A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
The Smash T.V./Xeno Crisis gameplay is a winning formula. High action. Short burst gameplay. Entertaining co-op. Big bosses. Swarms of enemies. Powerful weaponry. And just enough randomness to allow the player to build skill to get better. Xatrom Command follows the overall top-down gameplay of these fan favorites but forgets to include all the cool […]
Do not let the weirdly spelled name distract you. Cybertrash Statyx is an approachable, 90-minute 2D linear shooter with a simple presentation and straightforward gameplay. It is straightforward all the way around but still carries enough entertainment value to justify the cost. It might look like a Contra clone, but it is slower paced and […]
The Gamecube version of Batman Rise of Sin Tzu has two linking features with the Gameboy Advance version, a 3D character viewer and some unlockable free experience points, but the process is made tedious because the GBA version does not have a save feature.
Violet Wisteria is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer based around Japanese fantasy. Unfortunately, the tri-combat system is both its main gimmick but also its biggest flaw. When playing on Xbox, the āAā button jumps while the three other face buttons are assigned a specific attack that is associated with a color: red, white, and blue. […]
This week, Gillman and I play the free Prince Peach Showtime! demo on Switch because at the time of this stream, the full game isn’t available yet. This is a new IP and Nintendo’s big game for March 2024 so we figured we should probably check it out.
Attack of the Karens is a satirical take on the popular āKarenā meme put into a surprisingly entertaining 2D scrolling shooter. You play as the harbinger, a tiny ship with infinite bullets that (mostly) shoots to the right. While the screen can be filled with bullets at times, this isnāt a bullet hell. Instead, this […]
Ultimate Games, who originally released Fishing Simulator, has now ported Pocket Fishing to the Switch. With 65 fish species to catch and numerous abilities to upgrade, this fishing simulator, with its many RPG mechanics, sounds great on paper but has some major flaws when playing on console. What should be a relaxing and calming digital […]
SquareEnix’s Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is one of the few Gamecube games to REQUIRE a Gameboy Advance with GC-to-GBA link cable for each player. Each player uses their GBA to manage their inventory, gil, equipment, letters, and more. This way the party doesn’t need to stop whenever someone wants to make a change. Personally, I […]
Following in the footsteps of the excellent The Making of Karateka, Digital Eclipseās first sequel in their Gold Master Series is another informative and entertaining Docu-story focusing on one of the weirdest/wildest game developers of all time. Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is based entirely around this British developer that enjoys making games about laser […]
The Shiren series of roguelikes has consistently maintained its high level of quality throughout each iteration including the previously released Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (Switch/Vita). Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island follows this lineage with both a high level of quality and a ridiculously […]
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