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SEGA AGES Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Review – Switch
I have very fond memories of sitting in my friend’s basement, the only friend I knew who owned a Sega system, and playing Sonic. I remember thinking that it was like Mario only…faster. But as I played it, I began to under...
SEGA AGES Puyo Puyo 2 Review – Switch
Shining StarSega Ages is a series that has been around since the mid-1990s, though it has only been brought to the West in the past decade. Serving as a way to bring older Sega games to current audiences, the latest iteration is Sega’s way...
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Review – Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is pretty much what you’d expect from the title: a party game with a collection of sports-themed mini games simulating various Olympic events (as well as some “Dream” events tha...
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD Review – PlayStation 4
Originally released for Christmas 2006; Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz seemed like the perfect game to make use of the innovative motion controls for the Nintendo Wii. It not only featured 100 challenging levels but also inclu...
Yakuza Kiwami Review – PC
Yakuza as a series has always held a spot of curiosity for me as I enjoy mob/mafia related media in their various forms. Back in 2005, I gave the original Yakuza for PS2 a try and for the most part enjoyed it for a while. For o...
SEGA Genesis Classics Review – Switch
Shining StarWith so many Classic consoles and Collections being released in the last year I really expected the Genesis to come out with their own “Genesis Classic Console”, but if this Collection is their answer to that challenge I’d have...
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Review – PC
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a turn based strategy game, where you control a squad of soldiers fighting for the “Atlantic Federation“, and the “Autocratic Eastern Imperial Alliance” filling in for the Allies and Axis respectively. ...
Yakuza Kiwami 2 Review – PlayStation 4
Editors ChoiceKeeping up with the Yakuza series and its numerous releases over the past year can seem daunting to outsiders, but, if you wade into those waters you’ll be rewarded with one of the richest, densest narrative and gameplay ...
Shenmue I & II Review – PlayStation 4
Shining StarIt’s hard to believe that it’s been close to 20 years since Shenmue released, and not far off that for the sequel, which released in 2001. It’s also difficult to imagine, especially for younger gamers, how groundbreaking the fi...
