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Fast Striker review
Peruse the PlayStation website, and you’ll discover that Sony has removed most evidence of the Vita’s existence. But despite the…
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Azure Reflections (Switch) review
With ports of Deathsmiles, DoDonPachi Resurrection, and Mushihimesama, PC owners are privy to a number of excellent danmaku (often referred…
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Iro Hero review
The Switch might be one of the younger pieces of dedicated hardware, but Nintendo’s hybrid already has a rich software…
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Azure Reflections review
With ports of Deathsmiles, DoDonPachi Resurrection, and Mushihimesama, PC owners are privy to a number of excellent danmaku (often referred…
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Maidens of a Hollow Dream review
Any respectable shoot-‘em-up has a gameplay element that endows the game with distinction. The recent Steam release of Maidens of…
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Aqua Kitty UDX (Switch) 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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Tenta Shooter review
Every respectable shoot-‘em-up has a hook. The Raiden series has its distinctive purple plasma beam, which moves like a giant…
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RIVE: Ultimate Edition review
Typically, a developer’s final project is an imprudent mess, if not an outright disaster. From Ion Storm’s Daikatana, Maxis’ SimCity…
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Raiden V: Director’s Cut review
In the shoot-‘em-up pantheon, every prodigious title has a distinguishing play mechanic. R-Type is built around a fascinating risk/reward where…
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Wild Guns Reloaded review
Not long ago, publishers relied on a persistent procession of new titles to survive. But now, a steady stream of…
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