Author: SuperPhilip My personal favorite Mega Man series of the seven: Classic, X, Legends, Zero, Battle Network, ZX, and Star Force would have to be the Mega Man X series. While it hasn’t been of consistent quality in later installments (particularly X6 and X7), it has delivered a…
Author: Masamune I’m sure there was a time where you decided to play a game that had a bad rap. Either you didn’t believe the game could be bad as people say, or you simply had to experience it yourself. Then as it turns out, the game in…
Author: Masamune For all those gamers who live outside the land of the rising sun, we as a collective group are pretty jealous of the Japanese. There is a treasure trove of good games never released to North America and Europe. Publishers fear many games just wouldn’t sell…
Author: Masamune In the early 1990s, Street Fighter II was the undisputed king of fighting games. Upon the tremendous success of that game, many companies created their own fighting games to cash in on the genre. Dozens upon dozens of fighters tried to claim the fighting crown. Some…
Author: Jonathan Chapman What do you get when you include Akira Toriyama (the creator of the Dragon Ball manga) with Square (famous for the Final Fantasy series)? Well quite possibly the best RPG on the SNES and a contender for one of the best of all time. I will rarely…
Author: Masamune Japan has a fixation on giant robots. They have brought their obsession for them to America time and time again. In this review, we’ll take a look at one such example in Xardion. The U.S. box art looks spectacular. Is the game the same? In a…
Author: Masamune If you were a child of the early 90s, chances are likely you’ve heard of the Tiny Toons TV series. If not, here’s a glimpse of this classic from my childhood: Tiny Toons cartoon show. This was one of my favorite shows when I was a…
Author: Masamune I love video games. If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you do too. You and I know gaming is an expensive hobby no matter how you slice it. Whether you want to talk about the cost of current systems, their games, and the relatively new concept of nickeling…
Author: Masamune Many people often think about what the distant future would be like. Would the world be a better place? Or would it be a horrible nightmare? Star Trek or Blade Runner? The game X-Kaliber 2097 gives its take on what the future holds. It’s a…
Author: Masamune Where can you get your fix of ethnic stereotypes, over-sized meatheads, and fighting? Perhaps the latest episode of The Jersey Shore? Well … maybe, but I’m talking about Super Punch Out!! for the Super NES! Put your boxing gloves on and step up to the challenge. Jaw-Buster…