After a few lackluster weeks of middling releases, this week promises a number of appealing choices. CastleStorm represents Zen Studio’s rare departure from pinball, delivering a game stuffed with play mechanics. While racing sim devotees ...
Read More »The Starship Damrey Review
One of the more curious cartridges to inhabit the slot of Japanese 3DS’s was 2012’s Guild01. A compilation of four distinct games, each conceived by a different luminary, the title demonstrated publisher Level-5’s periodic propensity ...
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelations Review
Presumably, to keep Resident Evil relevant, the series has shirked survival horror tenet across the last several iterations. The fourth and fifth entries in the franchise prioritized trigger-happy action over trepidation, delivering capable shooters which ...
Read More »Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow S1 Review
The last four entries in the NIS America-published Atelier series are a rarity in gaming. While industry pundits plead for less formulaic representations of women, a quartet of female protagonists have quietly squashed stereotypes. Contrasted ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of May 15th-21st, 2013
For those who have waited to pull the plug on the Capcom Arcade Cabinet, this week the publishing powerhouse offers an extra inventive for players considering the purchase of the fifteen-game retro compilation. Come Tuesday, 1943 ...
Read More »Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Review
It was just a little over a month ago that Tech-Gaming’s number one reviewing tag team reunited to critique the Xbox LIVE and PSN release of Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus. In that review, ...
Read More »Pinball FX 2 PC Review
No doubt aficionados of all things pinball are already shaking their heads. “Pinball FX 2? You’re reviewing a three-year-old game!” To that I say: “Ah, but it hasn’t been released on Steam yet. When I ...
Read More »Soul Sacrifice Review
Serendipitously, the gameplay of the SCEA-published Soul Sacrifice can be read as a metaphor for the PS Vita. Mirroring the processing capabilities and sumptuous output of the portable’s OLED screen, the prospect of brandishing tremendous ...
Read More »Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Review
While contemporary gamers can depend on the localization of most popular Japanese role-playing games, this business decision wasn’t always so consistent. Amidst the last 1990’s, publishers’ intentions were frequently rejected, forcing a number of remarkable ...
Read More »New Releases for the Week of May 8th-14th, 2013
Thanks to a deal with Microsoft, Xbox 360 owners have been able to play Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s Uprising DLC pack since April 16th. This week, that exclusivity deal expires, allowing PlayStation 3 ...
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