Just one year after the smash hit of Donkey Kong Country in 1994, developer Rare and Nintendo published Donkey Kong Country 2 in 1995 on the Super Nintendo. The sequel would change leads and add a new female playable character with Dixie Kong. Would Donkey Kong Country 2 be just as amazing as the originalContinue reading “Donkey Kong Country 2 Review”
Tag Archives: Best Retro Video Games
TransBot Review
TransBot was released on the Sega Master System in North America in 1986. The sidescrolling shoot ’em up was developed and published by Sega. Players could transform between a spaceship and a robot to blast their way through the game. We’re looping a ton in this TransBot review. TransBot Plot: There’s nothing in the actualContinue reading “TransBot Review”
Metal Gear Review
The beginning of a masterpiece series started in 1987 on the MSX2 computer when Metal Gear was released. Developed and published by Konami with a young Hideo Kojima at the helms, the game was far ahead of its time. A few months later, a port of Metal Gear was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System,Continue reading “Metal Gear Review”
Code Vein Review
What do you get when you combine anime-style characters with an in-depth emotional story and the gameplay of a SoulsBorne game? The answer is Code Vein. Released in 2019 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Code Vein flew under the radar. Developed and published by Bandai Namco, Code Vein surprised me in quite aContinue reading “Code Vein Review”
Red Steel Review
When the Wii was released it helped usher in a new era of motion control for video games. As a launch game for the system, Red Steel was released in 2006 developed by Ubisoft Paris and published by Ubisoft, Red Steel was a combination of first-person shooter and first-person fighter. The combo, much like theContinue reading “Red Steel Review”
Crash Bandicoot Review
Exactly one year after the launch of the original PlayStation, Developer Naughty Dog teamed up with Sony Computer Entertainment to release Crash Bandicoot on September 9th, 1996. The 3D platformer would launch the biggest PlayStation mascot that Sony had in the 90s. Packed full of white-knuckle jumps, entertaining bosses, and debuting on a newly releasedContinue reading “Crash Bandicoot Review”
Resistance Fall of Man Review
In 2006, Sony would release the PlayStation 3 to follow up the massive success of the PlayStation 2, which became the best-selling console of all time. The PS3 had some issues early on including the price point, but one of the brightest spots was the launch title Resistance Fall of Man which was developed byContinue reading “Resistance Fall of Man Review”
Moving Out Review
In 2020, developers DevM Games and SMG Studio teamed up to create Moving Out while Team17 published it on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. Team17 is famous for publishing the wildly popular and fantastic series of Overcooked. Moving Out would take a similar concept of giving players the task of moving itemsContinue reading “Moving Out Review”
Minority Report Everybody Runs Review
Throughout much of the 90s and early 2000s, Tom Cruise was a blockbuster actor. In 2002, he starred in a film called Minority Report that grossed over $358 million. While it wasn’t a smash-hit like some of his other films, it still did well. So well, that it earned its own spinoff video game. InContinue reading “Minority Report Everybody Runs Review”
Diner Dash PSP Review
Niche games are nothing to the video game industry. Some games are made directly for a certain audience in mind. Diner Dash is one of those games that is targeted toward casual female gamers. With a mix of time-strategy and quick controls, it makes for an experience that can be addicting. Originally released on theContinue reading “Diner Dash PSP Review”
Tiger Chainsaw 