With most of yesteryear’s classics already remade or remastered, we’re starting to see the resurrection of the more middling efforts. Pac-Man World might have been liked upon its original release but the expectations for 3D ...
Read More »Destroy All Humans! 2 – Reprobed review
Even those with no connection to the Age of Aquarius will have a good time breaking stuff as a bad-ass, perpetually horny extra-terrestrial. One of the defining genres of the early 2000s was the open-world ...
Read More »SD Gundam Battle Alliance review
SD Gundam Battle Alliance offers an enormous cross-section of Mobile Suits culled from Gundam history, placing them in engaging fictionalized and canonical battles. If you’re not an ardent fan of the property yet, Artdink’s effort ...
Read More »Yars: Recharged review
Yars: Recharged is fun, affordable, and respectful to the original game, which is the trifecta for Atari remakes. Yars’ Revenge is often mentioned as one of the best games in the Atari 2600 library. But ...
Read More »Soul Hackers 2 review
Soul Hackers 2 lacks the rich storylines of Persona and some of the sophistication of the mainline Megami Tensei franchise. Instead, the fifth Devil Summoner entry demonstrates a shift toward accessibility. That’s great for newcomers, ...
Read More »Cursed to Golf review
Deck management is just as important as a powerful drive in Cursed to Golf. The creativity and pixel art are pleasing but the execution spends a bit too much time in the rough. From a ...
Read More »Avenging Spirit mini-review
The 1987 film The Hidden centered around an alien who could shift between human bodies. Once in control of a person, the alien went absolutely wild. From robbing banks, jumping into the body of a ...
Read More »Digimon Survive review
Don’t expect a full-blown role-playing experience similar to Cyber Sleuth or even a digital monster nurturing game like Re:Digitize or Next Order. Digimon Survive is an engrossing visual novel that sporadically sends you onto battlefields ...
Read More »Hell Pie review
Hell Pie’s combat is bland and the humor is only mildly revolting. But the sense of exploration and navigation are satisfying, so it’s not all sour. For Nate, whose professional title is “The Demon of ...
Read More »Bright Memory: Infinite (Xbox Series X) review
Building on its technically skilled predecessor, Bright Memory: Infinite retools the action, resulting in a brief, but thoroughly thrilling, single-player campaign. First, a confession: I used to routinely play Call of Duty for the single-player action. I was completely ...
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