Author Archives: Robert Allen

Since being a toddler, Robert Allen has been immersed in video games, anime, and tokusatsu. Currently, his days are spent teaching at two southern California colleges. But his evenings and weekends are filled with STGs, RPGs, and action titles and well at writing for Tech-Gaming since 2007.

New Releases: August 25th-31st, 2022

Mirroring the eccentricity of the manga and anime, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid gets an interactive adaptation this week. Kobayashi, Tohru, and Elma form up as tag-team partners in an STG that will test the prowess ...

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Soul Hackers 2 review

Soul Hackers 2 lacks the rich storylines of Persona and some of the sophistication of the mainline Megami Tensei franchise. Instead, the fifth Devil Summoner entry demonstrates a shift toward accessibility. That’s great for newcomers, ...

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Cursed to Golf review

Deck management is just as important as a powerful drive in Cursed to Golf. The creativity and pixel art are pleasing but the execution spends a bit too much time in the rough. From a ...

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Rollerdrome review

The grace of a ballet dancer and the punch of a sawed-off shotgun brilliantly converge in Rollerdrome. The results are some of the most mesmeric scoring runs you’ll find in 2022. Tutorials can be boring ...

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Fashion Police Squad review

Instead of guns and grenades, Fashion Police Squad will have you wield the gears of fabulousness as you give Trendopolis an extreme makeover. Sergeant Des is fixated on cleaning up the streets. But unlike most ...

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Video Game Fables review

A reoccurring narrative in role-playing games is the plucky hero who triumphs against ridiculous odds. That account summarizes Video Game Fables plot as well as production. There’s been a growing number of solitary developers whose ...

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Turrican Anthology Volume II review

Turrican’s latest collection offers five different titles. Three of them are a variation on the same game, another is the series’ low-point, and the last inclusion is a single-level‘ score attack’. Instead of facing this ...

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New Releases: August 11th-17th, 2022

This week, grow a cute sect in Cult of the Lamb, strap on skates and firearms to gun down opponents in Rollerdrome, or simply renovate that old laundromat into gaming retreat in Arcade Paradise. Alternatively, ...

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Hard West 2 review

With a variety of smart variations, Hard West 2 offers a delightful digression from turn-based strategy titles, making it more than just XCOM with revolvers and rifles. Gunslinger Gin Carter just lost his soul in ...

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