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.

Crown Trick review

While the try, die, repeat cycle feels familiar, the rest of Crown Trick’s execution is unique. Fans of turn-based title should appreciate the sense of dominance that comes with the powers of defeated foes and ...

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Shoot 1Up DX (Switch) mini-review

Elevated by an ingenious play mechanic that lets plays shift between a tight formation of ships or a loose formation of firepower, Shoot 1UP DX shouldn’t be overlooked by fans of the genre. In their ...

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New Releases: October 15th-21st, 2020

With new releases like Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Amnesia Rebirth, as well as the stateside appearance of Uppers,  a number of remarkable games are arriving this week. Just don’t overlook a few of ...

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Onee Chanbara Origin review

Remaking the first two franchise entries, Onee Chanbara Origin updates the sights and storytelling, while preserving the zombie-hacking play. The game industry frequently displays an admiration for Hollywood. The results are big budget, interactive titles ...

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Prinny 1·2 Exploded and Reloaded review

While Nippon Ichi Software is better known for their strategy role-playing efforts, these two platformers demonstrate proficiency. Nearly a decade on, they’re still profanity inducing, but never impenetrable. Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? ...

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ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE review

Much like Steins;Gate, ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE offers captivating characters in a scientific backdrop that dazzlingly complex and poised to ruminate in a reader’s mind long after the conclusion has been seen. Effective science fiction focuses just as ...

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New Releases: October 8th-14th, 2020

From a pair of classic Prinny platformers, two entries in Mages/5pb’s acclaimed Science Adventure series, as well as the latest iteration in the Torchlight franchise, this week offers plenty of noteworthy new game releases. Outside ...

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Undead Darlings ~no cure for love~ review

A product of undeterred ambition, Undead Darlings ~no cure for love~ offers a blend of amusing visual style storytelling and absorbing dungeon crawling. Frequently, blends these two genres result in at least one slapdash component. ...

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