Phantasy Star II, III, and IV have been available for Virtual Console for a long time now, but today we go back to basics with the first game for the Sega Master System: the original Phantasy Star, featuring heroine Alis, seeking to avenge her brother’s death and embarking on a quest that will eventually span [...]
After the Week of Mega Man, I wasn’t intending to write about anything even remotely related to the Blue Bomber for a while, but when I discovered that today was the release date for the trial version of [erka:es]’s Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel, the sequel to their great Mega Man clone, I had to download it and [...]
Tonight’s request took a couple weeks to fulfill; full playthrough video series take many hours to create and upload to YouTube, and while my Kirby series isn’t complete just yet even now, I wanted to get the ball rolling since we’ve gone a while posting only review-specific (Star Parodier, Pulseman) or impression-specific (Revenge of Shinobi) [...]
A full playthrough of Star Parodier, if you prefer judging for yourself. If not, read on!
General game design:
Like its space shooter relatives Super Star Soldier and Soldier Blade, Star Parodier relies on refined simplicity, with a strength that lies in speedy and exceptionally responsive gameplay. Its eight levels are designed accordingly: with no subsystems to [...]
Version reviewed: Xbox 360
General Game Design
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is the latest 2D fighting game developed by Arc System Works, best known for their work on the critically acclaimed Guilty Gear. Players of that series will immediately feel at home with BlazBlue because of their similarity; colourful, anime-style characters battle it out in fast-paced fights with [...]
We’ve had a number of interesting discussion topics since the last Forum Roundup post here about five weeks ago and I wouldn’t want readers to miss out, so let’s take a look at the highlights:
Absolute Principles: what can ensure you will or won’t buy a game? – Forget mere preferences and tastes. What are your [...]
Last month saw the release of a great 2D Sega Genesis/Mega Drive platformer for Virtual Console: Pulseman, created by GameFreak—maker of Pokemon and Drill Dozer–and never released in cartridge format for non-Japanese audiences. This game may not be in cartridge format even today, but it’s available for download in North American and PAL regions and [...]