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Guacamelee! (PSN) Review – The best of the old, the best of the new
Or “Dios-Mio-Este-Juego-Es-Amazeballs”. Nostalgia is all the rage in gaming these days. In the midst of massive, multi-million dollar shooters and sports games dominating the industry, the smaller...
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS) Review: A 3DS must-have
The PSP’s Monster Hunter Freedom Unite became one of my all-time favorite games. I spent hundreds of hours crafting new equipment, farming with Felynes, and perfecting ways to take down terrifying...
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Guilty Gear XX AC Plus R (PS Vita) Review – A guilty pleasure
Guilty Gear XX AC Plus is one of those fighters that many gamers gush over, but very few have played. Since the fall of 1998 and the dawn of the “anime fighter,” the Guilty Gear series has set a...
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X-List: The 13 Best PSP Games of All Time
The PSP didn’t have much going for it for a while. Quality software took a long time to show up. Said software came on noisy, energy-sucking UMDs that were easily pirated and quickly rendered...
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Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS) Review – Cyberpunk returns
A few months ago, Persona 4 Golden for Vita sucked up hours of my life even as it declared the importance of socializing. Shin Megami Tensei IV for 3DS looks to do the same this July. Between the two,...
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Dragon’s Crown (PS3/PS Vita) Review – The beat-em-up receives royal treatment
Dragon’s Crown is the best beat-em-up this generation — maybe ever. There’s been a resurgence of late — cycles come and go as they often do — and while Double Dragon Neon and Scott Pilgrim vs. The...
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X-List: The 6 Best Neo Geo Pocket Color Games of all time
The Neo Geo Pocket Color, released in August of 1999 and made by SNK, makers of the (incredibly expensive) Neo Geo systems and arcade cabinets, is a great little handheld — one of the last dedicated...
View ArticleHow To: Redeem a Nintendo 3DS game code
So you own a Nintendo 3DS and received a download code for, say, a little under-the-radar game called Pokemon X/Y. You have the 3DS fully charged, powered on, and ready to catch ‘em all, but you have...
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Tearaway (PS Vita) Review – Poke and prod your way through adventure
Tearaway is the best game available on PlayStation’s handheld. There are other great games (Muramasa Rebirth, Killzone Mercenary, Lego Lord of the Rings, and Dragon’s Crown to name a few) but...
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Year of the 3DS part one: Pokemon, Castlevania, Monster Hunter, and more
It took a long time for the Nintendo 3DS to gain some steam. When it bowed in early 2011, a steep $250 price tag with little to offer besides upgraded N64 games inspired little confidence in the...
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One Year Later: A PlayStation Vita Report Card
To say Sony’s PlayStation Vita has a had a tumultuous first year would be putting it mildly. By some estimates, Sony has sold only 3-4 million units of the fledgling handheld worldwide. To put that...
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The PS Vita Diaries: Entry III – It’s your birthday!
Dear PlayStation Vita, My sweet, sweet Vita…you recently turned one-year old. Your older siblings — the Japanese version and U.S. First Edition Bundle –have recently hit this milestone, too (and for...
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Pax East 2013: Digging in with Yacht Club’s Sean Velasco and Shovel Knight
Yacht Club Games is an indie development house which carries a moniker that brings to mind country clubs, well-to-dos, and sweaters tied around shoulders, but its Captain, Sean Velasco, doesn’t look...
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PAX East 2013: Nvidia Discusses Shield, Grid, and the GeForce Titan GPU
As PC gaming becomes increasingly popular thanks to games like League of Legend, services like Steam, and the platform’s overall convenience, PC peripheral/accessory/component manufacturers have...
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Year of the 3DS part two: Shin Megami Tensei, Bravely Default, and more...
2013 has already proven quite the year for the 3DS. Who could have guessed that Nintendo’s handheld would have the most exciting software library of any console this year? It’s only the first quarter,...
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Analyzing the OUYA, Razer Edge, and Nvidia Project Shield
2013 can boldly claim the crown of the most bizarre year in gaming history. 1UP was shuttered, LucasArts is no more, THQ went bye bye, and there’s a seemingly weekly controversy involving gender...
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Bravely Default (Nintendo 3DS) Review – More finality, better fantasy
Gamers in the modern era have it so easy these days. The RPGs of today have constant reminders and explanations of gameplay mechanics, multiple and automatic save points, giant, legible maps, and more...
View ArticleLone Survivor (PS3/Vita) Review – Survival horror looks good in 8-bit
In the realm of Sony, a PlayStation Plus gift appears, Lone Survivor ! As a free download for both platforms, the title has created a buzz among both PlayStation 3 and PS Vita players. I’ve personally...
View ArticleWhat PlayStation Plus members can expect for May 2014
PLAYSTATION 4: For PlayStation 4, Plus subscribers will be receiving the action/adventure game Stick it to The Man! Known mostly for their iOS and Android games, Zoink! Studios has finally taken its...
View ArticleFates Forever (iPad) Review – Can tapping beat clicking?
I’d first heard of Fates Forever on Penny Arcade, where Gabe (neé Mike Krahulik) lauded its fantastic controls and stunning good graphics for an iPad game. At the time I didn’t realize that it was an...
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