Cuphead Delayed to Mid-2017
One of the most charming games shown a few years ago at Microsoft’s E3 display was a hand animated shooter known simply as Cuphead. What was shown at that indie-focused segment was brief, only a few seconds of the action, but the game instantly captivated players with its throwback to some of the earliest days of animation. Earlier this year, we got to see a bit more of the gameplay of Cuphe...[Read More]
Twitch Plays Pokemon is Relevant Again with Pokemon Prism
Remember the days when thousands upon thousands of people would all shout out inputs on Twitch, which were then translated into control inputs for classic Pokemon Games? I was there during some of the greatest moments of the channel, from Red’s slow decent into madness at the hands of the Helix Fossil to the birth of Lazor Gator, destroyer of Suicune. It was an exciting time for Twitch, as f...[Read More]
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 Review
There was once a definitive “glory days” of action platformers, permeated with excellent games such as Rayman, Donkey Kong Country, and most certainly Megaman. Over the years, the FPS became king, washing away all major improvements to the genre as most big development teams pushed the envelope for graphics and explosions. Even now, the game industry is still leaning on the cinematic side of gamin...[Read More]
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
Gunvolt returns in a sequel to the action platformer made by the team that brought us the Megaman Zero series on handheld systems. This time, Gunvolt's rival Copen is playable, adding new mechanics to the classic, but unique feeling gameplay.
Mario 64 Reinvented in New Hack
Super Mario 64 was a stepping stone in gaming history. That single title launched a plethora of games that sought to take that style of exploring a 3D world freely and expand upon it. This lead to a large surge of 3D platformers hitting the market and selling remarkably well during the era of the N64 and the PSOne. Some of the greatest games of all time are arguably from this remarkable point in g...[Read More]
Destiny: Rise of Iron Review
Destiny is one of the most expensive games of our time, proving that the budget of a project will not reflect the final product. However, that business model wasn’t designed for a rigid game, but a flexible one, capable of expansions, patches, events, and sequels. This is what led to the critically acclaimed Taken King expansion, which added some much needed story to the game, while also showing o...[Read More]
Destiny: Rise of Iron
Rise of Iron takes players back to Russia, where they discover a lost warrior who was once the proud leader of the Iron Lords, a group that held order long before the Guardians.
Strike Vector EX Review
Strike Vector EX, developed by Ragequit Corporation, is the console port of a space air-combat game that launched on Steam back in 2014. On Steam, the game received mixed reviews, but overall many found it enjoyable for at least a bit. Now the game has been rebuilt from the ground up with a higher frame rate, new challenges, and the ability to play the game with AI opponents. Inspired by games lik...[Read More]
Strike Vector EX
Strike Vector EX takes the tight space combat already found on Steam and ports it over to the PS4. Battle Vector pilots in stages alone or take on other players in classic multiplayer game types.
Destiny: Rise of Iron Raid Has A Hilarious Exploit
Here at Marooners’ Rock, we’ve been spending some quality time with Destiny again. Face it, put Game of Thrones themes into a science fiction shooter and you have my attention, even if I never was a fan of Destiny as a whole, but we’ll save that for the full review. In other news, the latest raid has turned out to be one of the best, filled with crazy encounters and epic boss enc...[Read More]
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Has a Ton of Potential
Role-playing games are often some of the most important creations in the gaming industry with juggernauts such as Square Enix’s Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series or Bioware’s Mass Effect and Dragon Age. These are games that go above and beyond, creating new worlds with large enthralling stories that have the possibility to stand the test of the time. Every now and again a new game ...[Read More]
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Review
Ah, Dragon Quest or Dragon Warior as it was called in the US for a while, one of the most popular RPGs of all time in Japan to the point that I’ve always heard that any entry in the series cannot be released on a work day. Even at an early age, I stumbled upon this delightful series with its now iconic set of characters, sound effects, and music. Initially, I played Dragon Warrior 1 & 2 on the...[Read More]