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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Xbox 360) Review
Two years after the original Final Fantasy XIII released, it got one of the few direct sequels in the series: Final Fantasy XIII-2. The game is definitely built off the base of the original, but it remixes it in many significant ways. The extremely linear design is replaced with a new one that looks non-linear […]
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (Nintendo Switch) Review
Sixteen years after Super Monkey Ball Deluxe put the original Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2 on GameCube into one package, Sega did it again with Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Once again, it didn’t exactly live up to the original GameCube versions, but it is still a good game in its own […]
Sonic Lost World (Wii U) Review
After the original three “Boost Formula” games: Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors, and Sonic Generations, SEGA and Sonic Team decided it was time for a change of pace. In 2013, they released Sonic Lost World on Wii U and 3DS. Calling it the Super Mario Galaxy of the Sonic series is an apt comparison. This is […]
Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox One X) Review
Only a bit over three years after the launch of Final Fantasy XII Square Enix released a next-gen entry in the Final Fantasy franchise for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at the same time (in North America) with Final Fantasy XIII. Eight years after its release on Xbox 360, it was added to the […]