Review: The King of Fighters XIV

There is a cutscene during The King of Fighters XIV's story mode where two characters discuss the new King of Fighters tournament, indicating that it has been a long time since once was held, but that competition remains fierce...

Review: The Girl and the Robot

When Steam Greenlight first started I ran across The Girl and the Robot, thought it looked like an interesting game, and voted for it. Months later I navigated through Kickstarter for some reason and saw they had a Kickstarter, and while I...

Thoughts On Batman Episode 1

These days you probably don't think of Batman as a detective, but that's how the caped crusader was originally envisioned when he swung onto the comics scene in 1939. The series' loss of mystery and intrigue has been a running event but...

Review: Necropolis

Any long time reader of the site is aware of my love for Shadowrun. It is no surprise then that I have followed Harebrained Schemes closely. And while I have certainly enjoyed the recent trilogy of Shadowrun games, the truth is that they...

Thoughts on : StarCraft 2 Nova Covert Ops

I have a dirty, dirty secret readers. I have a long standing man crush on November "Nova" Terra of Starcraft fame. In the early 2000s when Blizzard announced a Starcraft Ghost game I went nuts. Many a weekday evening wasted away for me...

Review: Tick’s Tales: Up All Knight

I've spoken several times on the site about my adoration for adventure games so I don't feel the need to re-tread that in my setup for the new 8-bit point and click title, Tick's Tales: Up All Knight. I will concede that if you look at my...

Review: This is the Police

Chief of police, Jack Boyd, has issues... His wife has left him, his deputy is corrupt, crime is spiraling out of his control, his back hurts... And now the mayor is forcing him to retire. But Chief Boyd isn't going to roll over and die,...

Review: Furi

If you are like me, you love boss fights. Good boss fights make average games good and elevate great games to legends. The thrill of beating an enemy, to put to the test all the skills you've honed during your time with the game. They can...

Review: DreamBreak

In an alternate future where the Soviet Union has remained in tact, an oppressive government has taken a stranglehold on the population. A resistance forms, and a plan is made to assassinate the leader of this evil regime. But who can the...

Review: Hunter’s Legacy

I arrived somewhat late to the Metroid and Castlevania party. My youthful allegiance to Sega's line of consoles would prevent me from really doing much with either series until the Game Boy Advance. But boy was I envious, sure the Genesis...