Once upon a time, someone had the novel idea that making an entire game based around escorting people through dungeons would be worthwhile. Whether this idea was unadulterated brilliance or sub-moronic foolishness seems to be in the eye of the beholder.
Exactly why is CIMA all-caps? No one ever addresses it.
It’s time to wolf down a howling good bowlful of puppy love. Scratch that itch to bark at the moon and bury a bone in...
From the minds of Yuji Horii, Koichi Sugiyama, and Akira Toriyama came a long-running series that sets the charts afire in Japan. It grows up...
It’s round-up time, and a big herd of steers is loose on the prairie. Looks like a might few RPGs are among ’em, so sit...
Disney says that its Magical Kingdom is the happiest place on earth. Based on personal experience, even the lines for most of its attractions are more engaging than trying to make sense of the story in Kingdom Hearts.
Not many games that are offline feature going online as a key component of their setting. One episodic series with tie-ins from other media did...
In the not-too-distant future, next Sunday A.D., there’s an unnamed kid with a robot, not too different from you or me. He learns how to spar with the schoolyard gang, in a bunch of fights that go whiz and bang, he does a good job cleaning up the town but the bad guys don’t like him and they try to take him down.
That idiot with the parrot wants to fight again…
Level-5 was a new company back when it made some games that featured town building in addition to dungeon exploration. How entrancing they are seems...
The usual response when confronted with a dark cloud would be to seek cover and hope for the best. In this case it would seem running right into the maelstrom is the recommended course of action.
I’m a grumpy guy, apparently.
He’s a green-clad gadget man, a master of many dungeons with the tools to traverse them. He’s an elf, a mute warrior, an unquestioning savior...
What would one’s probable reaction to encountering a demon be? In a realistic scenario death would most likely occur, but in video games making friends...
Last night my sabre-toothed cat spoke to me, and it said you’ve found that lover friend. So now I’ve finally got the courage just to ask you baby, ooh, will you, will you marry me girl? Smack that slime!
Getting caught under a cloud that keeps raining isn’t much fun, but at least jumping in puddles can be entertaining. Some dark clouds offer even fewer chances for good times.
What’s that, you wanted FEWER than fifteen floors for the first dungeon? Ha ha ha ha!
Among the formidable tasks undertaken by the Backtrack crew, none may demand more willpower than explaining how to play the most maligned Akitoshi Kawazu product...
From the days of the Genesis right up to modern handhelds, Climax keeps making games. Looking at things from a different angle is strongly encouraged...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away LucasArts let a couple of RPGs be made. Many things die in the course of...
In a world where demonic forces seek to bring the great cities to their knees, something must be done. Turns out that young women piloting...
Apparently Goku is vulnerable to bank robbers and can fly for only a few seconds before getting tired. That’s one way to make him less intimidating, I suppose. Death by snakebite? Really?
The Super Saiyan is reputed to be the strongest warrior in the cosmos, but in this game one of them can be easily killed by alligators. You learn something new every day. His name is Mister Satan. I have never considered him Hercule.
More mysteries of the Dragon Ball universe revealed! See – characters forget they can fly to escape a self-destructing vessel! See – criminals who can put up a fight with Super Saiyans! See – Majin Buu wait patiently for characters to gain enough levels to fight him! All in this game! Let’s face it, Satan City is cooler than anything Hercule.
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