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.
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Tag: Tecmo
Game Reviews8/10
Monster Rancher turned the PlayStation into a CD player that could hatch a monster
Monster Rancher turned any CD into a monster on PlayStation in 1997. We look back at Tecmo's disc-reading trick, the training loop, and why it's gone.
Game Reviews8/10
Tecmo Super Bowl’s 16-bit port cut features and changed how the game played
Tecmo Super Bowl on Sega Genesis added updated rosters, weather, and editable plays — the 16-bit follow-up to the landmark 1991 NES game.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Rygar: A Strange Weapon, a Stranger Premise, and a Durable NES Classic
Tecmo's 1986 arcade hit Rygar introduced the Diskarmor, a chained shield weapon. The 1987 NES port added RPG elements that shaped the Metroidvania genre.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Ninja Gaiden III’s difficulty was a product of rental-market design, not sadism
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom review — Masato Kato's ambitious NES story, the five-continue wall, and a timeline that won't hold still.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Ninja Gaiden II Sharpens Its Combat and Stumbles on Its Cutscenes
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos review: Ryu Hayabusa returns on NES with wall climbing, new power items, brutal difficulty, and a weaker story.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Ninja Gaiden on the NES: Cinematic, Brilliant, and Cruel Enough to Break You
Ninja Gaiden on NES, reviewed: Tecmo's 1988 classic that pioneered cinematic cutscenes and brutal difficulty. Score: 7.4 of 10.