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While the social satire lacks some bite, Showgunners blend of murderous spectacle and XCOM-style strategy is a title tactics aficionados won’t want to miss. Formerly known as Homicidal All-Stars, Warsaw-based developers Artificer changed the name ...

“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long” Typically, when the marketing proclaims, “From the Creator of…” you can expect a retread. Mercifully, that’s not the case with Sébastien Bénard’s Nuclear Blaze. ...

Fusing grid-based movement with card battling, Dungeon Drafters demonstrates a lot of ambition. But given the nonsensical writing, incompetent user interface, and lack of balance, only exceptionally patient players should proceed. 2005’s Metal Gear Acid ...

Games and science fiction have been long-lasting allies ever since 1962’s Spacewar! united the medium with the genre. In 1978, the depiction of an alien assault in Space Invaders captivated a generation of arcade goers, ...

This week, Live A Live makes the jump from Switch to PlayStation 4 and PC, while Mugen Souls (pictured) arrives on Switch. As for physical releases, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster anthology as well as ...

With a likable cast, quaint towns to visit, and dungeons that are a joy to explore, Trinity Trigger delivers action role-playing gratification with a minimum of frustration. Fans of the Mana, Ys, and Tales franchises ...

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, ...

This week, Trinity Trigger channels the virtues of classical action role-playing, Labyrinth of Zangetsu offers striking ink wash styled dungeons filled with yokai, while Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord (pictured) extends the legend of furies ...

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 ...