What do you get when you mix in a little bit of everything to a tactics strategy game? In the case of Project X Zone, what you get is moments of humorous dialogue sprinkled into a ridiculously thrown together story. And that makes for a fun game that is definitely…
Read MorePuyo Puyo is, in this writer’s mind, the only series capable of challenging the status of Tetris as the epitome of the puzzle genre. Unfortunately, the series is criminally absent beyond Japanese shores with several key entries in the franchise such as the 20th anniversary game being entirely omitted. Considering…
Read MoreSega has a couple versions of the upcoming Sonic Lost World coming out, one for the Nintendo Wii U and the other for the 3DS. All of the usual bright colors and crazy landscapes you would expect to see in a Sonic game are present here – and I am…
Read MoreThe original Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Mega Drive over 20 years ago. Considering it has been released more than 20 times since then though, you likely already knew that. Presumably in an effort to compete against the likes of Nintendo and Namco for most re-releases of…
Read MoreLast week a demo popped on to the 3DS eShop download store for Project X Zone. Useless name aside, this is a game worth paying attention to because it perfectly demonstrates the value of the clever application of characters in building a compelling game experience. We’ve seen character crossovers before…
Read MoreHave you ever played Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colours, or Sonic Generations and thought the on-rails 3D sections ought to be made into a standalone game? That seems to be the inspiration for Hardlight’s Sonic Dash. The company has produced the perfect embodiment of the concept, going so far as adapting…
Read MoreSega released a new trailer for their upcoming Shining Ark game. Shining Ark is an RPG coming out for the PSP on February 28th in Japan. The visuals look good and show that developers are still working with the PlayStation Portable – especially on strategy and role-playing games it seems.…
Read MoreThere is one social game genre that I have actively avoided all these years – the Kingdom builder. These games have a long history – first played through browsers and then through the iPad and iPhone, and most people have experienced them at some stage. Building up cities, gathering resources…
Read MoreSega, Capcom and Namco Bandai released a hybrid fighter/ strategy game back in October in Japan, and speculation ensued as to whether or not this unique title was going to make its way anywhere else or not. There is not much information available yet, but it has been confirmed that…
Read MoreIt’s been quite a good year for the Kart racing genre. Games like LittleBigPlanet Karting and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed have been able to at least challenge Mario Kart at the top of the podium. But how well does Sonic’s new racer hold up against Mario? Quite well in…
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