“Earthion” Review
One thing I love about today’s gaming climate is the fact that you can do whatever you want. Whether you want to make artistic games focused on narrative or create a new game in a tried and true genre, nothing…
Read moreOne thing I love about today’s gaming climate is the fact that you can do whatever you want. Whether you want to make artistic games focused on narrative or create a new game in a tried and true genre, nothing…
Read moreThe Ninja Gaiden series got its start with the 1988 arcade beat-em-up. Though it was a decent enough quartermuncher and saw ports to various microcomputers, it didn’t really set the world on fire. That happened the following year when the…
Read moreWe’re coming up on WrestleMania, and the new entry in the WWE 2K franchise is here to help build the hype. Over the past two years that I’ve been looking at these games, I’ve seen the series getting better in…
Read moreIn terms of years in gaming, 2024 has been great for some, but paltry for others. I am in that latter camp, as my tastes have changed over time. The flashy, high-budget titles major publishers produce, have, barring a handful…
Read moreWhen you look at the gaming landscape today, it’s so vast and deep that it becomes hard to find new games you might want to play. Not so much because they don’t exist, but because you just don’t hear about…
Read moreWWE 2K24 continues to build on the strong foundation that was established over the last two years.
Read moreWhen my editor, Danreb, emailed me asking if I wanted to have a look at Star Racer I was curious. This was the first I’d heard of the game, but, of course, that could just be because it’s impossible to…
Read moreThis year saw the release of many landmark titles. It also saw a declining interest in big AAA games from myself and several others. That’s not to say there weren’t any that I didn’t enjoy. There were a few that…
Read moreBaldur’s Gate 3 comes with very high expectations among RPG fans. Taking six years of development time, Larian Studios have delivered a fine example of how to do a Dungeons & Dragons RPG right. For those of you still reading…
Read moreThe last couple of years have been rather good for Beat-em-up revivals. With Streets of Rage 4 showing there is a pent-up demand for these games, and TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge showing that this demand is far from sated, we now…
Read moreAEW: Fight Forever brings back the fun, pick up and play type of wrestling game that has fallen by the wayside over the years.
Read moreWrestling games have had an interesting run in the past few years. The WWE games in particular have run into a period of blandness and stagnation, resulting in the WWE series missing a year. Last year’s 2k22 entry was, for…
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