Classic SNK franchises are constantly on the up and up with their releases of late, and old-schoolers like me couldn’t be eating better. While King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown have seen more traditional releases, SNK has handed the Metal Slug franchise over to developer Lekir Studios and publisher DotEmu, who have taken the classic […]
It seems like just yesterday I was lamenting the lack of River City games in English. Then River City Girls appeared, which set off a flood of these titles making their way to the West over the past few years. One of these was a spin-off which I loved, River City Saga: Three Kingdoms, and […]
What do you get when you cross noir with Egyptian mythology, a dash of horror, and coat it in first-person shooter mechanics? You get a cult classic 3DO/PC exclusive game called Killing Time. But Nightdive Studios weren’t content to leave us with the 1995 version alone. Enter Killing Time: Resurrected, a remaster now available for […]
It is another year and another release for the king of the anime tie-in, Dragon Ball. Fans around the world are offering their energy to Bandai Namco as they take on the test of producing the next contender in Dragon Ball’s Budokai Tenkaichi series. Put down your Xenoverse 2 and your FighterZ; it’s time for […]
After Netherrealm shook up their release cycle by releasing Mortal Kombat 1 after Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, many were curious as to what the team would do to follow up the polarizing title. It seems that the team isn’t quite ready to move on from this iteration of the series just yet. They’ve followed up […]
It’s like 2006 all over again and Frank West is once again back to doing what he does best: snapping pictures of the living dead. Miss out on the 2016 PS4 or PC rereleases or just want to play again with some modern touch-ups? Perhaps it’s time to get the camera gear ready and revisit […]
The job of the Earth Defense Force is never done. Just when you thought you’d stamped out the invading forces in Earth Defense Force 6, they come right back for you and all the brothers and sisters in Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2. Load up, roll out, and EDF EDF EDF! All My Brothers And […]
Back in the 90s, everyone had their dream matchups: Batman vs Superman, Spiderman vs Ironman, and so on. Following the boom of X-Men and its fighting game debut, gamers around the world asked the question, could Cyclops beat Ryu in a scrap? Well, Capcom was happy to answer that question in a string of some […]
Whether the more modern sequel Cobra Kai captured your attention or you’ve been playing games since the 16-bit era like I have, you’ll probably be well-versed in The Karate Kid franchise and its charismatic Mr. Miyagi. Gamemill Entertainment and Odaclick Game Studio are taking those of us who grew up in the ’80s on a […]
Survival Horror has often been a genre of awkward controls, crap combat, and mind-bending narratives with a cult following. Hollowbody is the latest twisted tale from Chasing Static developer Headware Games and aims to bring everyone back a few generations to the “golden era” of the genre. Do Androids Have Nightmares of Electronic Spiders? Hollowbody […]