For role-playing aficionados, the 3DS has become an obligatory purchase. From Nintendo’s own Fire Emblem: Awakening to Atlus’ output of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, SMT: Soul Hackers, and Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of ...
Read More »Time and Eternity Review
For decades, games have strove to duplicate the visual appeal of anime. Over the past few years, a number of titles such as One Piece: Pirate Warriors and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 have ...
Read More »Gioteck SC-1 Wireless Sports Controller Review
The designation given to Gioteck’s PlayStation 3-compatible controller is a bit of misnomer. Moniker and marketing aside, the SC-1 Wireless Sports Controller is proficient during protracted sessions of FIFA Soccer 2013 or NHL 13 but ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of July 12th-18th, 2013
Fellow otaku rejoice: this week is offers a bountiful selection of games from the land of the rising sun. There’s Mamorukun Curse!, a G. rev-developed shmup that puts players in charge of scrolling (echoing Kokuga). ...
Read More »A4Tech Bloody Headshot Gaming Mouse Review
Last March, we reviewed the Bloody Multi-Core Gun3 V7 gaming mouse, a peripheral that purported to improve accuracy in first-person shooters. Any doubts about the device’s claims were quickly diminished once we putted the mouse ...
Read More »The Sims 3: Island Paradise Review
What is the concept? After surviving those unruly teenaged years, the stresses of college, and the pressures of holiday planning, overburdened Sims could probably use a rejuvenating vacation. Island Paradise, the tenth expansion for The ...
Read More »SteelSeries FREE Mobile Controller Review
Over the last few years, smartphone-based gaming has become increasingly sophisticated, nearly converging on the complexity and quality of console games. As such, prevailing touchscreen-based input methods have been unable to provide the precision and ...
Read More »Kokuga Review
What is the concept? Behind every critically-acclaimed shooter is at least one captivating hook. 1985’s Gradius rose above its contemporaries with a creative risk/reward device known as the Power Meter. A press of the button ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of July 5th-11th, 2013
Between NCAA Football 14’s reminder that the college football season is just weeks away, most of this week’s releases seem rooted in the past, rather than the future. Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection assembles ...
Read More »Motorbike Review
What is the concept? Much like Trials HD, Urban Trial Freestyle, and countless clones in the Apple App and Google Play Marketplaces, Motorbike pits players against a procession of increasingly taxing obstacle courses. While the ...
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