If the benchmark of artistic expression is the ability to evoke an inward examination, then Grand Theft Auto V is undoubtedly Rockstar Games’ magnum opus. While detractors and the ratings-ravenous media are bound to critique ...
Read More »Neo Geo X Mega Pack Volume 1 Review
Emulation is almost always a difficult task. When programmers attempt to deliver replications of cherished arcade games, expectations of pixel-perfect performance can add to the complication. Such was the case with the Neo Geo X. ...
Read More »Neo Geo X Review
Born amidst the era of the SEGA Genesis and Super Nintendo, SNK’s NeoGeo system seized the interest of two divergent groups. A coin-op model, the MVS (Multi Video System) proved to be a boon for ...
Read More »Podcast 13-4: The Quest for Miku Pantsu
Beyond one of our hosts pushing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F’s photo mode to its absolute limits, the crew offer impressions of Disney Infinity, LEGO Chima: Laval’s Journey, Pikmin 3, DuckTales Remastered, Dead or Alive ...
Read More »New Releases: September 13th-19th, 2013
Those suffering from triskaidekaphobia will be happy to know that this Friday the Thirteenth isn’t poised to summon either Jason Voorhees or deluge of wretched titles. In fact, with titles such as Grand Theft Auto ...
Read More »Chaos Code Review: Single and Looking to Mangle
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 ...
Read More »One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2: Stretching the Formula
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 ...
Read More »Diablo III Review: The Pursuit of Loot
Console gamers who crave the creature carnage and loot drops perfected by the Diablo franchise have had to put up with second-rate surrogates for years. From Sacred 2, Dungeon Siege 3, and the especially woeful ...
Read More »KickBeat Review: Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
What is the concept? Following a particularly prolific period, franchises like Guitar Hero and Rock Band are taking brief hiatuses, granting an opportunity for smaller developers to enter the rhythm game genre. Budapest-based Zen Studios, ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of September 6th-12th, 2013
From Scrooge McDuck’s exodus from PlayStation Network exclusivity, a tag-team attack of Dungeon & Dragons and Giana Sisters for the Wii U, and a Kingdom Hearts high-definition revitalization, the coming week is filled with crossovers ...
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