One of the most unique and edgy JRPGs was released in 2007 on the Nintendo DS. Developed by Jupiter and published by Square Enix, The World Ends With You put gamers into a modern Japanese culture filled with bustling city streets, pop culture, and fashion. How does this super-cult game hold up today? We putContinue reading “The World Ends With You Review”
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Life Force Review
Following the success of Gradius on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Konami jumped at the chance for a spin-off. Released as Life Force in North America, the space shooter was released in 1986 by Konami. Vic Viper returns and so do the Easter Island Heads. It’s once again time to defend yourself against aliens in thisContinue reading “Life Force Review”
Banjo Kazooie Review
Video game developer Rare was no stranger to creating massively successful games. The Donkey Kong series was cooling off when Rare shifted its efforts to a new series. Released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, Banjo Kazooie was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. This explorative platforming collect-a-thon combined many different elements into aContinue reading “Banjo Kazooie Review”
HeatSeeker Review
HeatSeeker was released in 2007 for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation. Developed by IR Gurus and published by Codemasters, HeatSeekers let players jump into the cockpit of real fighter jets as they defend the skies from a fictional terrorist country. My HeatSeeker review will be for the Wii so let’s watch our six and flyContinue reading “HeatSeeker Review”
Kirby’s Pinball Land Review
Rolie-polie and round, Kirby was the perfect selection for a video game character to literally be shaped into a pinball. The pink little guy stars in his first spinoff from the main series in Kirby’s Pinball Land. Developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo in 1993, the pinball game would be released on theContinue reading “Kirby’s Pinball Land Review”
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All
By Tiger Chainsaw After the success of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Capcom developed and produced a sequel titled “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All” in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance. Initially released for the Game Boy Advance in Japan, the second game in the title Ace Attorney series was ported to AmericaContinue reading “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All”
Gyruss
If you made an arcade space shooter in the 1980s, you needed to stand out with the numerous clones. In 1988, developer Konami teamed up with publisher Ultra Games and released Gyruss for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. Gyruss was ported from arcades after a successful run. The game featured a unique perspectiveContinue reading “Gyruss”
Space Megaforce
Shoot ’em ups were all over the video game scene from the 80s to the early 90s, and Space Megaforce joined the genre in 1992 on the Super Nintendo. Developed by Compile and published by Toho, Space Megaforce offered two different modes, one “short game” that focused on short levels intending to earn a highContinue reading “Space Megaforce”
1942
World War II is a popular setting in video games from the beginning. In 1986, Capcom developed and published “1942” for the Nintendo Entertainment System putting the player into a plane during… you guessed it 1942 over the Pacific Ocean. Would this early vertical shooter impress me or should it have perished in the war?Continue reading “1942”
Tetris
“From Russia With Fun!” Nintendo launched the original Game Boy in 1989 and it launched with five games in North America. One of those games was “Tetris” a puzzle game created by Alexey Pajitnov that took the world by storm with over 35 million copies sold on the Game Boy alone. It was the “must-have”Continue reading “Tetris”
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