Game Reviews5.9/10
Rad Rodgers: World One Captures 90s Platformer Style, but Its Controls Keep Getting in the Way
A ship of islands, a guardian at each gate, and a battle against a cruel fate — a tale of triumph and failure.
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Game Reviews5.2/10
Mighty No. 9 Review: Beck’s Journey Captures the Spirit of Mega Man But Falls Short of Greatness
A tale of Beck, the ninth mighty robot, who must save his brethren from a foul virus, told through twelve trials of skill and valor.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Review: A Cyberpunk RPG Whose Ideas Outrun Its Hardware
Soul Hackers review: Atlus's 1997 cyberpunk dungeon crawler, its negotiation systems, and why the 3DS port is the version to play.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Neo Geo’s Frisbee Duel Still Plays Better Than Most Modern Sports Games
Windjammers review: Data East's 1994 Neo Geo disc game still holds up 32 years later, thanks to the Miss rule, dive mechanic, and blistering speed.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Lumines Review: The Puzzle Game That Made You Listen
Lumines (2004) review: how the Time Line, jewel blocks and music-driven skins made Q Entertainment's puzzle classic different from Tetris.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Metal Slug 3 Review: The Branching Paths and Prisoner Tally That Still Define SNK’s Run-and-Gun
Metal Slug 3 review: SNK's 2000 run-and-gun classic, its branching paths, prisoner tally, destructible scenery and dot-pixel art, scored 8.2 of 10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Mega Man 9 Proved Retro Could Be a Design Choice, Not a Gimmick
Mega Man 9 review: Capcom's 2008 retro throwback looks like 1987 but hides a sharp story about obsolete robots, plus eight Robot Masters and brutal difficulty.
Game Reviews7/10
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction Review: A 7/10 Arcade Brawler
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction is a retro pixel-art co-op brawler from Bitmap Bureau, out 2026 on all major platforms.
Game Reviews6/10
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Review — A Great Flashlight and Not Much Else
A retrospective on Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, the 2001 PS1 survival horror reboot with two heroes, one flashlight, and one great idea.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Monster Rancher 2 Found Its Monsters on Your CD Shelf
Monster Rancher 2 review: the 1999 PlayStation classic's guts battles, disc-based monsters, Big Four, and how Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX keeps it alive.
Game Reviews7/10
Die Hard Trilogy: Three Games, One Trench Coat, and a 7/10
Die Hard Trilogy packed three movies into three genres on one PlayStation disc in 1996. A retro review of Probe Entertainment's ambitious movie tie-in.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Review — 7.5/10
A retro review of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Silicon Knights' 1996 vampire action-adventure — its blood health bar, cruel story, and lasting flaws.