When the original Tenchu: Stealth Assassins was released in 1998, it quickly became my anti-stress drug. While my graduate school classmates would look for relief in the inhalation of tobacco or at the bottom of ...
Read More »New Releases 2/8-2/14: Retro Rebirth Edition
This week, everything old is new again- from shooting zombies as Special Agent G, to clearing out the thugs that roam the Streets of Rage. Even those adorable (and presumably crazy) Rocos are back, giving ...
Read More »Retro Roman: Rygar- The Battle of Argus
Rygar’s journey has been a long, if not consistently eventful, voyage. His expedition began with the eponymous 1986 arcade game, which was made into a compelling NES adventure the following year. In 2002, the Roman ...
Read More »Bang For Your Buck: Big Bang Mini Reviewed
Art has been a part of man’s soul for as long as he has existed. Painting, sculpting, chiseling, building, composing, writing… any medium available, any canvas available has been utilized for the sake of art. ...
Read More »Au Revoir, Speed Limits: GTI Club+ Reviewed
There will be air. Lots of it. While the multicore processors in today’s now-gen consoles have the power to accurately ...
Read More »New Releases 2/1-2/7: Highway to Bullet Hell Edition
With the exception of a Burnout Paradise PC port, and an downloadable arcade style hockey game, this week belongs to Nintendo. Wii owners can pick from three titles that feature neither forsaken ‘animalz’ nor a ...
Read More »Bewitching Niche- Ar Tonelico 2 Reviewed
Although most game critics claim to be free of bias, complete impartiality is near impossible. When a journalist reviews a sports game, the degree of enjoyment of the diversion will likely factor into the critique. ...
Read More »Dive into Star Ocean: Second Evolution
After playing my fair share of repetitive, simplistic RPGs on the PSP, I picked up Star Ocean: First Departure with a bit of hesitation. However, unlike the majority of my industry peers, I quickly became ...
Read More »Electrifying- Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero Reviewed
After the initial excitement of the Wii launchs faded, owners of Nintendo’s new console feverishly awaited for new software to line store shelves. While originally promised during the ‘launch window’, Konami’s Elebits was delivered to ...
Read More »These Superheroes Like Their Eggs HARDBOILED!- Sparks (Part 1) Impressions
Sparks (Part 1) is a iPhone “motion comic” quite similar to the Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel released for PSP a while back. I can’t, nor will I, pretend to be any sort of ...
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