Review by Nick H. Sonic Mania Plus is just a repackaging of the original Sonic Mania with some DLC and enhancements, but the numerous touchpoints and improvements throughout take an already fantastic game and make it even better, and absolutely worthwhile to play whether you are new to the game…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. Games based on movies have been known to be some of the worst ever, and yet they keep making them… because who could turn down the kind of money involved in capitalising on a popular franchise? Here we have Jurassic World Evolution; a game all about…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It has been a long time since we saw a game in SEGA’s Shining franchise released in English. A very, very long time. Because of that, there are no doubt more than a few people out there who are curious by Shining Resonance Refrain, but not…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Here I am, driving from Miami to San Francisco, taking part in a variety races over land, sea and air, and performing tricks to gain a huge social media following. Not to mention finding hidden caches of car parts to trick out and improve your vast…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Koihime Enbu is a fighting game spinoff from the Koihime Musou franchise. If “musou” catches your attention because you’re a fan of Koei Tecmo’s Dynasty and Sengoku Musou (i.e. Warriors) franchises, don’t think that Koihime Musou is the same. It is indeed set in the same…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s hard not to admire the purity with which Rainbow Skies, like Rainbow Moon before it, sticks to a particular vision. The developer wanted to create a grind of a JRPG, with a near complete focus on pushing through one battle after another, with only the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Dontnod’s modus operandi is to put players through difficult moral choices. It was brilliantly executed in the masterful Life is Strange, but then that game was effectively a choose your own adventure. And as we all know, games without “gameplay” are immediately relegated to the hyper-niche.…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Little Witch Academia is a brilliant anime. It’s a total 180 aesthetic-wise from Studio Trigger’s previous fare, Kill la Kill, and it’s the epitome of harmless fun. Complete with wholesome high school clichés to rival the best of them, it plays out as if Sailor Moon…
Read MoreBy Matt C. Despite a dedicated fanbase, the Touhou Project series has always had a very small presence in the West. Bullet hells are niche to begin with, but Touhou is driven by a doujin community with limited reach beyond Japan. Fortunately, publishers like Sony, XSEED, and NISA have been…
Read MoreReview by Tyler T. Fresh off the huge success of Dragon Ball FighterZ, Arc System Works is back with yet another tag-based fighting game. This time bringing together four distinct series (the titular BlazBlue, Under Night In-Birth, Persona 4, and RWBY) for one of the stranger mash-ups to be released…
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