Game Reviews9/10
Mortal Kombat II (SNES) Review: 9.0/10
Mortal Kombat II hit arcades in 1993 and rewired fighting games forever. The Super NES port scores 9.0/10 — plus a warning about a 1994 pirate cart.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mega Man X3 Review: Zero’s Debut and the Last SNES X Game
Mega Man X3 review: Capcom's final SNES X game brings playable Zero, the Cx4 chip, and Doppler's story — a solid 7.6/10 that never outruns X and X2.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Mega Man X2 keeps the speed and adds the hunt for Zero’s parts
Mega Man X2 (1994) review: how Capcom's Cx4 chip, the X-Hunters, and Zero's body parts gave the SNES sequel a real edge over Mega Man X.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Mega Man 7 Sticks to the Blue Bomber’s Formula, for Better and Worse
Mega Man 7 hit the SNES in 1995 as a safe, familiar sequel. A 6.9/10 look at its four-then-four stages, Auto's bolt shop, Bass and Treble.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Kirby Super Star’s Eight Games Fit Together Better Than a Cartridge Has Any Right To
Kirby Super Star packs eight games onto one SNES cartridge. A look at the copy abilities, the Helper system, and why this 1996 anthology still holds up.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Kirby’s Dream Land 3 Looks Like a Storybook and Plays Like a Slog
Kirby's Dream Land 3 was Nintendo's last SNES game in North America, but its real legacy is Zero, the blood-spitting final boss that pushed Kirby into horror.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Kirby’s Dream Course turns golf into a puzzle, and Kirby into the ball
Kirby's Dream Course review: HAL's 1994 SNES mini-golf puzzle game where Kirby is the ball, with Copy abilities, multiplayer Keeby, and a score of 8.2.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Killer Instinct on the SNES: A Combo Machine Squeezed Into a Cartridge
Killer Instinct, Rare's 1994 arcade fighter, brought two energy bars and combo chains to the SNES in 1995. A review of what still works.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Co-op Carries Final Fight 2 Past Its Own Caution
Final Fight 2 hit the SNES in 1993 with no arcade version, adding co-op play and Maki Genryusai. A competent but safe sequel that repeats the original.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Final Fight: Capcom’s Brawler Still Lands a Spinning Piledriver
Final Fight hit arcades in 1989 and sold 1.5 million Super NES cartridges. A look at Capcom's brawler, its three fighters and its six rounds.
Game Reviews7.4/10
F-Zero Turned the Racing Game Into a Test of Nerve
F-Zero launched the SNES with Mode 7 racing at 2560 speed, four hovercars, and a power meter that made going fast cost something.
Game Reviews7/10
Contra III: The Alien Wars Review — Excellent Action, Punishing Balance
Contra III: The Alien Wars review — Konami's SNES run and gun shooter with six stages, Mode 7 boss fights, and a harsh power-up system that punishes death.