Tag Archives: Downloadable

Back in 2003, I took a fifty dollar gamble- buying a game based solely on the pedigree of the publisher. Having purchased titles such as Thousand Arms, Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation, and Persona 2: ...

In the real world, those days where outstanding duties outstrip daylight hours can be exasperating. In the Rune Factory franchise, the onus of being overburdened cultivates a completely contrasting sentiment. Deciding whether to nurture crops, ...

To say that until recently Pac-Man had fallen on hard times for last two, or maybe even three decades would be an understatement. Yes, the characters are cute and adorable- making the lovable yellow glutton ...

When the original Etrian Odyssey shone across Nintendo DS screens in 2007, the title was a salient reminder of role-playing’s early qualities. Beyond combat which echoed the thorny turn-based battles of Wizardry, the game also ...

It is often said that boxing is a dying sport. The popularity of Ultimate Fighting Championship, and mixed martial arts in-general, is on the rise, whereas boxing disappears from most people’s radars for months on-end, ...

Robert’s take: Save for Bohemia Interactive’s fastidiously detailed Arma series, the contemporary first-person shooter largely shuns simulation. While popular franchises like Call of Duty and Battlefield provide painstakingly rendered weapons and drench their campaigns in ...

What is the concept? Although Chaos Code is published by fighting-game gurus Arc System Works, players shouldn’t approach the game expecting the finesse of a game such as BlazBlue or Guilty Gear. Instead, the downloadable ...

For the past thirteen years, a multitude of milieus have been viewed through the lens of Yokohama-based developer Omega Force. From the studio’s pseudo-historical franchises like Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors to efforts based on ...

Robert’s Take: Although globalization has created a near-universal experience for gamers in the Western world, this wasn’t always the case. Mention the video game crash of the early eighties to a British thirty-something and you’re ...

Attendees who explored the alcoves of Sony’s 2012 E3 booth might have spotted an unforeseen title: Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- f for the PS Vita. When asked about the game’s presence on the show floor, ...