Akka Arrh Review
Rarely has an old game flown under my radar, especially of the Atari type. I have a gazillion Atari games, plenty of old systems before and after the Atari days, and I’m pretty much in the know about all the ancient classics. It does help that I’m ancient. This brings me to my point here. How did I miss Akka Arrh? It was a 1982 unreleased prototype of an Atari arcade game. I’m sure it was unreleas...[Read More]
Dead Space (Remake) Review
I never played the original Dead Space in 2008. It’s not for a lack of trying; in fact, I had played through the opening 30 or so minutes on PS3 a month or so before the PS4 was set to release. Horror games back then were never my thing (I’m a big ol’ scaredy cat), and it took 2014’s Alien: Isolation for the genre to break through and grab me. Fast forward to 2023 and we finally have what can only...[Read More]
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed Review
A long time ago in the year 2020, I reviewed a little remake of a classic PS2-era game entitled Destroy All Humans!. And now as a wisened old man, I am taking a look at its sequel: Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed. What a grand reminder that as things continue to evolve and change, some things will always remain the same. And in this case, DAH2: Reprobed is about as close to “same-y” as you can get...[Read More]
Destroy All Humans! Review
Destroy All Humans! (2005) is almost the perfect example of a game from the PS2 era that released to middling critical reception, carving out its niche within the gaming community, and becoming a beloved classic. Jump ahead fifteen years and those same fans are being treated to a 1:1 remake of the original, bringing some much-needed improvements. While Destroy All Humans! (2020) doesn’t go far eno...[Read More]
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
“Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?!…” Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is one of the rare titles in the PS2 era that transcended the typical quality of a licensed game that was oh-so-plentiful. Make no mistake, the actual platforming quality was never earth-shattering; instead, the game breaks the mold of licensed games by acutely understanding its source material and giving S...[Read More]
Pet Sematary (4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, & Digital)
“Sometimes dead is better.” Most people, even if they haven’t read the original 1983 book or seen the 1989 film, know the general story of Pet Sematary. Despite the name, the story is far more about its human characters than any animals or mystical locations that can bring back the dead. At its core, the story is one about grief and the lengths to which it can drive you. To use an old cliché, Pet ...[Read More]
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Review
Spyro the Dragon left an indelible mark on my childhood in 1998. It’s not surprising that Spyro: Reignited Trilogy is hitting so many of the same notes the original games did 20 years later. Toys for Bob (developers of the Skylanders franchise) clearly know what they’re doing when it comes to the beloved purple dragon, and we’re all fortunate enough to reap the benefits. From the...[Read More]
Overboard (2018)
Lots of laughs are delivered in this modern remake of an 80s classic. Calling the original 1987 film a classic must be taken with a grain of salt as it grossed roughly $27 million. However, Overboard has since developed a bit of a cult following and has split opinions on its 2018 remake starring Eugenio Derbez (How to Be a Latin Lover, Geostorm) and Anna Farris (The House Bunny, Scary Movie 1-4). ...[Read More]
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
Unless you were a diehard Sega fan back in the day, you’d be forgiven for not remembering Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap when it originally released on the Sega Master System way back in 1987. In fact, it may be surprising to many that The Dragon’s Trap is actually a remake of the third entry in the Wonder Boy series, but arguably the best entry. As soon as it was announced that it was getting a re...[Read More]