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UFO Robot Grendizer – The Feast of the Wolves review

Robert Allen — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 04:39:30 +0000

Although faithful to its source material, UFO Robot Grendizer grows monotonous far too soon. If you grew up in North America, there’s a narrow chance you might be familiar with UFO Robot Grendizer. Across the 1980s, an episodic anthology of different anime series was broadcast in Toronto, New England, and San Francisco, compiled under the ...

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RoboCop: Rogue City review

Robert Allen — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 22:58:02 +0000

I’d Buy That for….Fifty Dollars? Since the release of Data East’s 1988 arcade game, developers have long attempted to adapt RoboCop into interactive form. Unsurprisingly, most early attempts concentrated on the action, letting players seize control of the cybernetically enhanced police officer as they gunned down legions of goons. This style of side-scrolling shooting formed ...

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Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness review

Robert Allen — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 02:26:59 +0000

Binary Star Falling into Darkness is a skillful adaptation of the source material that will certainly delight fans by recreating the plotline, as well as putting them in the boots of a wannabe White Whistle for an original adventure. But if you aren’t familiar with the property, Made in Abyss won’t be nearly as captivating. ...

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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles review

Robert Allen — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 03:49:05 +0000

The Hinokami Chronicles’ leap into interactive form succeeds not just because fighting captures the visual charm of the source material. It also nails some of the tender story beats that separate Demon Slayer from most shōnen. Since its debut in Weekly Shōnen Jump five years ago, Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has enjoyed ...

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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? – Infinite Combate review

Robert Allen — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 05:20:06 +0000

Mage’s adaption of DanMachi succeeds when the developer plays to their strategies but stumbles when the game tackles dungeon crawling. There’s some fun to be found and a Hestia knife to be had. But occasionally, the game can feel like the equivalent of Hestia’s workload. As the title suggests, the most obvious allure of Is ...

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Fairy Tail review

Robert Allen — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:09:38 +0000

Most of the gang is here, as well as a wide section of the plotline, making this adaption of Fairy Tail a dream come true for fans of the manga and anime. Sure, there’s some corner-cutting and redundancy along the way, but there’s also the kind of plucky spirit that drove the source material for ...

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Kill la Kill IF review

Robert Allen — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:17:24 +0000

Arena-based fighting is a popular approach for adapting anime into interactive form. Franchises like Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, My Hero One’s Justice, and J-Star Victory/Jump Force have all demonstrated there are a few benefits with the method. Largely, each game favors accessibility, allowing those without years of experience with fighters to unleash ...

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Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time review

Robert Allen — Fri, 18 May 2018 04:57:33 +0000

The recent PlayStation 4 and PC release of Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time demonstrates the difficulty of adapting certain anime genres into video games. Sure, shōnen typically makes for a straightforward transition, with Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm, One Piece: Pirate Warriors, and Dragon Ball Z turning each series’ boisterous battles into interactive experiences. ...

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Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel (PC) review

Robert Allen — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:22:54 +0000

Back in 2006, Nintendo and Tommo teamed up to create Jump Ultimate Stars, a DS-based title which assembled dozens of beloved manga protagonists for a behemoth-sized battle royal. Understandably, obtaining licenses for Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, Dragon Ball, Fist of the North Star, Saint Seiya and a host of other properties would have been a ...

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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization review

Robert Allen — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 22:31:22 +0000

Across the span of eighteen light novels, eight manga adaptations, and twenty-five episodes of anime, Sword Art Online has extended an enthralling exploration of game technology. Set in 2022, the work focuses on a device called a NerveGear- a virtual reality system that interacts with all five senses, creating a wholly immersive environment for users. ...

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Attack on Titan review

Robert Allen — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 03:21:43 +0000

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 figurative ‘Guile’s Theme’ of the hack-and-slash world, as musuo seemingly goes with everything. So when it was announced that the ...

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Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X review

Robert Allen — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 21:12:00 +0000

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. Crypton endowed their software with an anthropomorphized appearance, making the temptress with the teal-colored twin-tails an indelible icon. With a ...

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One Piece: Burning Blood review

Robert Allen — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 17:06:19 +0000

Interactive adaptations to other forms of media are rarely easy. But when your foundation stems from a mammoth amount of manga or over 700 episodes of anime, you’re facing an extraordinary challenging endeavor. Such is the dilemma when Tokyo-based Spike-Chunsoft agreed to tackle Eiichiro Oda’s copious and capricious tales of the Straw Hat Pirates. Although ...

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Total War: Warhammer review

Gonçalo Tordo — Fri, 27 May 2016 17:47:58 +0000

Videogame developers often tend to take established franchises and direct them towards new grounds, sometimes this is achieved by implementing spin-offs or adding new gameplay features. Of course, reactions and expectations will vary wildly, ranging anywhere from utter contempt to a long clamored for addition. Total War: Warhammer would definitely fall into the latter, its ...

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Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code review

Robert Allen — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:08:41 +0000

Intellectual properties are vigilantly defended in the United States. Try to make your own Star Wars fighting game and you’ll likely receive a cease and desist letter as soon as Disney discovers your aspirations. But in Japan, dōjin circles have traditionally been granted a little more leeway- with enthusiast-led teams producing homegrown titles that are ...

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Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth review

Robert Allen — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 17:41:39 +0000

Not long after the turn of the millennium, a prominent site referred to Digimon as the “poor man’s Pokémon”. As a follower of the anime and game franchise, I found this remark to be painfully reductionist. Although Akiyoshi Hongo’s creation might not have reached the stratospheric level of popularity enjoyed by Game Freak’s work, Digimon ...

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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 review

Robert Allen — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 22:01:22 +0000

Given the quality of most modern adaptations, it’s easy to forget that most games based on manga and anime were routinely horrible. From the eight-year localization cycle delay faced by the lackluster Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22, Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury’s monotonous fighting, and the depressing misfire known as Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire, many ...

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Arslan: The Warriors of Legend review

Robert Allen — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:33:55 +0000

For years, Omega Force’s output was the punching bag on the industry, disparaged for having simplistic and derivative gameplay. But gradually, the Ashikaga-based studio molded their musou franchises into respectable hack-and-slash games that managed to garner muted acclaim. Both Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors continued to blend the historical and the fantastical, while refining gameplay ...

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Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel review

Robert Allen — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 02:44:08 +0000

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Saint Seiya: Soldiers’ Soul review

Robert Allen — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 22:33:50 +0000

In Japan, Saint Seiya is nothing short of a national phenomenon. Even after the manga sold 34 million copies, interest hasn’t waned, with the Saints spurring an anime, four films, and even a musical. Purportedly, the property played a pivotal role with directors, with the creators of Bleach and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing stating they ...

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