The musuo beat-‘em up has proven to be a remarkably versatile genre. With adaptations that span the Gundam, Fist of the North Star, One Piece, Dragon Quest, and Zelda properties, Omega Force has crafted the ...
Read More »Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X review
Chances are, if you possess even the slightest interest in popular culture, you’ve heard of Hatsune Miku. Created nine years ago by Crypton Future Media as a singing synthesizer, Miku isn’t your average virtual instrument. ...
Read More »New Game Releases: August 25th-31st, 2016
With anticipated titles like Attack on Titan, God Eater 2: Rage Burst, and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X imminently arriving, a number of new titles are on hand to tempt gamers. For owners of Nintendo’s ...
Read More »Attack with a Staff: The Metronomicon Previewed
Undoubtedly, the team at Puumba Games appreciates a good amalgam. 2014’s Concursion intermingled the platforming, shooter, and beat-‘em-up genres into a quirky indie title. The following year, The Weaponographist blended dual-stick based shooting with Rogue-like ...
Read More »Worms W.M.D. review
When Team17 released Worms onto the Commodore Amiga in 1994, it was hardly the first game to flaunt the turn-based exchange of aerial weaponry. Games like Artillery Duel and Scorched Earth had helped establish the ...
Read More »New Game Releases: August 18th-24, 2016
It’s that time of year, when the release of Madden NFL signals not only the kickoff of football season, but the beginning of the holiday game deluge. With titles like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, F1 ...
Read More »OlliOlli: Epic Combo Edition review
Occasionally, feature creep can ruin a respectable franchise. Such was the case with Activision’s Tony Hawk series. Early on, the property received critical and commercial acclaim for its prodigious simulation of skateboarding. Adeptly, nearly every ...
Read More »Ascension into Accomplishment: Inferno Climber
Play video games long enough and the specter of predictability is destined to develop. Much of the issue stems from how games are created. Unsurprisingly, risk-adverse publishers would rather green-light reiterative works and sequels than ...
Read More »New Game Releases: August 11th-17th, 2016
From Doom’s first DLC expansion, which adds maps, weapons, and equipment to the game’s multiplayer component to the re-release of a handful of Nintendo favorites, this week’s selection of new game releases extends a few ...
Read More »Ray Gigant PC review
Unlike some studios who fluidly shift among genres, Hachiōji, Tokyo-based Experience Inc. has focused solely on dungeon crawlers ever since the inaugural release of 2009’s Generation Xth: Code Realize. Before that, a significant portion of ...
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