In tower defense games, survival hinges on the ability to adapt to a tenacious threat. Defeat is an inevitability that can only be deferred. In some ways, the genre faces a similar predicament, with stagnancy ...
Read More »Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth review
Not long after the turn of the millennium, a prominent site referred to Digimon as the “poor man’s Pokémon”. As a follower of the anime and game franchise, I found this remark to be painfully ...
Read More »New Game Releases: Feb. 25th-March 2nd, 2016
Metallia and Pikachu are back, and so is Mortal Kombat X’s roster- this time supplemented with a quartet of new Kombatants like Leatherface and Alien’s Xenomorph. With the sheer number of returning characters, this week’s ...
Read More »Project X Zone 2 review
For many, “fan service” is shorthand for titillating elements- whether it’s the inclusion of revealing attire or an instance of racy dialog. But it the broadest sense, the term refers to the presence of any ...
Read More »Rabi-Ribi review
What is the concept? For those bored by the melodrama faced by Castlevania’s dour Belmont clan, Rabi-Ribi offers a refreshingly cheery alternative. In this PC release, players assume the role of Erina, who was once ...
Read More »Lead Showers with a High Probably of Destruction
At one time, the run-and-gun was abundant, with beloved titles like Contra, Metal Slug, and Gunstar Heroes tasking players with clearing an enemy-filled path by using an unrelenting barrage of bullets. But until the recent ...
Read More »Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 review
Given the quality of most modern adaptations, it’s easy to forget that most games based on manga and anime were routinely horrible. From the eight-year localization cycle delay faced by the lackluster Dragon Ball Z: ...
Read More »New Game Releases: February 18th-24th, 2016
From a coquettish witch who defeats foes via an elegant ballet of brutal batterings to Ryu Hayabusa’s ever-agile navigational abilities, nimble protagonists prove plentiful this week. But beyond the single-disk addition of Bayonetta 2 and ...
Read More »Alphadia review
What is the concept? Role-playing video games started as simple affairs, with titles attempting to emulate table-top experiences. But naturally, the genre evolved, and electronic interpretations steadily integrated a bevy of now-conventional mechanics. From elaborate ...
Read More »Q&A With Nippon Ichi President Sohei Niikawa
Few publishers have a fanbase as impassioned as Nippon Ichi Software. When the company was formed in 1991, it was the release of 2003’s Disgaea: Hour of Darkness that really stirred passions on both sides ...
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