Posts tagged with "review"
Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed (PS4) Review
When Akiba's Trip 2 was announced for a Western release, I was pleasantly surprised. Surely a game written solely around exploring Electric Town while fighting off vampire-like synthisters and stripping clothes off couldn't possibly see the light of day outside of Japan, yet somehow it came to...
Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit (PS Vita) Review
The third and most recent Senran Kagura title has finally left japan to invade the American Vita market and it's quite different from what one would expect. The ninja women of Homura's Crimson Squad and Hanzo Ninja Academy have put aside their differences and traded their kunai for spatulas...
Samurai Warriors 4 (PS4) Review
Marking the first next-gen entry in the series, Samurai Warriors 4 has made its North American debut on both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita systems. This is the third Warriors, or Musou as they're known in Japan, title to be released for the PlayStation 4 in just one year. Does Samurai...
Sunset Overdrive (Xbox One) Review
Not long ago, Insomniac Games made a name for themselves with the Ratchet and Clank series, known for its fast paced platforming and shooting as well as its style of humor. Years later, Ted Price and his team have grown up and tried their hands at other styles of games, although most lacked...
Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus (PS Vita) Review
Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus takes places in an alternate world, where the T&A is more than just eye candy and instead embodies life and hometown, something the series' creator feels very strongly towards. Those that have strong moral objections to life, as it will be hereby known...
Pier Solar and the Great Architects HD (PS4) Review
Touted as the first Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game in 20 years, Pier Solar and the Great Architects (referred to further as simply Pier Solar HD) dips more than just its toes into the wading pool of nostalgia. From its lowly beginnings as Tavern RPG to its development into a full-fledged Genesis...
NAtURAL DOCtRINE (PS4/Vita) Review
The PlayStation 4 has undoubtedly been lacking in role-playing games since its launch. Now, one of the first to make its way to American shores, has arrived but it's not traditional by any means. Part X-Com, part Stella Deus, NAtURAL DOCtRINE toys with the idea of natural selection. With its...
Hyrule Warriors Review
As the first brand new Legend of Zelda title released on consoles in three years, Nintendo surprised everyone by announcing a partnership with a third-party company to develop a brand new Wii U exclusive. Fans were apprehensive after how critically panned the releases on the Philips CD-i. Team...
Fairy Fencer F Review
Galapagos RPG, a new RPG team working under Compile Heart's label, was founded early last year and quickly went to work designing new RPGs on Sony platforms. Fast forward to October 2013 when Fairy Fencer F, their first title under the new label, ships in Japan. Now less than a year later,...
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate (PS4/Vita) Review
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate is the latest and last iteration of Warriors Orochi 3 to grace consoles. With each release in the Warriors series, Koei Tecmo includes a great deal of extra modes and content to keep gamers coming back for another round. Is there enough to this ultimate version, or...
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Review
Danganronpa 2:Goodbye Despair follows right on the tail of Trigger Happy Havoc's release from earlier this year. A new cast of sixteen students is thrust into a game of life-and-death as they try to survive a peaceful summer vacation while they're slowly picked off one by one. Is Danganronpa 2:...
The Last Tinker: City of Colors (PS4) Review
The Last Tinker: City of Colors is a Playstation 4 (previously on PC, Mac, and Linux) 3d platformer with a unique style all its own. Everything in the world is based upon papercraft and various other arts and crafts. With a colorful art style to stand out among the other games on the market, is...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment Review
It's rare for a game based off of movies or television shows to stray far away from the source material. Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment is quite an exception to the rule as it effectively acts as a sequel to the original series. Taking inspiration from the .Hack series from the PlayStation 2...
Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed (PS3) Review
Akihabara is a place of wonder. For many, it's a mecca of everything otaku-centric. Music, animation, gaming, and food. Beyond that is an entire subculture that foreigners rarely get to see outside of media (Genshiken, Comic Party, etc). XSeeD Games and Acquire have come together with one of the...
Atelier Rorona Plus (PS3) Review
Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland is a remake of the first title in the Arland series, produced by Gust and localized by Tecmo Koei. With each of the Atelier titles, players take the role of a young alchemist tasked with trying to keep their shop open for just a little while longer....
Bound By Flame Review
RPGs have been on the rise and 2014 is going to see its fair share of the genre. Spiders is looking to make their mark on the year with their inspired role-playing game Bound By Flame. The dark fantasy title follows Freeborn Blades mercenary Vulcan as he (or she) sets out on a contract for the...
Tropico 5 Review (PC)
El Presidente has had some time off since his last adventure and it seems he has learned a few new tricks. The progression that Haemimont Games has made since Tropico 4 is simply impressive. Tropico 5 stands as a new direction for a franchise that can possibly move out of its niche and become a...
Trials Fusion Review
Prepare for insurmountable rage and overwhelming joy to wash over you in waves, Trials is back. Trials Fusion is RedLynx's fifth installment and the first time the series has landed on both a PlayStation system and the new current gen consoles. The speedy, physics-based platformer has moved its...
Demon Gaze (PS Vita) Review
Demon Gaze, the latest NIS America released role-playing game, was released last week as an exclusive title for the Playstation Vita. Developed by Kadokawa Games and Experience Inc, Demon Gaze takes place a thousand years after the Japan-only Students of the Round, released previously on the...
Betrayer Review
The year is 1604 and you find yourself washed ashore on a beach in Virginia with the ship that carried you from England wrecked in the sea behind you. The New World isn't what you expected. The land is unusually quiet and, more importantly, devoid of human life. The colony you expect to arrive...
Conception II: Children Of The Seven Stars Review
Spike Chunsoft, known recently for their works with various visual and sound novels, have once again tried their hand at the role-playing genre. Published by Atlus and released on both the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita, Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars marks the second time...
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (PS4) Review
If there's one thing you can count on, it's that you never have to wait long for the next Dynasty Warriors game. 2014 had yet to see this franchise, so Koei remedied the situation by bringing Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition to the PlayStation 4 (and Vita). The series' next gen...
Gunnar Optiks Intercept Colors Review
Gunnar Optiks has taken their Intercept line and started offering it in a variety of colors. In addition to the original Onyx, you can now buy these yellow lens-tinted spectacles in Ghost (frosted white), Cobalt, Kryptonite (neon green), Ink (purple) and Fire (orange-red) thanks to the new...