou (or “Dahna: Goddess’ Birth” in the fan translation) tends to draw comparisons to the Rastan and Golden …
Spec Ops: The Line
There are only two truly notable games in the Spec Ops series, the first and the last. Spec Ops appeared …
Steamgear Mash
In mainstream video game discourse, the mid-90s are often seen as an awkward growing period for the medium. The introduction …
Gwanggaeto Daewang
Dune II may not have been the first real-time strategy game ever made – a title often bestowed upon Herzog …
Danan: The Jungle Fighter
Though Sega’s Master System only seized a small fraction of the Japanese and North American markets, it did very well …
