Super Monkey Ball is Sega’s premiere franchise involving monkeys rolling all around the place. Although Sega has broadly shifted away from arcade-centric gameplay, Monkey Ball still carries that torch. After a few remakes on Nintendo Switch, it’s finally time for a new game: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble. Ball Out, Fall Out The core gameplay […]
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Mutant Football League 2 – Early Access Review
Mutant Football League 2 hopes to follow on from the winning play of the original, whilst also reminding people of the cult EA classic Mutant League Football from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Is this early access run a touchdown, or does it need more time in the showers? Writing & Concept Mutant Football League 2 […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants – Review
Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo, collectively known as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Hero Turtles if you’re a 90s Brit kid), have seen quite the comeback lately. We’ve seen a fantastic new film and several game announcements, including this one. But does Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants have the turtle power […]
River City: Rival Showdown – Review
River City, aka Kunio-Kun, is one of those franchises I would have never put money on becoming something that would get localized with such reliability, considering its history. Be it River City Girls or the Romance of the Three Kingdoms spin off, we are not being forgotten in Kunio’s adventures, and this new title is […]
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk – Review
Team Reptile is perhaps best known for their work on the Lethal League games, competitive 2D games with an artistic flair similar to Jet Set Radio. Jet Set Radio itself has been on radio silence for more than two decades now. Team Reptile’s latest project, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, aims to fill the shoes left behind […]
Pimax Portal – Early Preview | Handheld Review
Known for their VR headsets, Pimax is taking a step into the handheld world with their new Pimax Portal. This 4K Hybrid VR Gaming System can play Android titles, and PC and console titles via the Cloud, but also works as a Virtual Reality headset. As a disclaimer, our experience is based on a ‘pre-release’ version. While […]
Street Fighter 6 – Review | The (Open) World Warrior
Capcom’s long-running fighting game series is back with Street Fighter 6. With an all-new style and some old and new faces, the iconic series has returned, with Capcom determined to learn from the launch of Street Fighter 5 and deliver a great content-filled game. Touring the World World Tour is the primary single-player mode and […]
Cannon Dancer: Osman – Review
Cannon Dancer: Osman is a port of a title originally released in arcades back in 1996. Back then it was called Cannon Dancer in Japan and Osman Outside of the Land of the Rising Sun. Having never seen a console release, ININ Games and Ratalaika Games have taken this personally and brought the baggy pants […]
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider – Review
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider: could you think of a more apt name for a game inspired by 90s Ninja games? Especially one involving a robotic ninja, buckets of vengeance, and vehicle sections with a sweet motorbike? Joymasher and The Arcade Crew are back once again to deliver a slice of 16-Bit action that leans towards emulation […]
Arcade Paradise – Review
Is there anything more deliciously 90s than a Laundromat slash Arcade? Growing up in the UK, I can’t personally back this claim up. That said, from various nostalgic forum posts, films, TV shows, and the developers’ Nosebleed Interactive idea I think that statement could be correct. The question remains; Will this be an Arcade Paradise […]