Game Reviews6.5/10
Time Crisis Is a Faithful Retread That Never Quite Fills the Void
Time Crisis returns on PS4 and PS5 as a faithful port of the 1997 PlayStation light-gun classic, with rewind and filters but no new content.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8/10
Armored Core: Master of Arena Review — The Arena Becomes the Point
Armored Core: Master of Arena (1999) turned the Arena into the spine of FromSoftware's mech series. A review of the trilogy's strongest, least welcoming entry.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Armored Core (1997): A Strong, Rough First Entry
Armored Core (1997) review: FromSoftware's first mecha shooter, its modular mech customization, punishing mission costs, and the Nine-Ball betrayal.
R-Type Delta’s 3D Makeover Still Holds Up
R-Type Delta hit PlayStation in 1998 as Irem's fourth shooter and the series' first full 3D entry, adding the Dose System and Delta Attack.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mega Man X5 Turns the Series’ Ending Into a Race Against the Clock
Mega Man X5, Capcom's intended finale to the X series, pits X and Zero against a falling space colony with a countdown that changes everything.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mega Man Legends 2 Review: Four Keys, One Unresolved Promise
Mega Man Legends 2 sends Volnutt after four keys to the Mother Lode on PlayStation. A review of Capcom's 2000 sequel, its dungeons, and its cliffhanger.
Game Reviews8/10
Mega Man’s First 3D Outing Holds Up Better Than Its Reputation Suggests
Mega Man Legends review: how Capcom's 1997 PlayStation action-adventure moved Mega Man into 3D, from Kattelox Island to Mega Man Juno.
Game Reviews9/10
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Review: Three Isms, One Great Fighter
Street Fighter Alpha 3 review: three isms, the Guard Power Gauge, World Tour mode, and why the PlayStation roster misses Final M. Bison. Score: 9/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Bushido Blade: The Fighting Game Where One Clean Strike Ends the Match
Bushido Blade (1997) killed the health bar: one clean strike ends the match. A look at the PlayStation fighter's body damage system and why it still matters.
Game Reviews9.6/10
Tekken 3 Turned a Sidestep Into the Reason 3D Fighting Worked
Tekken 3 brought sidestepping to the whole cast, a rebuilt roster with Jin Kazama, and sold 8.36 million copies on PlayStation.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Rollcage puts a second road on the ceiling and dares you to use it
Rollcage (1999) let cars drive on walls and ceilings thanks to an airflow physics engine and a Fatboy Slim soundtrack. A review of the 7.7-scoring racer.
Game Reviews8/10
A 1995 Racing Game Where Wrecking the Car Beats Winning the Race
Destruction Derby (1995) review: Reflections made the crash the point, with predictable physics, a punishing radiator, and The Bowl as the purest mode.