Reviews
Star Fox Zero Review
Developer: Nintendo, PlatinumGames Publisher: Nintendo Platform Reviewed: Wii U Release Date: August 30, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer Star Fox Zero on Wii U Review: Nintendo on Auto-Pilot Star Fox Zero released 6 months ago. Many, including me, hoped that this would be a fitting end to the Wii U’s life and a last gasp attempt at how the game pad could be kinetically and dynamicall...[Read More]
Have You Seen….Willow?
Release Date: May 20, 1988 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Pat Roach, Patricia Hayes Favorite quote: “’I love you Sorsha? I don’t love her, she kicked me in the face! I hate her… Don’t I?”– Madmartigan The 1980s were a strange time for fantasy movies. It wasn’t for a lack of movies; there were tons of movies in th...[Read More]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 1 – The Adventures of Supergirl Review
Warning: There are spoilers ahead, but I will not spoil everything. Some things are better kept for you, the reader, to see firsthand. Supergirl, which originally aired at CBS, is now with the CW. This time, she brought her cousin with her on the very first episode of the Second Season. So we pick up right after the season finale were Kara opens up the pod to find out that there is someone within ...[Read More]
Retro Review: Adventures of Lolo (NES)
Release Date: April 20, 1989 Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: HAL Laboratory Puzzle games have always held a special place in my heart. Whenever the adrenaline rush of shoot-em-ups and the story of a good RPG paled, I would always relax by taxing my mind with a puzzle game. The mental stress was taxing yet soothing. It was my way of chilling out. While my ex-wife was in labor with my son, wait...[Read More]
Have You Seen….Equilibrium?
Release Date: December 6, 2002 Director: Kurt Wimmer Starring: Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Sean Bean, Emily Watson, Dominic Purcell, William Fitchner Notable quote: “The gun kata treats the gun as a total weapon, each fluid position representing a maximum kill zone, inflicting maximum damage on the maximum number of opponents while keeping the defender clear of the statistically traditional trajec...[Read More]
Retro Review: Missile Command (Arcade)
Release Date: 1980 Developer: Atari Publisher: Atari Ever since Atari’s Computer Space debuted at the Music Operators of America (MOA) Exposition in 1971, the purpose of video games has been to provide enjoyment for players and money for developers. Rare is the video game that is supposed to make players think about the consequences. Rarer still is the game that gives its developer nightmares. Mis...[Read More]
Have You Seen….Serenity?
Release Date: September 30, 2005 Director: Joss Whedon Starring: Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gina Torres, Sean Maher, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin Favorite quote: “Goin’ on a year now I ain’t had nothin’ twixt my nethers weren’t run on batteries!” – Kaylee Frye I love writing about video games, especially classic video games...[Read More]
Retro Review: Bushido Blade (PS1)
Release Date: March 14, 1997 Developer: SquareSoft, Light Weight Publisher: SquareSoft With all the attention For Honor’s closed alpha received this past weekend, I felt it only appropriate to go back and look at Bushido Blade, the PS1 game that For Honor’s stance system reminded me of. So I fired up my PlayStation 2 top-loader, popped in my copy of the game in, and gave it a shot. Ten minutes lat...[Read More]
Retro Review: Metroid (NES)
Release Date: August 6, 1986 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Last month, I celebrated Samus Aran’s 30th birthday by paying homage to one of my favorite games on the SNES, Super Metroid. I would be remiss if I didn’t recognize the matriarch of the series: Metroid for the NES. As a 15-year old obsessed with girls and cars, I missed this gem. I had to graduate from my teenage years before I e...[Read More]
Never Played: The Order 1886
Remember what I said last time about actively avoiding a game? Well, I avoided The Order 1886 purely based on word of mouth. Friends warned me that the game was a short, unsatisfying mess. So I stayed away. What changed and made me want to try this game? Probably morbid curiosity, but a part of me wanted to give the game a chance. I’ve liked playing games that others didn’t, most recently LittleBi...[Read More]
Lamenting the Death of the Dreamcast
Note: this article originally appeared on the site on May 25th and is being re-posted to commemorate the Dreamcast’s 17th Anniversary today. Talking about the Sega Dreamcast gets me mad. Even the most ardent fan of Sega has to admit that the way the company handled their consoles was nearly criminal. Their third generation console, the Master System, was more powerful than its main competito...[Read More]
Retro Review: Street Fighter (Arcade)
Release Date: 1987 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom It is rare to see a game that is revolutionary in its gameplay and mechanics yet gets completely overshadowed by its direct sequel. That is exactly the case with Street Fighter. Recently, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior celebrated its 25th anniversary. Capcom’s iconic competitive fighting game was responsible for the fighting-game boom ar...[Read More]