The adaptation of a triple-A console franchise into portable form is often a thankless undertaking. Typically, primary development studios are able to articulate original ambitions through the capabilities of home systems. For the portable edition, ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of November 18th, 2012
From the return of the beloved mouse in Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two and Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion to Agent 47’s fifth outing in Hitman: Absolution, this week’s roster of new ...
Read More »Midway Arcade Origins Review
Across the previous two generations of console hardware, collections of cherished coin-op games were commonplace. Then, digital delivery came along and, save from the superb Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection, shifted the paradigm from disk-based compendium ...
Read More »Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection Review
A decade ago, video games based on anime were typically little more than slipshod cash-ins. Eager to benefit from tantalizing cover art and inherent fan appeal, nearly every such game was an unwieldy eyesore with ...
Read More »Assassin’s Creed III Review
In the weeks leading up to Assassin’s Creed III’s release, there was little doubt of Ubisoft Montréal ‘s mammoth ambitions. With reports of a three year development cycle sustained by the efforts of four separate ...
Read More »Clan of Champions Review
In the 2000 film Gladiator, condemned General Maximus Meridius is stripped of his rank and forced into hand-to-hand battle in the Roman coliseum. After reluctantly dispatching an opponent, the protagonist offers the movie’s most memorable ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of November 11th, 2012
Whether players are stepping back to the 1970s to perfect their fly moves in The Hip Hop Dance Experience or fighting proxy wars during the ’80s with Call of Duty: Black Ops II‘s Alex Mason, ...
Read More »Liberation Maiden Review
In 2009, Japanese PSP owners were treated to Minna no Sukkiri, (AKA Everybody’s Stress Buster), developer Clap Hanz’ UMD-based collection of pint-sized games geared for portable play. Two years later, stateside gamers received the collection- ...
Read More »Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Review
It’s often said that the early years of gaming were propelled by imitation rather than innovation. Just as Space Invaders’ assailants spouted wings and evolved into the kamikaze-like adversaries of Galaxian (and later, Galaga) or ...
Read More »Okami HD Review
Creativity is like a flower: exquisite when in bloom, but also despairingly fragile. The aptly-named Clover Studio (its moniker a portmanteau of Creativity Lover) created three remarkable franchises in as many years, before splintering under ...
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