Review

Apart from a gorgeous art style intended to look like an ink wash painting come to life, Labyrinth of Zangetsu is unequivocally conventional. Genre fans should be pleased. “Innovation” is a pervasive descriptor in gaming, ...

Hiryu, is that you?  Although designer Kouichi Yotsui has stated that Strider underperformed commercially, the 1989 arcade title was indisputably influential. Not only did the game inspire a pair of sequels and a 2009 reboot, ...

Things aren’t quite as they initially seem in this visual novel with sleuthing elements.  Hao-Chen Jiang’s likely finds solace in the predictability of his daily routine. Every weekday, he attends class while his afternoons are ...

Extermination missions, Game Boy Advance-era visuals, and Soulslike tests of reflexes await. Counting the sheer number of influences found in Hunt the Night could be daunting. Visually, the game employs the same kind of gothic ...

Managing an offshore oil rig is enjoyable at first, but then boredom and bugs impair the experience. One of the most fascinating attributes of a simulation is observing the role of each interconnected part within ...

Delightful art and an intriguing blend of genres just might cast a spell on you. Many early tower defense games had stretches of downtime. After strategically placing turrets, you’d often sit back and watch as ...

The champion returns, making an uneasy early showing.  From 1998 to 2013, Electronic Arts’ Tiger Woods series was the reigning champion of golf. Much of the franchise’s success was rooted in its sense of authenticity. ...

Not quite ship-shape, but not bad enough to walk the plank. Irrefutably, Curse of the Sea Rats is a visual delight. When Barcelona-based Petoons Studio first began crowdsourcing, there was a conscious emphasis on character ...

Sixteen years later, the magic is still there. Vanillaware’s games have remarkable longevity. Now and again, I’ll revisit 2009’s Muramasa: The Demon Blade, soaking up its mixture of ukiyo-e and 70’s anime-influenced visuals as well ...

The tale of ancestral vengeance might be well-worn, but SIFU’s intense action coupled with a substantial moveset makes the game feel fresh. But only the truly committed warrior will want to walk this path. At its ...