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Demolish & Build Classic review

Robert Allen — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 02:56:18 +0000

I came in like a wrecking ball (before feeling wrecked). Objectively, Demolish & Build Classic is not a good game. Built on the Unity Engine, the title freezes momentarily when entering each of the game’s four austere environments or even just when you’re pulling up to a job site. And while the game lets you ...

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Little Witch Nobeta review

Robert Allen — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 15:43:42 +0000

This sassy little spellcaster will melt hearts and sear flesh (with her fire spell). Adorable, pint-sized witches make almost everything better. Sure, Success’ Cotton was a competent shooter, but it was the game’s delightful protagonist that catapulted the game past its peers and laid the foundations for the cute ‘em up sub-genre. Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s ...

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Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition mini-review

Robert Allen — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:24:33 +0000

Where the difference between the supernatural and the supermotivated is nearly indistinguishable Beneath the façade of professionalism, corporate workplaces can be remarkably eccentric. Certainly, that’s the case at the Sintracorp, which serves as a backdrop in developer Baroque Decay’s Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition. You play as Brian Pasternack, a good-natured but unexceptional recipient of an ...

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Game Type DX review

Robert Allen — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:12:33 +0000

Once a light entrée of horizontally-scrolling shooting with a side of corporate criticism, Game Type DX resurrects the playful indie release and adds two additional game modes. Microsoft is notorious for tampering with its console user interfaces. Back in 2011, an overhaul brought a deluge of advertisements to the forefront, while their entire Xbox Live ...

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Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom review

Robert Allen — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 04:44:02 +0000

Friends of the Great Kingdom isn’t just another entry in the Story of Seasons franchise. Instead, it captures the heartwarming feel of Doraemon, while bringing some much-needed innovations to the accessible agrarian simulation. For over 50 years, Nobita “Noby” Nobi has been earning zeros on his school assignments. The Doraemon Story of Seasons franchise explains ...

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Shatter Remastered Deluxe mini-review

Robert Allen — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:02:25 +0000

Thirteen years after the game’s PlayStation 3 release, Shatter Remaster Deluxe improves on one of the best Breakout variants ever made. Some might argue that the shoot ‘em up or first-person shooter genres are stagnant. But the Breakout clone has demonstrated scant evolution across its 40+ year history. Save for Arkanoid’s addition of power-ups, only ...

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero review

Robert Allen — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:15:09 +0000

Twelve years after the original Japanese release, the first entry in the Crossbell duology arrives in the West. Not only does it reveal Nihon Falcom’s mastery of role-playing fundamentals, but Durante and the rest of the team at PH3 Games have given Trails from Zero an exhaustive update. The result is an indispensable entry for ...

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Circus Electrique mini-review

Robert Allen — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:55:54 +0000

2016’s Darkest Dungeon delivered a rousing interpretation of card-driven, turn-based combat. As with most breakout hits, the title inspired an array of indie developers to code their own deviations. From Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, to Slay the Spire, each game replicated Red Hook Studios’ basic formula ...

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Train Sim World 3 review

Robert Allen — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:43:16 +0000

Whether you appreciate attempting to get thousands of commuters to work on time or hauling massive amounts of freight up precarious gradients, it’s time for some rigorous ‘training’. Sure, the car is the dominant method of personal transportation in the US. But as someone lucky enough to have lived in cities with robust passenger rail ...

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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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Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon ☆ Breath review

Robert Allen — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:33:24 +0000

As a subsidiary that assisted MOSS with the development of Raiden V: Director’s Cut and Caladrius Blaze, Kaminari Games makes their autonomous debut with the release of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon ☆ Breath. It’s a solid, six-stage effort where any deficiencies in length are balanced by supplemental modes, collectibles, and numerous play ...

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Pac-Man World Re-Pac review

Robert Allen — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 02:27:01 +0000

With most of yesteryear’s classics already remade or remastered, we’re starting to see the resurrection of the more middling efforts. Pac-Man World might have been liked upon its original release but the expectations for 3D platformers have escalated. Re-Pac offers upscaled nostalgia and improved responsiveness, but not much more. During the late ‘90s, the platforming ...

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Dusk Diver 2 review

Robert Allen — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:43:30 +0000

The obvious appeal of Dusk Diver 2 is the combo-heavy, brawling punctuated by flashy special moves. But it’s the setting and characters that separate the game from its pugilistic peers. Plucky, pony-tailed Yang Yumo was the protagonist of 2019’s Dusk Diver. With an aversion for trouble, a fighting style gleaning from years of watching martial ...

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Destroy All Humans! 2 – Reprobed review

Robert Allen — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 03:05:10 +0000

Even those with no connection to the Age of Aquarius will have a good time breaking stuff as a bad-ass, perpetually horny extra-terrestrial. One of the defining genres of the early 2000s was the open-world action game. From Radical Entertainment’s Prototype duology, Sucker Punch’s Infamous series, and even Edge of Reality’s The Incredible Hulk, the ...

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Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 review

Robert Allen — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 02:11:31 +0000

Volume 3 reaches all the way to the back of Nippon Ichi Software’s catalog with Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. Luckily, the newly localized re-release La Pucelle: Ragnarok helps sweeten the deal. The release of Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 permits players to revisit the era when Sōhei Niikawa’s mind was a wellspring of role-playing ...

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SD Gundam Battle Alliance review

Robert Allen — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:34:53 +0000

SD Gundam Battle Alliance offers an enormous cross-section of Mobile Suits culled from Gundam history, placing them in engaging fictionalized and canonical battles. If you’re not an ardent fan of the property yet, Artdink’s effort might just convert you. Mecha has a lengthy history in Japan, dating back to Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s 1956 manga Tetsujin 28-go. ...

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Yars: Recharged review

Shane Nakamura — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 23:14:27 +0000

Yars: Recharged is fun, affordable, and respectful to the original game, which is the trifecta for Atari remakes. Yars’ Revenge is often mentioned as one of the best games in the Atari 2600 library. But the 1982 title wasn’t always so positively regarded. Game critic Bill Kunkel called the game a “video sleeping pill”, while ...

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Soul Hackers 2 review

Robert Allen — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 02:59:40 +0000

Soul Hackers 2 lacks the rich storylines of Persona and some of the sophistication of the mainline Megami Tensei franchise. Instead, the fifth Devil Summoner entry demonstrates a shift toward accessibility. That’s great for newcomers, but MegaTen devotees might feel a pang of disappointment when they see the simplifications. Most fiction envisions artificial intelligence becoming ...

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Cursed to Golf review

Robert Allen — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:58:29 +0000

Deck management is just as important as a powerful drive in Cursed to Golf. The creativity and pixel art are pleasing but the execution spends a bit too much time in the rough. From a breeze that can influence the trajectory of a drive to the vigilant reading of a green, golf is about the ...

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Rollerdrome review

Robert Allen — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:12:05 +0000

The grace of a ballet dancer and the punch of a sawed-off shotgun brilliantly converge in Rollerdrome. The results are some of the most mesmeric scoring runs you’ll find in 2022. Tutorials can be boring undertakings, putting players through a succession of tedious tests. But surprisingly, I didn’t want Rollerdrome’s lessons to end. Roll7’s (OlliOlli, ...

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