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Published by Mooneye Studios, of the emotionally excellent Lost Ember, Farewell North is another melancholy tale designed to pull at your heartstrings. While the overall presentation is beautiful, complete with an outstanding musical score, the gameplay isn’t as striking. Farewell North is an adventure puzzle game revolving around restoring color to your previous home. Uniquely, […]
Bloodhound, a fast-paced boomer shooter without a plot, is now available on pretty much all current gen consoles and PC. You can read our staff writer’s review of the PC version here for more. In short, everything mentioned in the PC article mostly holds true here. This is an action game that doesn’t require thought. […]
SokoPenguin is another low-cost, easy Achievement unlocking, casual Sokoban title published by EastAsiaSoft. It only costs five bucks and takes about an hour to clear but there are worse ways to spend your time and money. Controlling a penguin on a tile-based grid, it is your job to reach the exit point. Getting to the […]
Published by Sunsoft and developed by Red Art Games, Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection is a compilation of three Famicom games never released in America: The Wing of Madoola, Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido, and Ripple Island. Originally released in the mid to late 80s, these three games have received full […]
Shadow of the Ninja, also known as Blue Shadow in Europe, was a high quality 2D side scrolling action game on the NES released over 30 years ago. It was well regarded for its fun two-player co-op feature. Tengo Project and NatsumeAtari have completely remade this cult classic similar to the recent Ninja Saviors: Return […]
Published by EastAsiaSoft, Tiny Pixels Vol. 1 – Ninpo Blast provides a ton of high-quality shooter gameplay for only five dollars. This vertical shooter is specifically designed to grow with the player. Like a roguelite, each stage, enemy placement, and boss is randomized. Being honest, when I first started playing, this game made me angry […]
Inspired by speedy racers such as WipeOut and F-Zero, Phantom Spark is designed entirely around one thing – speed. Visually designed with strong pastel visuals, the Hyper Light Drifter-like setting makes for a quality backdrop when set against such high speeds. Racing fans should take note, however, as gameplay is entirely based around shaving milliseconds […]
Mangavania 2 is more of the same in comparison to the original. Presented in a delightful and easy to understand 1-bit visual style, this platformer is simple, lacks replay value, but offers low-cost approachable gameplay that can provide mild entertainment for an hour. Playing as some guy with a sword, gameplay couldn’t really be simpler. […]
Gravitators, published by EastAsiaSoft, isn’t a typical shooter. Although 2D, each stage is its own area to freely explore complete with twin-stick aiming controls. It reminds me a lot of a Solar Jetman (NES) but with a much more modern approach. There are variations, but gravity is involved in some way with each stage, hence […]
Cattie is another low-cost, simple 2D platformer published by EastAsiaSoft. It lacks replay value, but the easy-going challenge is a casual way to burn an hour and earn all the big-point Achievements. Presented in a 1-bit visual style while playing as a cat, the goal is to simply reach the exit of each stage. A […]
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