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Mugen Souls Z (Switch) review

Robert Allen — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:37:09 +0000

The allure of fan-service versus the tedium of inconsequential dialog. Undoubtedly, Mugen Souls had its share of problems. The title was burdened by longwinded conversations and a battle system laden with mechanics which barely enriched the role-playing experience. But if you were able to look past these setbacks, the Compile Heart-developed title provided one of the more ...

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Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed Director’s Cut review

Robert Allen — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:43:21 +0000

When fists fly, clothes will vanish. Whether it’s a metaphor for vulnerability or just old-fashioned fan service, Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed Director’s Cut lets Switch owners enjoy an expanded version of Acquire’s puckish brawler. When visitors come to Los Angeles for the first time, their expectations of the city are often influenced by the ...

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Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Breakup! review

Robert Allen — Sat, 06 May 2023 20:01:46 +0000

Breakout, but with a bunch of lovely lads Breakout, but with a bunch of lovely lads Since its debut nearly a half-century ago, the brick-breaking genre has gradually evolved. The original Breakout tasked audiences with using a rotating controller to keep a ball in play, bouncing it against rows of destructible blocks. A decade later, ...

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Samurai Maiden review

Robert Allen — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 18:31:23 +0000

The combat is average and the photo mode prevents lecherous shots, but Samurai Maiden shines when it depicts tenderness. The end of the year is when the industry releases its ‘serious’ games. Whether it’s the evolving relational dynamics between a father and son in God of War Ragnarök, the social and political upheavals of 16th ...

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Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Klondike Solitaire review

Robert Allen — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:29:41 +0000

The Pretty Boys return, delivering a cross-dressing fashion show built around one of the more popular solitaire variants. Despite the asset recycling, an affordable price makes the game a worthwhile alternative for players who prefer card-based recreations. Hong Kong-based eastasiasoft has pushed back at two worrisome industry trends: premium pricing and puritanism. Save for a ...

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Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Mahjong Solitaire review

Robert Allen — Fri, 20 May 2022 03:09:58 +0000

Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Mahjong Solitaire offers an affordable and accessible tile-matching challenge. Anyone with an appetite for androgyny will appreciate the game’s cast. “Fan-Service” is a near-ubiquitous term in gaming, normally referring to the incorporation of eroticism. But the expression is disproportionally applied to the female body, whether it’s the animation of bouncing ...

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Seven Pirates H review

Robert Allen — Fri, 13 May 2022 17:07:19 +0000

Like a softcore parody of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, Seven Pirates H delivers comedy, cleavage, and even a few gropey tentacles. With a surprisingly accessible turn-based combat system, Compile Heart’s and Felistella’s RPG delivers a puckish and pleasurable tropical escapade. The first Amendment of the United States Constitution allows for a wide range of ...

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Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars (PC) review

Robert Allen — Thu, 12 May 2022 18:55:17 +0000

With comical conversations and absorbing combat, the meeting of Goddesses and Shinobi is a triumphant crossover. But there’s a strong likelihood of wishing you could spend just a bit more time with both factions in this proficient PC port. Both the Hyperdimension Neptunia and Senran Kagura franchises have spawned an assortment of spin-offs. But disappointingly, quality has varied wildly. ...

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Gun*Gal Double Peace (Switch) review

Robert Allen — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:52:32 +0000

Gun*Gal: Double Peace is a decent on-rails shooter elevated by a whole lot of playful sexiness. If you’re morally offended by cartoonish representations of underwear, You might want to bail out now. Although games often flirt with wish fulfillment, few games devote their entire premise around pure fantasy. But the Switch release of Gun*Gal: Double ...

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Pretty Girls Panic! PLUS review

Robert Allen — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:48:07 +0000

Zoo Corporation’s Switch ports are typically accessible, fun, and delightfully inexpensive. Pretty Girls Panic! PLUS preserves that trend with a Qix-clone where you uncover liberate buxom bishoujo while avoiding an intensifying onslaught of creatures. Last August, eastasiasoft published Pretty Girls Panic!, a pleasing throwback to the area capturing games of yesteryear. The title was a reference to the ...

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Pretty Girls Panic! review

Robert Allen — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 21:25:48 +0000

Zoo Corporation’s Switch ports are typically accessible, fun, and delightfully inexpensive. Pretty Girls Panic! preserves that trend with a Qix-clone that replaces the abstract shapes with sea creatures and buxom cuties. Let’s dive in! Due to limited hard drive capacities and sluggish internet speeds, the first wave of downloadable console games were rather modest efforts. ...

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Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed review

Robert Allen — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:19:00 +0000

Hellbound and Debriefed invites players to the remastered inaugural outing in the Akiba’s Trip series. The writing is spirited, the location is delightful, but the action doesn’t quite hold up ten years later despite a few enhancements. From Steins;Gate to Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Akihabara has served as a recurring setting in gaming, which isn’t ...

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Bishoujo Battle Mahjong Solitaire review

Robert Allen — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 01:44:05 +0000

Boosting military maidens and some challenging tile matching puzzles, Bishoujo Battle Mahjong Solitaire is another winner from Zoo/EastAsiaSoft, especially at its affordable price point. There are few certainties when bargain hunting in the eShop. Sure, Nintendo’s digital store has a number of low-cost gems, with under-hyped titles like Dex, Urban Flow, Earth Wars sporadically selling ...

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Delicious! Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire review

Robert Allen — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:16:18 +0000

Boosting cheesecake portraits and some delectable tile-matching, Delicious! Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire is rather delectable, especially for its six-dollar price. Thanks to the efforts of EastAsiaSoft, Zoo’s PC titles seem to be making their way onto Switch. Last month, Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic! arrived on Nintendo’s hybrid, bringing Qix-style gameplay with pin-up style art. With ...

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Neptunia Virtual Stars (PC) review

Robert Allen — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:23:07 +0000

Neptunia Virtual Stars sends the goddesses through environments filled with everything from confectionary delights to social media frights. This time out, the gang is accompanied by a host of Virtual YouTubers, who fit quite flawlessly into the franchise that’s exceedingly media literate. Compile Heart’s Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise is recognized for its anthropomorphized characters, who each represent different gaming ...

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Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic! mini-review

Robert Allen — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:59:39 +0000

Qix-like play and dozens of attractive models means you should carve some time out of your schedule for Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic. When it comes to influential arcade games of the 1980s, Pac-Man, Galaga, and Arkanoid seem to get the most recognition. But 1981’s Qix undoubtedly deserves acknowledgement. Build around the concept of drawing boxes ...

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Crawlco Block Knockers mini-review

Robert Allen — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 02:04:58 +0000

Come for the skin, stay for the play. Crawlco Block Knockers bares some optional sexiness, but the real allure is the ingenuity of this recreation. This is easily one of the top ten arcade-inspired title found on Switch. One of the more interesting entries ‘90s-era arcade gaming was the Gals Panic series. Iterating on Taito’s Qix, players were ...

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Moero Crystal H review

Robert Allen — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:30:58 +0000

Is It Wrong to Try to Recruit Monster Girls in a Dungeon? The answer is a resounding, “No!” if you appreciate a few lascivious laughs in your labyrinths. Although the majority of Compile Heart’s franchises are obvious candidates for stateside localization, the Genkai Tokki series hasn’t been as fortunate. When the inaugural entry, a card-battler ...

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Kandagawa Jet Girls review

Robert Allen — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 18:00:40 +0000

Although there’s several play modes and a roster of appealing characters, Kandagawa Jet Girls is light on challenge and a sense of speed. Much like the anime, this is an adequate effort that’s capable of entertaining for a few days but lacks long-term appeal. Summer is the time for aquatic recreation. Whether you’re into ...

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Megadimension Neptunia VII (Switch) review

Robert Allen — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:37:02 +0000

Across the early part of the millennium, message boards were proclaiming the death of the Japanese role-playing game was imminent. Stagnancy seemed to be the genre’s unassailable final boss, and developers had run out of creativity-restoring potions. But the 2011 release of Hyperdimension Neptunia demonstrated that originality wasn’t entirely absent. The Idea Factory and Compile Heart-developed title ...

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