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 […]
Remote Life is a Shmup title developed by Next Level Game. It aims to provide a more narrative-driven experience to the genre and brings a few very unusual features to the genre. Does it work? Let’s find out. Is This Real Life? Remote Life takes that tried and tested narrative of aliens threatening the very […]
Ok, so 2021 was the Terminator 2 of solar cycles. It was built upon the solid foundation set by its predecessor, it was bigger, badder, and both had Arnold Schwarzenegger. Of course, being the perfect sequel to one of the worst years in recent history means, well, 2021 was pretty god damn awful. But, there […]
The pre-3D era was an exciting time. Developers were using all kinds of visual shenanigans to give off the impression of 3D, without actually being 3D at all. Arcade games like Space Harrier pioneered and even perfected, this faux-3D look, and some even hold up today. Panorama Cotton, a game that was previously only released […]
2021 has seen Cotton, a long-running series of Shmups, explode onto the scene. With Cotton Reboot!, Cotton 2, Boomerang, and even Panorama Cotton, there has been no end to the charming tirade of Cottony goodness. Cotton 100% is the latest entry to be ported over to modern hardware, but how does it hold up? 100% […]
The Sega Mega Drive (or Genesis to some of you) was one hell of a little machine. Not just home to some of Sega’s finest first-party titles, but also the landing zone for some of the best shoot-em-ups of that generation. Games like Sagaia, Musha, and Thunderforce paved the way for generations to come. Gleylancer […]
One Night Stand is a short visual novel, which is almost all about your choices. With twelve different endings, your actions will reveal hints of what happened to you. You can play this game on PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch. I played through this on the Nintendo Switch. The story opens […]