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Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku! review
If you were a PSP owner in 2010, there’s a chance you might remember Nippon Ichi Software’s Cladun: This is…
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap review
The ubiquity of game remakes is hardly surprising. After all, it’s cost-effective for publishers to either emulate yesteryear’s titles (see…
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Aqua Kitty UDX Xbox One Ultra Edition review
In the grand pantheon of arcade shooters, few are more prestigious than 1981’s Defender. While the William Electronics-developed coin-op wasn’t an…
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Bard’s Gold review
Rogue’s gameplay mechanics were far more influential that anyone would have expected. When the Unix based diversion was loaded onto…
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Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure review
Like most mainstream media, the primary goal of interactive entertainment is escapism. When the collective weight of work, bills, and…
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Boulder Dash 30th Anniversary review
One of the great dialectics in gaming is the tension between pattern-driven and free-form play. Classic shooters like Gradius and…
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New Retro Arcade: Neon review
America’s arcades have lost almost all their luster. Restrained to the recesses of bowling alleys and multiplexes, these recreational spaces…
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Swords and Sorcery – Underworld Definitive Edition
Being an indie developer often means working with a skeleton crew under a tight, sometimes non-existent budget. Of course, this…
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Shooting Love Anniversary Edition XIIZEAL & DELTAZEAL
Not long ago, the shmup (alternatively referred to as STG) was a thriving genre, with publishers like Capcom, Konami, and…
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The Future of 20XX
It’s interesting to think how ten years ago Megaman fans were suffering from franchise fatigue as Capcom kept releasing title…
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