Game Reviews8/10
Rock n’ Roll Racing: Aggression Is the Fastest Route Up the Field
Rock n' Roll Racing hit the SNES in 1993 with four cars, four laps, licensed metal, and combat-first racing where attacking beats a clean line.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.5/10
The Amstrad CPC port of Prince of Persia keeps the animation but cuts the palace down to size
The Amstrad CPC port of Prince of Persia delivers Brøderbund's acrobatic side-view adventure cleanly, scoring 8.5/10 for a faithful conversion.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Populous shrinks to a console without losing its hold on you
Populous on SNES still holds up as the first god game, where you play a deity raising land, building mana and wiping out rival followers.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals Review: A Prequel That Earns Its Place
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals review — the SNES prequel that removed random dungeon encounters, added IP Skills and Capsule Monsters, and still holds up.
Game Reviews8.1/10
How a Slow Super Nintendo Farming Game Became One of the Most Beloved Series in the Genre
Harvest Moon, the 1996 Super Nintendo farm sim from Yasuhiro Wada, reviewed: slow, strict, and the blueprint for cozy games. Score: 8.1 of 10.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Front Mission’s slow-burn tactics still hold up
Front Mission, Square's 1995 tactical mecha RPG, never left Japan on Super Famicom. We break down its four-part wanzer combat, linear story and 7.2 score.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Flashback (2013) Review: Cuisset’s Remake Keeps the Plot but Loses the Weight
Flashback's 2013 remake by Paul Cuisset's VectorCell revisits the 1992 classic — Conrad B. Hart, the Morphs, and a hero who prefers being himself. 8.6/10.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Civilization: The 1991 Game That Invented a Genre and Still Explains It Best
A review of Sid Meier's Civilization (1991), the MS-DOS game that defined the 4X genre and still plays better than most of its descendants. Score: 8.5/10.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Breath of Fire II arrived in 1994 as the second entry in Capcom’s role-playing series, a direct sequel set 500 years after the first game.
Breath of Fire II review: Capcom's 1994 Super Nintendo follow-up with nine playable characters, town building, and dragon powers. Ambitious but uneven. 6.5/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Breath of Fire Review: Capcom’s First RPG Still Earns Its Place
A retro review of Breath of Fire, Capcom's first RPG, on Super Nintendo: Ryu, the Light Dragon Clan, six keys, eight party members, and a 7.9 score.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Blackthorne Review: A Shotgun That Fires Backwards
Blackthorne, Blizzard's 1994 shotgun platformer, reviewed: cover-based gunfights, Jim Lee art, the 32X snowy mountains, and a 7.8/10 verdict.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Turtles in Time Re-Shelled Drops the Arcade Original’s Extra Levels
A review of TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, Ubisoft's 2009 remake of the Konami arcade classic, and how an expired license erased it.