There are a handful of game legacies in the world that have been enjoying the most supreme form of milking over the last decade or two, and at this point it's kind of a tired joke to bring the Blue Bomber into discussion. Sure, he's …Read more »
If you've been following Vertical's deluxe releases of Osamu Tezuka's work, then you already know that there are many, many different sides to the prolific creator, most of which are far separated from the cutesy and fun trappings of titles like Astro Boy . Heck, …Read more »
For those of you unfamiliar with the premise of School Rumble, based on the original manga by Jin Kobayashi, think high school love, awkward moments and faces that pull and squish like silly putty. The series primarily focuses on Tenma Tsukamoto, a bubbly student looking …Read more »
Puzzle Fighter was kind of a surprise back when it came out on Playstation in 1997. Surely the spirit of Street Fighter couldn't be siphoned from its fighting game trappings and transported into a cutesy head-to-head puzzle game, right? Yeah, tell that to a sixteen …Read more »
When Baoh first arrived stateside, store shelves offered a Mother Hubbard-like selection of anime (then still under the colorful moniker of ...Japanimation') titles, and Yokoyama Hiroyuki's 50-minute parasitic child landed comfortably in the sub-genre of "really short and violent" OAVs. Sporting a few differences from …Read more »
Publisher: Atari Developer: Pipeworks Software System: Wii / Playstation 2 Available: PS2: Nov. 13 - Wii: Dec. 5 Rating: E 10+ If you happened to dig into any of the previous Godzilla titles of the past generation, like 2002's multi-platform Destroy All Monsters Melee …Read more »
This evil season may be just about ending for you boils and ghouls, but Halloween's restless spirit can float on eternally for those with a taste for truly macabre manga delights. For a meaty primer, we've concocted a list of some of the most sinister …Read more »
Publisher: Q Entertainment Developer: Q Entertainment System: Xbox 360 Available: Now Rating: NR Tetsuya Mizuguchi is one wild son of a gun. Best known as the virtual king of music-themed videogame escapades, the hotshot designer is behind such beat-thumping classics as Sega's Space Channel 5 …Read more »
Publisher: THQ Developer: 5th Cell System: Nintendo DS Available: Now Rating: E There's a lot you can do with two screens and a stylus pen, but let's face it, most developers ignore the obvious: drawing! One of the best uses of the touch-screen for drawing …Read more »
Gaming scholars are incredibly adept at swiftly pointing out what's missing from a particular game or series of games. For some, the root of a title's evil lies in clumsy and half-baked AI, while others find the lack of a solid narrative disturbing. There is, …Read more »
Plant yourself, if you will, inside the soft, roped footings of a ninja sneaking about Japan in the 1500s. Your clan has been scattered and politics have become a precarious position with which you need to intertwine yourself discreetly if you want your group to …Read more »
Publisher: SNK Playmore Developer: SNK Playmore System(s): Nintendo DS Available: Now Rating: Teen Those fortunate enough to have snagged a Neo Geo Pocket during its brief yet memorable existence might own a little gem called Card Fighters Clash -an early SNK/Capcom mash-up that planted the …Read more »
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