DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Xbox One S using the Xbox 360 version of the game intended for United States audiences through the backwards compatibility feature of the Xbox One series of consoles 11 years after the original Sonic Adventure 2 on Dreamcast and […]
ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug X (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, Windows) Review
DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Xbox One S using the version of the game intended for United States audiences One year after the original Metal Slug 2, an updated version titled Metal Slug X was released. In 2017 Metal Slug X was rereleased as part […]
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS, Wii U) Review
DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Wii U using the version of the game intended for United States audiences Three years after the North American release of Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii, an enhanced version with some removed but mostly added content was released […]
Sonic Forces (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch) Review
DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Xbox One S using the version of the game intended for United States audiences After Sega’s short exclusivity deal with Nintendo for the Sonic franchise, they finally returned to Xbox and PlayStation with Sonic Forces. Sonic Forces game ties in with Sonic Mania, […]
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, Windows) Review
DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Nintendo Switch using the version of the game intended for United States audiences Two console generations after the initial Crash Bandicoot trilogy the gameplay style of the originals finally returned with Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. The “remastering” changed the […]
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (Xbox, PlayStation 2) Review
DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Xbox 360 using the Xbox version of the game intended for United States audiences through the backwards compatibility feature of the Xbox 360 Three years after the release of Super Monkey Ball 2 on GameCube a new Super Monkey […]
Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch) Review
DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Nintendo Switch using the version of the game intended for United States audiences Four years after the original Super Mario Maker on Wii U Nintendo announced and released Super Mario Maker 2. Multiple big changes like the addition of […]
Free to Play Grinding: Microsoft Rewards
Since its 2010 launch Bing Rewards has been through a lot of rebranding and changes. The change that is obviously most relevant to this blog is its recent introduction of rewards for Xbox and Xbox Game Pass users in particular. Every day you can get 270 points, 5 for each search on Bing for the […]
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (3DS) Review
DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Nintendo 3DS XL using the Omega Ruby version of the game intended for United States audiences Twelve years after the release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire for the Game Boy Advance, a complete remake of those games was released […]
SUPERHOT (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows) Review
DISCLAIMERS: the reviewer has not finished the game with 100% completion the game was played on the Xbox One S using the version of the game intended for United States audiences The FPS genre is a genre that is often criticized for the relatively little innovation that it receives. Puzzle FPS games are some of the […]