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Spectral Force Genesis Review

Sunday, April 4, 2010

The Spectral Force series has had quite the interesting run in North America. None of the titles released have been all that popular, and even it’s spinoffs have seen little success. Spectral Souls on the PSP was almost unplayable, and only four people even know there’s a Spectral game on Xbox 360. It’s been a rough few years for the little series, but now there’s a new game on the DS looking to turn things around.

Ragnarok DS Review

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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Ragnarok Online is one of the largest and most popular MMORPGs on the market. What started as a little online game from Korea, has blown up into a worldwide phenomena. Naturally, when something becomes popular, it expands. Ragnarok has always been a PC MMORPG, so it’s strange to see it branch out onto a console, a handheld no less. Ragnarok DS attempts to make the MMO people love a portable single player experience.

Sakura Wars: So Long My Love Review

Saturday, March 13, 2010

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Sakura Wars: So Long my Love is the first game in the series to be released outside of Japan, it’s also the FIFTH game in the series. Sega originally started the Sakura Taisen, or Sakura Wars, as it’s known in the US, series back on the Sega Saturn. It was a new kind of RPG, not one seen before on a console and quickly became one of the most popular franchises in Japan.

Crime Scene Review

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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It’s not often that I find myself having to look through the instruction booklet of a game just to learn how to play it. Most games these days offer in game tutorials, and start off basic enough that even the most moderate of gamers won’t have much trouble quickly catching on to the mechanics.

Lunar Silver Star Harmony Review

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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Lunar Silver Star Harmony is a remake of the classic PS1 RPG Lunar: Silver Star Story. The PSP sees a lot of ports and remakes, some good and some bad. Being a part of the PlayStation family, it seems obvious to use the handheld to bring some of the RPGs of days gone by back to life, in the form of an updated remake. Meaning it will bring an entirely new audience to the series.

Sakura Wars: So Long My Love Hands-On Impression

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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Sakura Wars: So Long My Love Hands-On Impression

The Sakura Wars franchise is not well known to many people outside Japan. Having both a successful line of games, an anime series, and movie, Sakura Wars is one of Sega’s most popular and profitable series in Japan. Sakura Wars: So Long My Love first released back in 2005 on PS2, five years later it’s seeing a western release on Ps2 and Wii.

Serious Sam HD: First Encounter Review

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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Serious Sam: The First Encounter originally released on PC back in 2001. For it’s time it was a pretty good, if not repetitive, wave first person shooter in which the player traveled through different dungeons shooting at endless waves of monsters and demons ripped straight from Doom.

The Fanboy’s Perspective: Record of Agarest War

Sunday, November 15, 2009

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Today’s topic is Record of Agarest War, a little two-year-old JRPG that was originally set to release as a PS3 exclusive through PSN this fall, but has now been pushed to spring of 2010 with a 360 version also on the way.

Modern Warfare 2 Plagued w/ Issues, PS3 Patch Coming Soon

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Modern Warfare 2 Plagued w/ Issues, PS3 Patch Coming Soon

If you picked up the latest and arguably most popular game of the year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, then you probably have experienced some technical issues with it.

Atelier Annie: Alchemist of Sera Island Review

Saturday, November 7, 2009

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Atelier Annie: Alchemist of Sera Island Review

Atelier Annie is the first foray onto the DS for the popular Atelier Series from Gust. After three decent RPGs on the PS2 and even a few spinoffs, the Atelier series has become one of the most popular underground RPGs in recent times, despite it’s roots dating back to the SNES in Japan.

Mimana Iyar Chronicles Coming Spring 2010

Saturday, October 24, 2009

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Mimana Iyar Chronicles Coming Spring 2010

Askys recently announced a new RPG that is bound on the PSP in Spring 2010. Mimana Iyar Chronicles is an RPG that will be added in the growing list of RPGs on the PSP.

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge Review

Saturday, October 17, 2009

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Motorstorm: Arctic Edge brings the crazy off-road action to the PSP and keeps with traditions set by its console counterparts. So, does Motorstorm make a smooth transition to a smaller platform, or is it lacking what made the original so awesome?

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review

Saturday, October 10, 2009

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Back in 2007 Naughty Dog brought us a game so epic that it was advertised as a playable summer blockbuster. The game had a cinematic feel, and it could easily work as an adventure film in the vein of “Indiana Jones” or “The Mummy”. So it came as a surprise to no one that the developers quickly began working on a sequel after the success of the first game. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the much-touted sequel and its every bit as good as the original and then some.

Demon’s Soul Review

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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This generation has been less than impressive with its RPG offerings. Tales of Vesperia was passable, Star Ocean 4 was lame, and Infinite Undiscovery was downright unplayable. Sure we had Disgaea 3 and Valkyria Chronicles, and even Lost Odyssey was good, but all of those games are a bit old now and it’s been quite some time since we’ve had another great RPG.

A Witch’s Tale Review

Friday, October 2, 2009

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A Witch’s Tale is the latest DS RPG from our friends at Nippon Ichi Software. The game is a classic dungeon crawler, following the story of Lidell, a young witch on a big adventure. We’ve seen many games like this on the DS before, but does A Witches Tale standout from the others?

Final Fantasy XIV Beta PC Only

Friday, October 2, 2009

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In a recent interview with Game Watch, Hiromichi Tanaka, director of Final Fantasy XIV, talked a bit about the eventual beta. The beta will be PC only, and as usual, will be a closed beta with a limit of 10,000 people to start. Tanaka however also said that it would eventually lead into an open [...]

Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days Review

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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Disgaea has become one of the most popular underground franchises in modern gaming. It had it’s humble start back in 2003 on the PS2, and only through word of mouth did the game see any real recognition amongst the gaming community. Since then Disgaea has gone on to become one of the highest rated strategy RPGs of our time, and for good reason.