Review: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (3 1/2 hours)

This game has greatly simplified controls. As suggested in the title, the story revolves around two brothers. You control one … More

Review: Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (~10 hours)

Hard to talk about games for too long without bringing up Mario. This is an enhanced remake of the SNES … More

Review: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (12 hours)

This was my first exposure to the Castlevania series. I once peered over someone’s shoulder playing Game Boy Advance in … More

Review: Commander Keen: Episode 1 (~3 hours)

The six PC Commander Keen games don’t get enough credit. In the 90’s, talk about platformers was limited to Mario … More

Joint Review: Metal Slug (45 minutes), Metal Slug 3 (1 and a 1/2 hours), and Metal Slug X (1 hour)

Let’s get down to brass tacks: the Metal Slug series, most of all, was designed to eat quarters and tokens … More

Review: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (~45 hours)

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is an important game. Rockstar North proved they weren’t just a one trick pony with … More

Review: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (10 hours)

I was reluctant to write this review, because in my research after playing the game, I found out that there … More

Full Review: Dust: An Elysian Tail (22 hours)

The genre “Metroidvania” has really taken hold in the independent game making space. It is said to be a hybrid … More

Full Review: Jet Set Radio (9 hours)

“How do I get rid of these nasty roaches?” “Easy… just burn your house down!” I played Jet Set (actually, … More