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Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Complete Edition (Xbox) Review
Video games based on licensed properties are a mixed bag. More often than not, these games are made as a quick cash grab to piggy-back off the popularity of the IP. Sometimes, however, they end up being really well-made games that stand alone from their subject material. Such was the case with Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game when it released back in August of 2010. Originally available on Xbo...[Read More]
Streets of Rage 4 (PS4) Review
Some people grew up on Double Dragon or Final Fight as their big introduction to arcade brawlers. For me, outside of licensed games like the various Ninja Turtles games or X-Men, my intro to the joy of fighting swarms of enemies with friends was the Streets of Rage series. It has been 26 years since the release of Streets of Rage 3, making Streets of Rage 4 a big deal on that fact alone. Does Sega...[Read More]
Super Crush KO (Switch) Review
If an alien were to show up with an army and steal your cat, you’d fight like all hell to get your cat back right? Super Crush KO for the Nintendo Switch isn’t like traditional action games, featuring a refreshing look and feel. Coming from Canadian developer Vertex Pop, the makers of We Are Doomed and Graceful Explosion Machine, Super Crush KO is a welcome and incredibly strong action...[Read More]
Redeemer Enhanced Edition (Switch) Review
While there are certainly some excellent top-down action RPGs that sets the bar extremely high, I do think there is room in the genre for more experimentation and growth. Recently releasing on the Nintendo Switch, Redeemer starts off strong with a mildly interesting combat system that’s more in line with an arcade beat-em-up. Unfortunately, on the Switch, Redeemer is plagued by performance trouble...[Read More]
Dragons Crown Pro (PS4) Review
Initially, I wasn’t super impressed with Dragon’s Crown Pro, which is an upgrade to a PSVita/PS3 beat-em-up RPG adventure featuring hand drawn animation by Vanillaware. What initially felt like a visual and audio upgrade for a game that would be easy to sink some time into, but would lack the energy I really wanted, transformed after sitting down for some couch co-op play. What resulted was a floo...[Read More]
Review: X-Men Arcade (XBLA)
I am an experienced time traveler. Unfortunately, triggering my travels through time is beyond my conscious control. I must rely on external factors to throw me into the past. Yesterday, one such external factor threw me back to an arcade in Oklahoma City in the early 1990s. Yesterday, I picked up my Xbox 360 controller and played the Backbone Entertainment’s XBLA release of Konami’s ...[Read More]
Review: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (PSN)
Scott has a problem. Scott loves this girl, Ramona Flowers. Sounds good, right? Not really, because in order for Scott to date Ramona he has to destroy her seven evil ex-boyfriends. Why must he do this? Look, stop asking stupid questions and go help Scott!