The Wii U has now been offline since April of last year. However, this hasn’t stopped online gamers from seeking out unofficial means of still playing their favorite Wii U games online. Although this has been an ongoing situation since last spring, Nintendo has just now taken to social media…
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is, once again, going through a bit of a collector’s boom at the moment. In the years since Pokémon card frenzy reached an all-time high in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, hype around new set releases had died down somewhat, meaning it wasn’t all…
In the long history of gaming, the exploration of different genres has been one of the key ways that franchises have evolved. One of the earliest genres to take hold was the beloved RPG format, with turn-based gameplay and a focus on story. With how long this formula has existed,…
Last year I walked away from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle feeling wholly pleased with the crossover. Bringing the Mushroom Kingdom together with Ubisoft’s BWAHing bunnies in a grid-based strategy game worked well, with only a few things to complain about in my full review. Ubisoft must’ve noticed a few…
Even if how we achieve this varies, everyone who plays games is out to experience and lose themselves in something different — something special. Maybe it’s the story of the world that manages to seal the deal, but sometimes the gameplay and the aesthetic itself are just that good that…
Even though practically every RPG out there promises an epic journey of exploration and discovery, very few of them accurately capture that feeling of uncovering a whole new world. With Ys VIII, however, developer Falcom has aimed to put that experience at the core of the game, and it’s pretty…
Some games define a generation. Others, an entire genre. And if that bit of dramatism doesn’t foreshadow just how absurdly good Hollow Knight is, I don’t know what will. Surprise-released during E3 to the shock of many, Team Cherry’s derelict dungeon-diver is a Metroidvania for the ages; one that stands…
With all the hubbub surrounding E3 2018, it was very easy to let Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido slip through the cracks. The game was revealed at E3 in 2017, and it didn’t get much coverage after that. But, after completing Sushi Striker’s surprisingly meaty campaign, I can say…
In this day and age, downloadable content is a phrase that’s come to mean something negative for a lot of gamers, and not without reason. All too often we see complaints about unfinished games that are only truly complete once you pay for a pricey package full of extra content….
When it comes to fighting games, I’ve always been a Capcom fan, or more specifically a Street Fighter fan. It wasn’t until the second BlazBlue game came along that I started to develop an appreciation for “anime fighters,” with their higher speed and more character-centric systems. After having kept up…
Compilations are a tricky business for sure. When you set out to embody an entire lineage of work, there’s bound to be highs and lows along the way. With 30 years of Hadoukens under its black belt, the Street Fighter series has varied wildly in its identity and relevance from…
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers is the third entry in the silent armadillo’s tower defense franchise. This time, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic, Mad Max-esque world, where dangerous rock enemies, named “Grocks,” are terrorizing towns across the frontier. As Dillon, you’ll manage fast-paced tower defense scenarios to protect the villages….
Video games are almost always about goals. Rescue the princess, wipe out a parasitic alien lifeform, defeat an ancient primeval beast that’s laid waste to the kingdom… Not every game’s goals are dramatic either — just look at Harvest Moon, or its modern Story of Seasons incarnations, where you build…
Note: This review covers all the content provided in Mega Man Legacy Collection 2. Check out our other review for Legacy Collection 1 on Switch. With his successful stint in Super Smash Bros. behind him and a brand new adventure on the way, Capcom’s finally giving Nintendo fans the second…
Note: This review covers all the content provided in Mega Man Legacy Collection 1. Check out our other review for Legacy Collection 2 on Switch. Capcom’s bot-busting boy is celebrating his 30th anniversary enacting Reploid retribution. As such, Dr. Light’s love child is getting the star treatment this year —…
