Umurangi Generation
It is difficult to look at Umurangi Generation’s lush presentation and listen to the energetic melodies of its soundtrack and not immediately th...[Read More]
Maneater
Ever so often games come around that propose a power fantasy unlike any other. For some, its the ability to be a gun-toting badass. For others, itR...[Read More]
I, Dracula: Genesis
So being honest, I’m a sucker for 16-bit style games. Something about them just draws me in. I guess it’s the lack of time with them since I’m a late ...[Read More]
Saint’s Row: The Third Remastered
Grand Theft Auto IV was a gift to Saints Row. Rockstar’s debut on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 shifted Grand Theft Auto’s priorities awa...[Read More]
Fury Unleashed
Despite the roguelike genre’s tendency to recycle many of the same elements, I rarely tire of its structure. There’s an eagerness to dive ...[Read More]
Tales From Off-Peak City Vol.1
It’s time for my first pizza delivery. I climb the stairs of the apartment building and enter the delivery address to see a well-dressed man sit...[Read More]
Kingdom Two Crowns
Build, explore, defend. The tenets of Kingdom Two Crowns should be familiar to any player who has spent a handful of minutes in a game where success i...[Read More]
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
It has been forever since I have seen Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee, much less played it. It was one of the more popular games for the original Xbox and a...[Read More]
Port Royale 4 Preview
So, I’ve mentioned before that I don’t really have the best skills when it comes to ‘world-building’ games’ (see FrostPunk Review). However, I’m willi...[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’...[Read More]
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]