KHOLAT (Switch)
Five years ago, IMGN.PRO release KHOLAT for the PC, and the game has since come out on other platforms. The port to the Nintendo Switch didn’t happen until only about a month ago, though. Way back when it first came out, I reviewed the game, scoring it an 8/10. Due to the ravages of time and server failures, the review isn’t quite as presentable as it used to be, but the key text is st...[Read More]
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
Command & Conquer is one of those rare franchises in my history that holds a special place in my gamer’s heart. Though I started on Tiberian Sun and Firestorm (its expansion), and then Red Alert 2, I have fond memories of watching and listening to my brother play the original C&C from ’95. I remember the big box versions we had of C&C, its expansion Covert Operations, and t...[Read More]
Streets of Rage 4
Sega has a lot of iconic franchises to their name, and amongst those from the early 90s would have to be Streets of Rage, or Bare Knuckle as it’s known in its native Japan. This flashy two player brawler came at the height of the genre in the early 90s, and any Genesis owner (or brawler fan) would be remiss if they didn’t have at least one, if not all three, of these classics in their ...[Read More]
Valfaris & Slain: Back From Hell Double Pack
Steel Mantis is a two-man development team that impressed a lot of people with their action platformers Valfaris and Slain: Back From Hell. Our own Eric Layman reviewed Valfaris just a few months ago, and wrote a superb write-up about it that you should read. He also reviewed Slain! in 2016, though the game was so poorly received it was re-launched as Slain: Back From Hell. Anyhow, fast-forward to...[Read More]
Sega Ages G-LOC Air Battle
Having played a lot of After Burner growing up, and my original Sega Master copy on a shelf nearby, I was intrigued at the opportunity to play another Sega jet fighter arcade that had never seen an official home console release. In fact, I’m not sure I had ever heard of this game much less played it. That game is G-LOC Air Battle; and thanks to the wonderful Sega Ages collection and the skil...[Read More]
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Donnie Yen reprises his role as legendary Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man one more time in Ip Man 4: The Finale. Available on Digital now, and on Blu-ray+DVD later this month, Ip Man 4 concludes the awesome Donnie Yen Ip Man collection. In the last week, I have re-watched the previous three films to refresh my memory and indulge my hype for the finale. It’s been quite a ride for over ten years ...[Read More]
Double Dragon and Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle
Compilations and HD remasters became very popular last-gen and that has continued into this current console generation, too. The interest in reviving older games — be they just a previous gen before or old enough to be considered retro — and in games that never made it out of Japan — presents an interesting market for publishers with a deep catalog. We’ve seen Sega finally ...[Read More]
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Sega Ages)
The longer you play videogames, the more memories you make and the more that fade away. Those memories that stick tend to be from the most special games and/or from certain times in our lives. For me, one such game is Sonic The Hedgehog 2 that I played faithfully on my Sega Genesis in the mid 90s. I remember coming home from school to make another run through the game, enjoying the heck out of it ...[Read More]
Metro Redux (Switch)
Two excellent last gen titles have been remastered and are now available for the Nintendo Switch, having previously been only available on the PC/PS4/X1. Metro Redux combines Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light into one brilliant package, complete with remastered visuals and an all around improved experience from their original releases about a decade ago. As far as FPS horror games go, these two are ...[Read More]
Darksiders Genesis
I knew Darksiders was something special the first time I saw it at E3 many years ago. Since then, the franchise has seen three excellent games released. I have played through the first two of them twice on two different gens, and then once DSIII got itself patched up (nearly a year after release), I thoroughly enjoyed playing through it. As you may know, the series is based upon the Four Horsemen ...[Read More]
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
Four years ago (wow, really?), Capcom released Street Fighter V, followed by the Arcade Edition two years later. Now, two years after that, the Champion Edition has arrived. It’s worth pointing out that the base game still receives all of the balance updates, game modes, and online play capability that this latest, shiniest Champion Edition gets. In fact, you can even grind — and I mea...[Read More]
MathLand
Indie developer Artax Games released a new game for the Switch eShop yesterday that is intended for children. In MathLand, players take control of Ray, a young pirate boy who is setting out to fight Max, an evil pirate, who has stolen sacred gems from several islands. Ray must sail to these islands, each with a specific math discipline, in order to repel Max and his traps. This is a basic game tha...[Read More]