A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
Original released in Japanese arcades, Spica Adventure is available globally for the first time thanks to the efforts of ININ and Taito. The phrase “better late than never” applies here as this platforming gem is a smile inducing delight. Honestly, my biggest complaint is not having access or awareness of this blissful game years ago. […]
Published by Ratalaika Games for $5.99, Ninjori Echoes is a 2D puzzle platformer with a gimmick – the player needs to create and maintain shadow clones to activate switches, reach new heights, and to plan for combat. Gameplay is much more Braid as opposed to Ninja Spirit as a quick comparison. Every stage is designed […]
Published by EastAsiaSoft for $5, Pengilo is a simple physics-based environmental puzzle platformer. It only takes a half hour to clear, and all the Achievements are easy and will pop with natural play, but it offers some mindless fun while it lasts. Instead of pressing a button to jump from platformer to platform, the player […]
Grind Survivors is another top-down auto-firing shooter in the horribly over populated rogue survivors genre. Walk around an environment. Pick up the XP from defeated foes. Enhance your damage output by stacking another weapon or buff. Repeat until you die. Even with its somewhat generic art style and weapon variety, it is a par-for-the-course action […]
Although it was released on PC a while ago, Devil Jam is now available on most modern platforms and acts as one of the survivor titles to be released this week. Although its gimmick of having a Hades-style visual presentation and focus on heavy metal beat-based combat, it didn’t grip me like countless others in […]
Published by Ratalaika Games and developed by lightUp, Adventurous Slime is basically palette swapped Beaked Buccaneer. Which is not a negative because this simple, casual, 1-hour Metroid-like is rather pleasant, albeit nothing fancy or overly engaging. Playing as a slime with the ability to jump and shoot, it is your job to stop an evil […]
Published by the newly revived Acclaim, Basketball Classics is a pick-up-and-play homage to classic 8-bit sports titles, particularly Double Dribble. This is a solid example of a new, retro game done right and anyone over the age of 40 will certainly appreciate. The obvious stand-out feature is the purposely pixelated retro visual style. The fluid, […]
Defending Camelot is a tower defense title that takes obvious inspiration from Plants Vs Zombies. It doesn’t have the same level of charm as EA’s fan favorite but there is enough here for TD players to enjoy even if it is copy/paste. Instead of using plants to stop waves of the undead from reaching the […]
Let me quickly summarize Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf in case you won’t read my entire article. You really should play this game. Seriously! It is a heartfelt, thoughtful, quality 6-hour adventure that hits hard and gives me hope. Why does it give me hope? Because let’s be honest. The last handful […]
Published by Ratalaika and sold for $5, Soulshard is a concise precision platformer than can be played with one or two players in co-op. It only takes a half hour to clear all 31 stages so it doesn’t have a chance to over stay its welcome. With the exception of the final stage, each level […]
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