Video Game Review
Review – Cruis’n World
I reviewed Cruis’n USA some years ago, and after playing through Cruis’n World again, I think I was too harsh on it. Was it actually good? Oh goodness, no. However, some of its rather wrongheaded […]
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Review – Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Arcade)
There are a couple instances in Hi-Score Girl where someone is advised that if they want to get proficient in fighting games, they should start with Yie Ar Kung-Fu. I could use some proficiency, so […]
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Review – Resident Evil: Revelations
I fell off the Resident Evil wagon after Chris punched boulders. Not that specific moment, I barely recalled it happening until it became a meme. I’m mostly just referring to Resident Evil 5. I had […]
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Review – Bonze Adventure
No, I don’t know what a “Bonze” is. Hold on, I’ll look it up. Oh, it’s a Buddhist monk. Everything makes sense now. I thought it was a weird localization name, but it makes sense […]
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Review – DuckTales 2
I played the original DuckTales game on my cousin’s NES way back in the day. However, I wouldn’t experience its sequel, 1993’s DuckTales 2, until adulthood. At that point, it was partially due to its […]
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Review – Black Bird
Did you know I love Chulip? If not, hmm… You must be new here. Actually, I don’t think I’ve brought it up on this site very often, but whenever I touch something remotely adjacent to […]
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Review – Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
I’m not sure I would normally gravitate to a puzzle game in an arcade. The hockey arena that was in town when I was growing up had a Tetris machine for a little while. If […]
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Review – Pu-Li-Ru-La
I said this when I covered Zunzunkyou no Yabou, but one of the most important factors for gaining popularity in an arcade was to be as eye-catching as possible. Mortal Kombat is the best example […]
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Review – Slime Rancher
A globule is the most efficient design for a video game character. A pair of eyes and, if you’re feeling sassy, maybe a mouth stuck to something contained by surface tension (or perhaps a thin […]
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Review – Alien vs. Predator (Arcade)
If you were tickling me mercilessly and would only stop if I named what developer made the best beat-’em-ups, I’d say Capcom. Without coercion and with some time to think about it, I might come […]