Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection bundles a trio of iterations. Two of them aren’t as good as their predecessors and the third game is decidedly uneven. That said, the amount of dragon sword-cleaving enjoyment makes with ...
Read More »No More Heroes/No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle review
With industry budgets escalating and risk shrinking correspondingly, it’s a great time to visit Suda51’s efforts, which simultaneous mock gaming while still providing enjoyable recreations. While the first has title has a bit of difficulty ...
Read More »Wing of Darkness review
Too often, when games depict war, the focus in on battlefield heroics. While Wing of Darkness mechanized battles fills the bulk of playtime, the developers understand that context can be just as important as combat. ...
Read More »Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards review
With a promising premise and combat modeled after successful isometric hack-and-slash titles, Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards demonstrations potential. But both plot and play fail to capitalize on the game’s ambitions. There’s a multitude of ...
Read More »Earth Defense Force: World Brothers review
Following Iron Rain’s serious-minded interpretation of alien-quashing action, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers revisits the playful spirit that the franchise is best known for. Earth Defense Force wasn’t always a premium priced product accompanied by ...
Read More »MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries review
There are a scant number of mech simulations on the market and even fewer that get the essentials right. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries has a few blemishes, but collectively they’re not bothersome enough to dilute the ...
Read More »Biomutant review
Humankind is presumably extinct, with the fate of the world in the weapon-wielding paws of animals in Biomutant. This description doesn’t begin to touch on the layers of system and cultural references in the game ...
Read More »Rise of the Slime
Tired of being role-playing fodder, slime strikes back at meddling adventurers in this deck builder. With modes that scale to accommodate novices to pros, Rise of the Slime is a gratifying experience for almost any ...
Read More »Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster review
While Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster doesn’t extend a comprehensive list of improvements, a handful of enhancements help soften the unflinching difficulty of the original release and add in modern conveniences like partial ...
Read More »Warpips (Early Access) preview
From CastleStorm, Swords and Soldiers, to Metal Slug Defense, there’s a good chance you’ve played a 2D side-scrolling real-time strategy game. Even if you haven’t, the concept is rather easy to absorb. On each end ...
Read More »