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Alice Gear Aegis CS Concerto of Simulatrix review

Robert Allen — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:32:20 +0000

The sword gets revenge on the pen and even the gun. Alice Gear Aegis’ mechanized maidens wield overpowered melee weapons undermining the virtues of battle and banter in CS Concerto of Simulatrix. Gacha game spin-offs have a decidedly mixed track record. Sure, Granblue Fantasy Versus flourished thanks to Arc Systems Works’ fighting game proficiency. But ...

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Breakers Collection review

Robert Allen — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 20:47:02 +0000

These Breakers aren’t fakers, but real 90’s-era fighting games from Japan. In 1991, Street Fighter II debuted in Japanese and North American arcades, revolutionizing the fighting game genre. But after a half-decade of dominance, two-dimensional pugilism began to lose some of its luster. By the mid-’90s, coin-ops such as Virtua Fighter, Tekken, and Soul Edge ...

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The Rumble Fish 2 review

Robert Allen — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:36:24 +0000

The Rumble Fish 2 effectively emulates the 2005 coin-op. But if you’re looking for contemporary conveniences, this port might leave you yearning. The early 2000s were a turbulent time for fighting games. Arcades were waning, SNK had filed for bankruptcy in 2001, and Capcom would take a nine-year hiatus from their most famous franchise following ...

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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax review

Robert Allen — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:59:18 +0000

While it’s not unusual for a game franchise to sidestep stagnation by switching genres, 2012’s Persona 4 Arena was a truly remarkable crossover. With its source material exhibiting the rich characterization and resonant storytelling that’s characteristic for a role-playing game, Persona seemed an unlikely candidate for a pugilistic-minded spin-off. But Arc System Works (Guilty Gear, ...

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Phantom Breaker: Omnia review

Robert Allen — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:42:01 +0000

Chaos;Head’s Rimi Sakihata, Steins;Gate’s Kurisu Makise duke it out with MMO addicts, cosplayers, magic girls, and even a few handsome husbandos, as MAGES fighter makes its long awaited Stateside debut. Shibuya-based MAGES is probably best known for their visual novels, with rousing reads like Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes Elite earning the developer a legion of devoted ...

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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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Striving for Fighting Flawlessness: A Q&A with Arc System Works

Robert Allen — Mon, 31 May 2021 18:35:02 +0000

Found in 1988 by Minoru Kidooka, Arc System Works spent the better part of a decade as a contract developer for publishers like SEGA, Sammy, Bandai, and Banpresto. From futuristic racers like Cyber Spin to the side-scrolling beat ‘em up action of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, the Yokohama-based studio enjoyed a measured amount of recognition. ...

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Touhou Hyouibana: Antinomy of Common Flowers review

Robert Allen — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:52:22 +0000

Touhou Hyouibana: Antinomy of Common Flowers pits the Gensokyo girls against one another in an aerial, tag-team based fighter. Despite the exquisiteness of the 2D spritework, players should expect a few rough edges. The Touhou Project began with a collection of meticulously coded bullet-hell shooters, or danmaku. Built by a former Taito programmer who operated ...

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Samurai Shodown Special Edition (Xbox Series S/X)

Robert Allen — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:10:59 +0000

Samurai Shodown reinvigorated the famed series’ staccato pacing and defensive play, with stylishly drawn characters and backdrops. Now, the title has been given a re-release that delivers 120 frame-per-second output on now-gen consoles and capable displays, alongside a host of balancing tweaks. Although Street Fighter II (1991) inspired a legion of melee-driven, combo-centric fighters, it was 1993’s Samurai Shodown that ...

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SNK Vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium review

Robert Allen — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 03:44:27 +0000

With the release of SNK Vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium, Nintendo Switch owners are privy to another victorious Neo Geo Pocket Color fighter. With a sizable roster and multiple play modes, this is the best NGPC title yet released. Unless you object to pint-sized versions of Guide and Felicia, there’s still plenty of fun ...

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Fatal Fury: First Contact review

Robert Allen — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 01:21:42 +0000

With the release of Fatal Fury: First Contact, Nintendo Switch owners receive yet another Neo Geo Pocket Color fighter. While the game can’t match the fighter count of The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny, seeing chibi-fied versions of Terry Bogard and Geese Howard battle it out might provoke pangs of nostalgia. The Neo Geo Pocket ...

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The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny review

Robert Allen — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:08:39 +0000

SNK’s portable weapons-based fighter makes a capable showing on Switch, courtesy of emulation wizards Code Mystics. While an alternative control scheme would have been welcome, as well as unified language between game and manual, these are all minor gripes on an otherwise quality fighter. When The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny was released for the ...

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King of Fighters R-2 and Samurai Shodown! 2 review

Robert Allen — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 01:45:45 +0000

As the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection demonstrated, the company once known as Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation was an industry powerhouse. Beyond the two dozen arcade and console adaptations found on the anthology, SNK would later create the Neo-Geo MVS and AES, a modular arcade system and its home counterpart. Each played famed franchises like Metal ...

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Fight Crab review

Robert Allen — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:56:25 +0000

Fight Crab arms your favorite seafood with gun, knives, and even shuriken. Expectedly, these crustaceans don’t fight with gladiatorial finesse, with matches becoming madcap, button-mashing affairs poised to produce laughter. Fighting games weren’t always built around sophisticated systems. Before modern players were urged to recognize recovery frames, hitstuns, and pull off quarter-circle-forwards instinctively, fighters were ...

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Samurai Shodown (PC) review

Robert Allen — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:51:10 +0000

Samurai Shodown reinvigorates the series’ staccato pacing and defensive play, with stylishly drawn characters and backdrops. It’s a bit light on single-player content, but those seeking rivalries against local and online competitors should appreciate the quality that went into this reboot. Although Street Fighter II (1991) inspired a legion of melee-driven, combo-centric fighters, it was ...

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SNK Gals’ Fighters review

Robert Allen — Tue, 05 May 2020 22:35:15 +0000

With the release of this Neo Geo Pocket Color title, the Nintendo Switch emulates yet another retro system offering an affordable way to play this two-decade old, two-button fighter. The Neo Geo Pocket Color has a tragically short-lived run in the Americas. Released in August 1999, SNK’s $69.99 portable system sold briskly at retailers like ...

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Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe (Switch) review

Robert Allen — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:48:30 +0000

Although FK Digital’s future is tragically uncertain, the port of New Sign of Catastrophe brings another accessible and engaging fighting game to the Switch, albeit one that lacks online play. Like any respectable platform, the Switch serves as home for a multitude of fighting games. Most players are aware of heavy hitters like Super Smash ...

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Granblue Fantasy: Versus review

Robert Allen — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:46:41 +0000

Fighting Game Auteurs Beyond beloved franchises like Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, Arc System Works is no slouch when it comes to adapting existing properties into fighting games. From Persona 4 Arena to Dragon Ball FighterZ, the Yokohama-based developers have delivered one-two combos that supplied intricate mechanics coupled with retina-blistering visuals. With the PlayStation 4 release ...

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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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Dead or Alive 6 review

Robert Allen — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 03:08:08 +0000

The Dead or Alive series is probably best known for its pendulous breast physics and revealing costumes, which is a rather reductive assessment. Team Ninja’s franchise is quite far from being skin-deep, with a distinctive approach to fighting that manages to balance accessibility with nuance. For the sixth mainline iteration, the Shinjuku-based studio attempts to ...

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