SNK has released several collections of their classic fighters from the 90s, and the newest is the King of Fighters Collection – The Orochi Saga. This compilation disc is very well priced at just $15 online, and contains the original five of SNK's timeless fighting series, the King of Fighters, from'94 through '98.

Wait, someone actually put some effort into a PSP port?

Sony's San Diego studios returns this year with their next NBA PSP game. We ran a preview article recently on the site, and we've since gotten the game in for review. This year's iteration, NBA 09: The Inside, features more mini-games and refinements than any previous year, as well as the introduction of a Franchise mode for the first time. 

When your retired father's paradise island is under duress from environmentally unfriendly people, it's up to you, his son (or daughter) to grab your pipe wrench and get busy. This is the basic story behind Pipe Mania, a new game by Empire Interactive based off an old puzzler they released in 1989 named Pipe Dreams.

Portable Party?

No, I can't pronounce it.  Yes, you should play it.

I was recently given a copy of Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure by Nathan for review. Apparently the game just came in recently for review, despite it being released about a year and a half ago, haha. I hadn’t heard of the game before this, and it did look too kiddy to be of interest to me, but I figured what the heck. I popped it into my PSP, and to my amazement found myself still playing four hour...[Read More]

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To many gamers, myself included, Crash Bandicoot was a character who lived and died in the 90's. The first entry was one of the first crown jewels in Sony's lineup, and the two sequels were the finest platformers of their generation. Sure, they didn't offer near the amount of freedom of Mario 64 or the limitless imagination of Nights, but Crash had it where it counted in the gameplay department. W...[Read More]

I almost bought a Jaguar. You see, Alien vs. Predator was released for the system in 1994 and, along with Tempest 2000, nearly justified owning the system.  I didn't know about the comic books, so the very proposition of Aliens and Predators (and Space Marines!) satisfying their seemingly insatiable bloodlust by fighting each other was mind blowing.  I didn’t play the game until recently, but I di...[Read More]

Spartans, Fox Hound, COG Soldiers, SOLDIER, and Koopa Troopas all share one extremely desirable hallmark; they're all squads of super elite badasses in the realm of interactive entertainment.  Unfortunately few of us will ever get the chance to join any of these organizations due to their default status as works of fiction.  Life may imitate art, but until turtles grow wings or men can carry sword...[Read More]