This week, Jumanji: The Video Game arrives, marking the journey of a film franchise about games to a video game built around the films. Luckily, the majority of this week’s releases aren’t as ‘meta’, with ...

Originally released as a PSP game in 2012, Conception tackled the kind of epistemological issues you might face on a college exam. From reflecting on inter-generational efforts that help advance civilization to exploring how relational ...

When Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games came out for the Wii in 2007, it was stunning to see the two rival mascots unite. During the sixteen-bit era, the Plumber and the Hedgehog embodied ...

2014’s Door Kickers offered an intriguing take on SWAT-style tactics. Using a top-down, two-dimensional perspective, the title pushed players through a succession of close quarters battle (or CQB) challenges, which blended real-time strategy with the ...

With the price of gaming laptops routinely exceeding a thousand dollars, you want to ensure your hardware is properly protected during transit. Sure, there are a myriad of lightweight and relatively inexpensive backpacks that assist ...

Western role-playing series like Mass Effect and Fallout strive to convey autonomy. In many aspects, they extend a praiseworthy amount of freedom. Components allow for detailed customization of your character alongside the cultivation of skills ...

When Disgaea 4 was originally released for the PlayStation 3 back in 2011, its subtitle had a dual meaning. A Promise Unforgotten referenced not only the protagonist’s unwavering devotion to his word, but it also symbolizes Nippon Ichi’s tacit ...

With a lineup that includes a trio of lightgun games, an adaptation of a 2012 PSP game, and even a new Wii game, this week’s schedule of new releases might seem like a throwback from ...

The traces of whimsy and retro-game adoration found in the Yakuza series can probably be traced back to Toshihiro Nagoshi’s developmental roots. Before directing Kazuma Kiryu’s underworld saga, Nagaoshi was head of SEGA’s Amusement Vision ...

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 port, players assume the role of Erina, who was once a cuddly bunny- ...