Game Reviews8/10
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Review — The 2.5D Platformer That Still Holds Up
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (1997) review — how one 2.5D camera trick and a single throw mechanic still carry Namco's platformer.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Review — Insomniac’s Farewell Is the Trilogy’s High Point
Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Insomniac's final Spyro game, reviewed. 37 levels, four playable sidekicks, and why it still holds up 25 years later.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Crash Team Racing Review: The Power Slide That Still Holds Up
Crash Team Racing hit the original PlayStation in 1999 as Naughty Dog's last Crash game — a kart racer whose power slide boost still holds up today.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Review — A Sequel That Polishes Without Losing Its Edge
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back review — Naughty Dog's 1997 PlayStation sequel, its Warp Rooms, 25 crystals, and why its controls still hold up.
Game Reviews9/10
Dragon Warrior VII Asked Players to Spend a Hundred Hours Before the Story Began
Dragon Warrior VII hit PlayStation in 2000, the last game to use the Dragon Warrior name in North America and the first mainline entry in eight years.
Revelations: Persona: The 1996 RPG That Started the Persona Series
Revelations: Persona, Atlus's 1996 PlayStation RPG, explained: Mikage-cho, Personas, lunar phases, and the English script Atlus later rewrote.
Game Reviews7/10
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Review: The Rumor System That Aged Best
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment review: Atlus's 2000 PS1 sequel, its Rumor system, fusion spells, and the PSP remake that never left Japan.
Game Reviews5.6/10
Wild Arms’ Spaghetti Western Setting Outshines Its Combat
Wild Arms brought a Western-fantasy world to PlayStation in 1997. A look at Filgaia, its three heroes, Tools, and why the combat aged badly.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Review — A Polished, Generous Remake That Knows Its Origins
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete on PS1, reviewed: visible enemies, a rewritten Ghaleon, and why Working Designs' 1999 RPG still holds up.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Grandia’s remaster keeps the battle system intact and little else
Grandia returns on PS4 and PS5 with up-rendering, rewind, and quick save. The 1997 RPG's turn-order combat still holds up, scoring 7.5 from critics.
Game Reviews8.3/10
The Star Ocean Remake Fixes What Frustrated Players Most
Star Ocean: The Second Story review: tri-Ace's 1998 PS1 RPG with two protagonists, real-time battles, and a cult following. Score: 8.3/10.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Suikoden II Deserved Better Than the Release It Got
Suikoden II launched quietly in 1998, but Konami's RPG with 108 Stars of Destiny, three combat systems, and a tragic Rune curse is a PlayStation classic.