Near the launch of Street Fighter V, the English translation of Daigo Umehara’s first book was released. This is a review of that version. Who is Daigo? If you don’t know who Daigo is, then you probably aren’t familiar with fighting game competitions (outside of Super Smash Bros.). Daigo has been a dominant force in […]
Final Fantasy XVI’s Launch Isn’t a Flop, but It Isn’t a Good Sign for the Series Either
Earlier today Square Enix released a big announcement about the sales performance of Final Fantasy XVI after 6 days: This game has been somewhat controversial because of its tone and Square Enix’s decision to double down on action combat despite the mixed reception to Final Fantasy XV. A lot of people are using the game’s […]
The Nintendo Switch Is Far From Dead
Now that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is out, a lot of people are looking forward to the next big thing from Nintendo. A lot of people are calling it “the last major game” that is going to release on the system. Looking past how this ignores Pikmin 4, which is a […]
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Xbox 360) Review
A few years into the 5th generation of consoles Konami brought Castlevania back to consoles in a new way. Discarding the linear style of the previous games, they instead took inspiration from Super Metroid, recreating it with swords, magic, and RPG stats. The following is a review of the 2007 Xbox 360 port of the […]
Star Fox Zero (Wii U) Review
Ten years after the last mainline Star Fox game, Star Fox Command on the DS, Nintendo finally released a sequel on Wii U called Star Fox Zero in 2016. Despite being the sixth mainline release in the series, Star Fox Zero does not advance the story much compared to where it has already gone. It […]
You Should Play Super Famicom Online’s New Game (Umihara Kawase Impressions)
On May 26th, 2022, Nintendo added two games to the SNES Online app and one game to the NES Online app. At the same time, the Famicom Online apps also got 3 new games. However, instead of Congo’s Caper, the Super Famicom app got the first Umihara Kawase game. It is somewhat strange that Nintendo […]
Does Ugly Sonic Live Up to the Hype? (Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) Impressions)
Yesterday Disney released a Chip ‘n Dale reboot movie on Disney+. It is mostly just a crossover comedy movie, but it does mainly feature Chip and Dale. As has been widely discussed online, the original design of Sonic the Hedgehog from his own 2020 movie by Paramount is used in this film. In the movie […]
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Xbox Series X) Review
Four years after Yakuza 6: The Song of Life came out in Japan in 2016, its followup released worldwide. Although the Japanese version has 7 in the title, this game marks the end of the series being numbered for English releases. For the first time in the Yakuza main series the game does not follow […]
Mario’s Super Picross (Switch) Review
In 2020, Mario’s Super Picross for the Super Famicom finally got a worldwide release. Presumably it is somehow tied to Mario’s Picross on the Game Boy, which came out during the same year in Japan. It is only available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription. As the title suggests, it is a Picross […]
Ghost Squad (Wii) Review
Three years after it’s release on the Sega Chihiro arcade system, which is known for having similar hardware to the original Xbox, SEGA ported Ghost Squad to the Wii. The game is a light gun game similar to the The House of the Dead series, but with a different structure. As far as arcade ports […]