myFirst Headphones
Here in the Stevens household, we have gone through several iterations of headphones and audio delivery systems for my six kids. Most of them work, li...[Read More]
80’s Overdrive
Out Run was a foundational moment for racing videogames. Yu Suzuki’s 1986 classic used Sega’s Super-Scaler technology to produce one of th...[Read More]
SNK Gals’ Fighters
Oh, man. I must have missed this game back in 2000. I would have played the hell out of it on my NEO GEO Pocket, rather than wasting time on Resident ...[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 Er...[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...[Read More]
Defective Holiday
Everywhere feels special when you’re on vacation. A change in scenery and a break from normalcy can render even the most prosaic location memora...[Read More]
Deliver Us the Moon
Story-driven games are my jam. They are the ones that you remember for years to come, and the ones you replay. See Journey, Symphony of the Night, or ...[Read More]
XCOM: Chimera Squad
XCOM: Chimera Squad is a bold move on the part of developer Firaxis Games. After the franchise laid dormant, I dabbled in XCOM: Enemy Unknown and was ...[Read More]
Predator: Hunting Grounds
Predator: Hunting Grounds looks and sounds like the cult-classic film Predator, but unfortunately doesn’t feel like Predator. As Alan Silvestri’s icon...[Read More]
Sakura Wars
Drinking cranberry juice is an acquired taste. At first, you don’t understand the appeal of it. It’s got this odd combination of flavors and it’s supp...[Read More]
A Fold Apart
Never in my life, I thought that I would end up playing a game about folding paper. I mean sure, fourth grade Ben did it in the back of the class when...[Read More]
Pattern
Pattern thrives on the orchestration of impulses. It’s a game about the shifting nature of the familiar world and the drive to capture the momen...[Read More]