The Past Comes Calling – R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos Review
R-Type is a venerated franchise that has been around since the late 80s. Known for its gruelling difficulty and unique enemy designs, the shmup franchise from Irem has made its…
Truck Driver: The American Dream – Worth the long haul, or keep moving?
The narrative centers on Nathan, a down-on-his-luck protagonist who decides to get his life back on track by stepping into the shoes of his late father, a famous and well-respected…
Bubsy 4D – Triumphant return of Bubsy or nothing but a wet hairball?
The story of Bubsy 4D is that Bubsy’s classic adversaries, the alien Woolies, orchestrate a plot to capture all of Earth’s sheep. Bubsy doesn’t care, they’re sheep. That is until…
Another Hole In The Wall – Wall World 2 Switch Review
If you missed out on Wall World, it’s definitely time to remedy that. The first game released in 2023 and snuck under the radar of most players. It’s a unique…
007 First Light (Xbox Series)- Fresh new Bond or should the franchise be retired?
007 First Light abandons the narrative and lore of the films and games that came before it. Instead it tells a re-imagined origin story of how James Bond became the…
The Legend Begins – 007 First Light (PS5) Review
There’s always a lot to live up to with a new James Bond game. The shadow of Goldeneye hangs heavy over all Bond games and has for a good three…
Editorial: The Goemon Collection Deserves A Chance In The West
Guest editorial by Billy Ruin. Buried within February’s otherwise mid Nintendo Direct was a nice surprise. For Japanese gamers, at least. An entire collection of classic Ganbare Goemon games spanning…
Popcorn Rocket – A great shmup, but has it gotten stale with age?
The story of Popcorn Rocket is that you play as Colonel Kernel and his rag tag crew in an attempt to defend the galaxy from the nefarious Nebula Empire. This…
Rugrats Retro Rewind Collection – A bit of a dirty diapey or a refreshing one?
Across the entire Rugrats Retro Rewind Collection, the narrative acts as a giant time capsule of late-90s and early-2000s Nickelodeon charm, stitching together various episodic babysitting misadventures, movie tie-in plots,…
Kitaria Fables – Still a great blended genre, or should you look at other games?
The story of Kitaria Fables has you step into the paws of Nyanza, a brave cat soldier sent by the Empire to investigate a surge of aggressive monsters around Paw…