Game Reviews6.5/10
Ninja Turtles on the NES: Four Health Bars, One Brutal Dam Level, a 6.5
Four turtles, one strict health rule, and a flooding dam stage make this old cartridge a hard, lasting trial.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Mother Trades Dragons for Telephones on the NES and Earns Its 7.1
A quiet, odd tale of a boy who quits his home to face strange forces, wrapped in gentle mirth and dread. A curious NES adventure.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Metal Gear on NES: Stealth Still Rewards Patience Despite a Confusing Fortress — 7.7/10
A soldier alone within a fortress, told to shun the fight rather than seek it — Metal Gear's quiet idea still endures.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Maniac Mansion Let You Fail, Split the Party, and Still Made Every Playthrough Feel Like Yours
A mansion that answers back: puzzles, teens, and charm in a house that never explains itself.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Legendary Wings on NES: Capcom’s Sky Shooter Flies Best With a Second Player
A voyage into Legendary Wings for the NES, a sky war of winged fighters against many foes, wherein repetition wars with solid shooting.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Kabuki Quantum Fighter Whips the NES With Hair-Based Combat — 7.5/10
A strange, bold NES title of 1990: a fighter enters a machine to save the president, his hair his sole means of battle.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Jackal on NES Still Earns Its 7.4 as a Two-Player Jeep Rescue Shooter
A vehicle, a gun, a battlefield of foes, and prisoners to free — Jackal endures best when two souls share the fight.
Game Reviews5.9/10
Ikari Warriors on the NES Fights Its Own Controls and Lands at 5.9
A soldier presses through hosts of foes upon the field of battle, and dares the armored engine's fearful power, in this trial of arms.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Sunsoft’s NES Batman Punishes You Every Step — and Earns Your Persistence Anyway
A grim knight's trial through Gotham's stone halls and open air, wrought in swift steps, unto the final league with the Joker.
Game Reviews6.8/10
The Little Mermaid on NES: Sure in the Water, Doubtful on Land
A princess of the deep swims through coral and cave upon the NES, her tale of pleasure and hard trial rendered in sound and shadow.